What farmers think of GE seeds

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The American diet today is loved as well as it is hated. Consisting of processed foods, salts, and fats, America's diet is often criticized for the growing obesity trends that we are experiencing today. Our diets have been changing over time, as our eating habits follow the trends and changes within the American lifestyle. One example of this is the acceptance of women working outside the household. Before the 1960's, it was uncommon to see women in the workplace, but with the growing cost of living, housewives found themselves entering the work force. This absence within the home greatly affected the traditional family meal. The end result being that families turned to new outlets of quickly made food. Restaurants and other fast food companies, wanting to make the most money possible, began using cheap products to maximize profits. Ultimately, the American family began eating poorly nutritional meals. Americans are now realizing the consequences of what they have been eating. The damage has been done as 61% of the U.S. adult population are now overweight or diabetic. Just as the fast paced American lifestyle created the dietary and health crisis that we are facing now, hopefully Americans will adjust their lifestyle and with it their dietary habits.

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Around the world, farmers are finding new ways to plant and innovate the agriculture industry. Today the Monsanto Company has created the "new toy" of such state of the art farming techniques; the most profitable farming product of the 21st century, genetic engineered seeds. These genetic engineered seeds, also known as GE seeds, have hit the agriculture scene in a huge way. Promising farmers with incentives such as larger, stronger, and flavorsome crops, while also providing resistance from natural pests. To the common business man or farmer, it might be seen as a great deal with no negative effects. However this is not the case. Many health agencies and even international countries have filed evidence against these GE seed producing companies, citing that the seeds not only hurt the environment, but also damage the human body ingesting the crops. Monsanto's seeds have been linked to bi-products such as genetically modified growth hormones and pesticide-resistant "super weeds" which now plague most of the United States' abundant fertile soil. While some would find this frightening, the true horror actually resides from the human side effects from eating food containing Monsanto's products. These side effects include abnormal cellular growth (cancer) and organ failure. Unfortunately Monsanto and other GE seed created crops are not required to provide any labeling on the package recognizing itself. Monsanto even believes that genetically modified organisms (seeds) and specifically GE seeds are not harmful what so ever, stating that they do not believe it is necessary to provide a label when a product is not harmful. Apparently to this company, cancer and organ failure caused by their products are not harmful, but rather should be compared to protein or fiber on the nutritional label.