Re:This has nothing to do with genetic modificatio (Score 1)

Ok.. I happen to make a living doing this very thing. I spend every day working with genetically modified crops, in fact I'm covered with corn pollen right now. I don't mean to be rude but what you're saying doesn't make one bit of sense. While you may be a scientist, that obviously does not make you an expert on the agricultural biotech industry. First, not all biotech companies are also chemical companies. Second, there are no companies which prevent the usage of their chemicals unless you use their seed. That just doesn't happen. In fact, Monsanto's patent on the herbicide glyphosate (Round-Up) has run out and it is now made by many many different companies in many different formulations for field application. Even prior to that, nobody was kept from using glyphosate if you weren't using Monsanto seed. The whole reason people hate Monsanto so much is because they don't know how to deal with farmers, even I admit they are a tad nasty at times. As far as the goal not being to use less chemicals in the end, that is also plain false. When a farmer plant an insect resistant crop for instance, they end up using little or no traditional pesticide. I'm ranting/rambling a little here but since I do in fact work in the industry I get a bit frustrated with people just repeat what they've read in sensationalist news reports while they know nothing of what really goes on.