The reason for the 70 million acres of GMO crops grown in this country today has nothing to do with nutrition, flavor or any other consumer benefit. There is little benefit aside from the financial gains reaped by the firms producing GMOs. Nearly all of the GMO corn, soy, potatoes and cotton grown in the United States has been genetically altered so that it can withstand more pesticides or produce its own. Farmers who grow GMO crops actually use more herbicide, not less. GMOs may be the greatest threat to sustainable agriculture on the planet.
Many organic farmers rely on a natural bacterial spray to control certain crop pests.
The advent of genetically modified, insect-resistant crops is likely to lead to insects that are immune to this natural pesticide. Meanwhile, organic farmers will be out of options. Biotech companies are on the honor system. They have virtually no requirements to show that this new technology is safe. The USDA has reviewed more than 5,000 applications for biotech crop field trials without denying a single one.