Just came apon this forum by chance viewing the oca website.I’m sure robert you know what that stands for. i have never posted anything online before.But after reading the false retoric you are posting here on behalf of the biotech industry I felt I had to speek up. how about organics? no chemical fertalizer what so ever.Not allowed if wanting certification. does not kill the insects that land, polanate, or feed apon these plants. millions of lbs of glysophate(which by the way produced by monsanto, the makers of agent orange,DDT and PCB’S) being dumped on G M crops and so called conventional crops killing everything, weeds, insects, and the very organisms that make up the soil.Hmm, I know which I would rather consume,and Im pretty sure I know which you would perfer and most likly are consuming knowing what you know. about GMO’S. Throw away the pay check and get a consience its free!

The EASAC is a political organization not a science organization. The NAS has a huge conflict of interest with the biotech industry.

National Academy is taking funding from biotechnology firms and using “pro-GMO scientists” to write its reports.

Notable Biotech Corporate Donations to the National Academy of Sciences NAS Donor and Amount:
Monsanto $1-$5 million
DuPont $1-$5 million
Dow Chemical $1-$5 million

Companies and Industry Associations on the NRC Board Overseeing GMO Projects, 1987-Present:
Monsanto
DuPont
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Calgene
Cargill
General Mills
Novus International
Nestlé Purina
Pioneer Hi-Bred

2014-2016 NRC Committee Members With Ties to Industry or GMO Advocacy

David Stelly – Texas A&M – Research collaborator with Monsanto, Bayer, Dow Agrosciences

Neal Stewart – University of Tennessee – Consulted for Dow Agrosciences and Syngenta 36 patents on GMOs

Richard Dixon – University of North Texas – Consulted for Monsanto four times; received more than $1 million from biotech industry for research has patents on GMOs

Bob Whitake – Produce Marketing Association – Works for organization sponsored by Monsanto and Bayer

Karen Hokanson – Donald Danforth Plant Science Center – Consults with Monsanto-sponsored organizations and a pro-GMO group

Bruce Hamaker – Purdue University – Director of research center funded by biotech industry

Richard Amasino – University of Wisconsin Patents on GMOs – He also engages in pro-GMO political advocacy

Dominique Brossard – University of Wisconsin – Previously worked for a Monsanto-partner organization that helps commercialize GMOs advocates in media in favor of GMO

Peter Kareiva – The Nature Conservancy – Works for organization that receives millions of dollars from biotech companies these companies also sit on a Nature Conservancy advisory board

Robin Buell – Michigan State University – Involved in GMO development.
patent related to GMOs

Jose Farck-Zepeda – International Food Policy Research Institute – Works for organization that supports GMOs; collaborates with industry supporters on research advocating use of GMOs in Africa

Kevin Pixley – International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center – Research collaborator with Syngenta Foundation works for organization that supports and develops GMOs

Well said Rob!

So why are the vast majority of GE crops designed to withstand glyphosate, Wager? More importantly, why are YOU spreading misinformation on behalf of the agrochemical industry. It’s quite ironic that you, as a biotech propagandist, are accusing anyone of spreading false information. You should be ashamed of yourself! How you can associate yourself with “science” and keep a straight face is absolutely astounding. You’re a disgrace to your profession and to academia in general.

Wager is a well known pro-GMO activist and spokesperson, and has been for many years. You are absolutely correct! The propaganda he spews on behalf of the agrochemical/ biotech industry comes largely from the industry-funded astroturf group, the Genetic Literacy Project. I wouldn’t take anything Wager says as factual; in fact, I’d be more likely to believe the opposite of anything he says.

GMOs have only one purpose that is to sell more toxic chemicals.

Stop spreading industry propaganda and lies. The EASAC and NAS both have huge conflicts of interest. They are not to be trusted and neither are you.

Wager is notorious Big GMO operative.
That link he gives is to GLC – a worthless GMO propaganda site.

cheers