Organic Farmers Sue over Mismanagement of GM Corn Delaware-based Organic Farms of America has filed suit against neighboring farmers who plant their fields with genetically modified Bt corn.
Bt corn contains genes from a bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis.
The corn plant can then produce Bt toxin which is effective against the European Corn Borer. There is a growing concern that resistance to all Bt toxin will develop in the European Corn Borer. Using B. thuringiensis toxin to control ECB is not new. Eventually, Bt corn will no longer be able to control ECB and the old-fashioned Bt sprays won't work either. This suit is not just about the greed of some growers, in fact using Bt corn can lead to losses some years.