The Wrong Question on GMOs

By Ben Henson

Ag Daily

For nearly 30 years, the loudest argument about GMOs has circled a single point: Are they safe to eat?

That’s the wrong question.

The scientific answer has been steady for a long time: Yes, the GMO crops on the market are as safe to eat as conventional ones.

But food safety isn’t why farmers choose a seed, or why fields breathe easier — or don’t. The more interesting and honest conversation is about system effects: What does this trait do to the landscape? To the rotation? To labor, diesel, soil, pests, birds, and the bottom line?

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