-You can still grow your own non-gmo crops. It is ridiculous you're on the hook for IP infringement for gmo seeds blowing into your field, but that's a legal issue, not inherent to the concept of GMOs.
-There's no reason genetic variety can't be introduced on purpose, and pest resistance is part of what GMOs select for.
I was thinking more along the lines of a home garden. Someone else in the thread claims GMO tastes worse, in which case non-GMO brands would stick around as more expensive options anyway.
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-You can still grow your own non-gmo crops. It is ridiculous you're on the hook for IP infringement for gmo seeds blowing into your field, but that's a legal issue, not inherent to the concept of GMOs.
-There's no reason genetic variety can't be introduced on purpose, and pest resistance is part of what GMOs select for.
And go bankrupt, because you're competing against GMO crops. Just like there are damn few transport companies these days using horse-drawn carriages.
I was thinking more along the lines of a home garden. Someone else in the thread claims GMO tastes worse, in which case non-GMO brands would stick around as more expensive options anyway.
So, not an issue in theory, but in practice.
Incidentally, this isn't something that has ever been a real issue.
One farmer claimed it was, but it was pretty conclusively proven that he lied.