With some buyers, notably the European Union, discussing 1 percent as a tolerance level for GMO seeds in designated non-GMO shipments, even a small amount of initial mixing at the seed level can effectively use up all the tolerance before any handling operations occur. For situations in which GMO crops clearly fit the economic and agronomic aspects of the farm business, there probably will be a significant market for the product, without price discounts, but this is not known for certain. Where non-GMO crops fit into the farming operation, there is negligible risk of price discounts and an unknown chance that some markets may offer a price premium, Wisner said. But it may be very hard to make the shift if your initial order is GMO and you decide to shift it later to non-GMO varieties. Know where you will plant your crop.
Rotation allows control by herbicide or manual weeding.
This could apply to soybeans in corn samples as well. Isolate non-GMO cornfields as far away as possible from other GMO cornfields. For example, many organic producers try to coordinate with neighbors to minimize pollen drift problems, he said. Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.