In Some Countries GMO is an acronym for Genetically Modified Organisms that are causing a lot of controversy in many parts of the world. Do not laugh this off. Many foreign consumers are more opinionated about this issue than we are on converting to the metric system. Yep, that's how they feel. The ban on GMO corn raises a number of questions.
Testing is time consuming and difficult to do.
But keeping GMO grains separate is a difficult task no matter how they go about it. The planted acreage of GMO hybrids continues to grow. Some estimate they will account for nearly one-quarter of the corn acres this year. If a farmer grows both GMO and non-GMO hybrids, keeping them separate means thoroughly cleaning out planters, combines, grain carts, trucks, augers and dryers along with separate bins. This all adds to increased time, labor, equipment and management costs.