Genetically Modified Organisms FAQ

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Concerns

Are there any scientific reasons for fears regarding GMO's?
What GMO's are an issue, and why now?
What drives the outrage over GMO's, especially in Europe?
Why are GMO's an issue?
Why, if GMO's are a problem, have seed companies committed so much to them?
Would splicing genes between different soybeans make those varieties genetically modified (GM) or non-organic?

General

What GM crops are approved and grown at this point?
What are GMO's (definition)?
What have GMO's meant to the variety selection process?
What have been some of the effects of regulating GMO crops?
What if anything can or should individual or groups of farmers do to defend GMO's?

Human Health

What are GMO's effects on the human genome?
What are the dangers in GMO foods?

Non-GMOs

Can growing only non-GMO crops help a producer capture value?
How are "GMO-free" soybeans and corn labeled?
What, if any, price differential might one expect due to GMO's in 2000?
Will crop producers be liable if GMO-free grain tests positive for GMO?
Will there be adequate non-GMO seed for corn and soybean in 2000?

Outlook

Any reason to be concerned if there were no GM-related marketing problems with the 1999 crops?
What new GMO's are coming in the next few years?
What role will tests for GMO (genes or proteins) play in all this?
What should a producer do about GMO's for 2000?
What will we look back on the "GMO years" as?
What would GMO labeling of food products mean?
Will the GMO issue blow over?
Will there be GMO's that actually improve quality/value of grain? What and when?

This information provided by:
Emerson Nafziger