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Yet when we see the dry weather in Africa and other places
Then we might need Monsanto or Bayer AG for their GMO..
I'm against opening the EU borders for US agricultural goods - producing milk and meat in the USA is mostly done with hormones, something that is forbidden in the EU and I'm absolutely against. Flooding a market with high regulations compared to the rest of the world with food produced not to the same standard
Did you keep an eye out on alternative ag companies? Alltech is growing hugely over the last number of years with all natural crop and animal feeding solutions with the aim to replace/reduce the use of antibiotics and pesticides.
What is happening is not talked about enough in the main stream media and there should be an outcry to NOT let food into the EU that isn't produced to the same standard - similar applies to Monsanto, consumers should take a stance against GMO seeds and too much use of pesticicides where it is not necessary.
I agree TTIP scares me
Roundup is not new to Germany, it just didn't get the same attention like other European country,
Around 40% of pesticides being sprayed in Germany is Glyphosate.
KN.
Non. Yes, TTIP are standardising everything now - not to the higher standards, but to the lowest.
If we need to import dairy and beef, it most likely won't be produced to the same standards (e. g. there was residues of deworming paste found in South American meat, in the EU every animal is tested before slaughter of residues and if there is something found,the meat will be discarded, North America allows the use of hormones). I don't want any of these foods - problem is, if this meat is used in prepared meals or restaurants you can't always avoid it, it can only be avoided if you buy the food raw (and with correct labeling).
They haven't been coming up with a real alternative (a "healthier" one for a lack of better word) in the last decades though.
It is good that alternatives are coming onto the market and these are taken on by a lot of farmers.
But it doesn't state if the seeds are organic or the soil!
That's the problem, organic farmers are being ripped for trying to make a living by selling good food!
And the consumers have to pay for that!!
Pharmaceutical companies don't want consumers to eat good and healthy,
they want us to pay for food that makes us sick so that we have to pay for their products to get better again!
The consumer can make a choice, but if people are willing to pay €2.50 for a whole chicken or 10 cent for a yogurt, they shouldn't be wondering why local/EU farmers are going bankrupt and we get food in from the other side of the world. Some consumers don't care and a lot are not informed enough, but then, it is up to everyone else to get information about what they eat.
I can't even keep my own chickens anymore without a certificate, even if it's just for my own consumption ...
Didn't know about the chicken. Problem is some idiots that don't know anything about chicken or how to keep them healthy have probably caused problems in the past and that's why you need a certification these days. Same with pigs btw., even farmers need a cert if they want to keep them.
Fair enough I suppose.
Yeah, some have cause trouble and I'm aware it's about the right conditions and care for the poultry..
Went to see an organic farm that sold eggs, having all the hens outside, a transportable hen house for the night and access to fresh water with vinegar against parasites - they knew what they were doing, I think you need to know proper nutrition and taking care of them in regards to parasites etc., otherwise people could get sick and that would be a disaster for the whole sector...
I have a (farmer) friend and I do get my eggs from him from time to time (if I buy in the supermarket, I buy organic).
Mybe generations from today will find gm food is harmful
Yep, Glyphosate, the weed killer and then some.......how can people drink well water when everyone in the neighborhood uses such a toxic chemical
What I've learned about weed is that they are actually the true species of super foods,
because they are absolutely indestructible ! We are not paying enough attention to the goods nature is serving us to heal ourselves!