The Farm Bill provokes debate in many areas that we have been studying this spring. ... The Farm Bill is voted on and enacted every 5 years. ... The Farm Bill is not merely a single law that addresses a specific issue. ... But what exactly is so wrong with the Farm Bill? ... The poisons and toxins used to ensure a full yield of GMO's or GE's are clearly related to an increase in infections, disabilities, disorders, and contaminations to both humans and animals. ...

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Superweeds are not just hurting farms and crops, they are also hurting humans when they eat those chemicals. ... Wild animals are now dying. ... If there is no evidence that g.m. crops hurt humans or animals. ... Their farms are getting damaged by the gases that are being used to kill the superweed, so this is not yielding farms it's decreasing the profit in the farms because of the damage g.e crops are producing. ... Animals died from eating genetically engineered crops. ...

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Because industrial farm techniques operate with complete disregard for health, and the environment; citizens must know the consequences resulting from use of such dangerous and harmful methods which quite simply outweigh the benefits. ... Industrial farms advertise they manufacture food the only way possible in the world today, using mono cropping techniques, an abundance of chemicals, and biotechnology. Applying these methods bring environmental costs, health costs for growers, consumers, and animals. ... Animal evidence from poisons produces much faster results but then chemical companies a...

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Although people might see animals as a source of food and simply as property, chickens must be treated humanely because animals have lives that are valuable. ... Murray, an animal journalist on animal care states, "Hens are usually kept eight or nine to a cage; long tiers of these cages are built one upon another in sheds that hold tens of thousands of birds, none of whom has enough room to raise a wing. ... Some, however, might say that chickens have no feelings and are just farm animals and must be treated like a farm animal because is why they are on the Earth, to be eaten. Some peopl...

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Mechanization, which is the replacement of human and animal labor with machinery that could aid in farmers' tasks, was then conceived. ... In animal production, hormones and antibiotics were introduced to speed the growth of animals. ... With the issue of increased pesticide and herbicide use on farms and the increased antibiotics use with animals, GMOs offer an alluring alternative for handling these problems. Infections that attack farm animals are becoming stronger due to the increased tolerance to antibiotics from their wide use. ... Monsanto is a monopoly and controls all of America&...

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People have been altering the genomes of plants and animals for many years using traditional breeding techniques, however, when GMOs were introduced in the 1980's, a controversy began. ... Instead it could be used for environmentally helpful purposes such as habitats for wild animals or carbon-eating plants or land for solar panels and wind farms. Among wheat, corn and other cereals, organic farms were 26 percent less productive, while organic vegetable growers turned out 33 percent less food per acre than those who used pesticides, herbicides and synthetic fertilizer (Palmer, par. 14). ....

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According to the research from Oklahoma State University, the increase of GMO crops and animals often requires fewer chemicals and may help to reduce environmental pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and soil erosion. As a result, the environment around farms becomes healthier and more beautiful which can indirectly benefit people life by bringing better air and water quality (Joshua). ... Also, humans and animals that consume those plants ingest those toxins. ... When dust clouds form they lift up topsoil containing high levels of these harmful chemicals and carry them over to nearby towns, f...

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Even though there is ongoing fear about the future health costs to consuming GMOs, humans have been growing and breeding plants and animals for decades. ... Agricultural products such as crop plants, farm animals, and soil bacteria have been genetically engineered to breed only those with specific traits that are better than others. ... Through selective breeding, crops are able to be bred to grow in a low-till plot, and with the ongoing demand for meat, GMOs can help increase production in farm animals. ... Genetic engineering contributes to our ability of having whatever vegetable or animal ...

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Biotechnology has improved the quality of food, feed, and fiber, and it often lowers production costs and provides for a safer farm environment.... (Fernandez-Cornejo and Caswell, 2006) and in "2009, the Food and Drug Administration issued a final guidance for industry on the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) animals" (U.S. ... A GM organism is a living plant, animal, fungus or bacterium that has been altered by insertion of a new gene (or genes) though a process called transformation. ... More Nutritious Food Genetically engineers can enrich plants and animals to produce big...

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They appeared to find no critical evidence that harmful side effects can be linked directly to genetically modified foods or pose any threat to human or animals. ... In 2012, the net economic benefit at farm level was $18.8 billion and in the past 17 years the global farm gain has been 116.6 billion because of the new technology of genetically modified crops. ... In the sixteen-year period since the technology of genetically modified foods has been introduced the global farm income gain was $98.2 billion. 51% of the income gains in 2011 went to farmers in developing countries where 90% of reso...

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Many experts argue that Genetically Modified foods are actually beneficial to, not only people, but animals, plants, and the world overall. ... Not only have animal been affected, but humans as well; Smith's research shows that, in the Pacific Northwest, about "five-hundred people reported allergy or flu-like symptoms", and some of those same people "had to go to the emergency room" because the effects were so severe. These same symptoms were repeatedly reported in India in 2008 by farm workers who worked around GMO cotton containing Bt, or a self-produced herbicide b...

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It was only approved for use in animal feed, yet somehow found it's way into the human food chain. ... The soy was intended for animal feed. ... These were intended for animal feed where the genes were under the control of a bacterial promoter. ... The lab is not a farm field and the larvae were consuming much higher doses of the BT toxin then they would receive in the outside world. ... The FDA is responsible for safety and labeling of all foods and animal feeds derived from crops, including genetically modified plants. ...

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In the early 1800's the Secretary of the Treasury initiated a program requesting U.S. Ambassadors and military officers to gather seeds and seed data from their posts around the world. This program became more methodical in 1839 when the U.S. Patent Office established an agricultural division that b...

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My personal interest in this matter stems from growing up on a farm and the recent resurgence of gardening in my daily life. ... Genetically modified organisms are plants, animals, or bacteria that have been genetically altered through the process of genetic modification. ...

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Genetic modifications can be preformed on any type of life form including plants, animals and microorganisms. ... It is now possible for scientists to introduce genes taken from bacteria, viruses, insects, animals or even humans, into plants. " "It is well established that most natural bacteria do not cause disease. ... You may not eat soybeans or canola, however animals such as cattle, pigs and chickens do, and therefore eventually you are eating them as well. ...

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The product in question Soya Was found to have serious effects on animals that it was tested on. ... "lead to health problems in animals including altering sexual development of fetuses and causing thyroid disorders."" ... Doerge said: 'They are exposing their children to chemicals which we know have adverse effects in animals. ...

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For instance, modified plants planted at a farm can spread and grow in an unwanted area, taking over (since they are resistant and therefore better adapted) and possibly killing the original plants in that area. ... A perfect example is when "Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. developed a genetically engineered soybean using a gene from a Brazil nut to increase the protein content of its animal feed. ...

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