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Eeek, I mean crops that require pesticides, not just chemicals. That's too broad, and some chemical use may be necessary.

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Another questioner asked a GMO question, and I want to underscore that.

 

I support genetic engineering but I share the concern about food, for both people and animals. Cisgenic methods seem much more safe and predictable when it comes to food products.

 

Transgenic methods, especially crops that require chemical application or leave unnatural concentrations of biotoxins in the soil result in more risky environmental and health consequences. Crops that require chemicals are clearly not sustainable.

 

USDA’s APHIS has done a poor (being charitable) job of regulating GE crops in the US, and the US government has ignored the Cartagena Protocol on biosafety.

 

What ag-biotech initiatives do you support, and what is your plan for fixing APHIS regulation of GE crops? Do you support the US signing the Cartagena Protocol?

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The National Organic Program is having problems with certifiers fudging on certification and producers fudging on production.

What are Secretary Vilsack's plans for improving the NOP?

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