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I'm sorry, all I see in this is that it will make food a lot safer for everyone as well as doing benefit to the environment. If small farmers can't cope with th

I'm sorry, all I see in this is that it will make food a lot safer for everyone as well as doing benefit to the environment. If small farmers can't cope with this, that's not my fault. I WANT my food to be safer. If that means only large companies can compete, so be it.

yesimahuman 16y ago
What about the part where seeds have to be sterile and can't be saved? That has Monsanto all over it. Unless this is a valid way to improve food safety...
- ajkirwin 16y ago
  Sterilized, not sterile. Some bacteria and fungi thrive in seed collections if they get moist. Sterilization ensures you aren't then planting these seeds and allowing the bacteria/fungi to grow over and throughout the crop.
  - yesimahuman 16y ago
    So you perform the sterilization yourself? How costly/difficult is it, and do small farms normally practice this right now? Is it really that big of an issue in terms of food safety? (I know nothing about farming or plants).
BucmaTemar 16y ago
That's great when it's someone else's industry, in this case farming. What happens when tomorrow, the government mandates that all computer code be registered, digitally signed and closed source, for safety reasons, of course? I WANT my computer to be safer. If that means only large companies can compete, so be it.
drenkert 16y ago
Sorry and no offense, but your opinion is blissfully ignorant. It's a simple matter to trace obesity and other health issues to the increase in processed foods. Foods which are mostly created by the companies who influence this kind of legislation. Just a few seconds of research should convince you of this... This bill places just one more issue on the small farmers plate. I grew up farming and ranching. As rampant development (causing increased traffic, trespassing, liability, etc) encroached on our SE Pennsylvania farm, we were forced to downsize. After selling our cows, we turned to buying milk illegally from another local farmer. Why didn't we just buy it from a store? If you'd ever had fresh, raw milk, you'd understand. Most farmers I know, farm for the lifestyle. They're an independent lot and regulations like this is only one more reason to sell out to the highest bidder, aka, a real estate developer. Increasing regulation in this area doesn't only hurt small farmers, it hurts communities, businesses, health, and in the end, the human spirit. Sure there must be safe food. But I'd bet, given the food I had as a child (fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, milk, chicken, pork and beef) along with all the 'contaminants' they must have had because they weren't irradiated, pasteurized, or processed gave me a much healthier foundation than most. You don't need your own farm for this, just go to a farmer's market. If you think it's expensive, compare it to your long-term health costs. Pretty damn cheap in the long run.

yesimahuman 16y ago

What about the part where seeds have to be sterile and can't be saved? That has Monsanto all over it. Unless this is a valid way to improve food safety...

ajkirwin 16y ago
Sterilized, not sterile. Some bacteria and fungi thrive in seed collections if they get moist. Sterilization ensures you aren't then planting these seeds and allowing the bacteria/fungi to grow over and throughout the crop.
- yesimahuman 16y ago
  So you perform the sterilization yourself? How costly/difficult is it, and do small farms normally practice this right now? Is it really that big of an issue in terms of food safety? (I know nothing about farming or plants).

BucmaTemar 16y ago

That's great when it's someone else's industry, in this case farming. What happens when tomorrow, the government mandates that all computer code be registered, digitally signed and closed source, for safety reasons, of course? I WANT my computer to be safer. If that means only large companies can compete, so be it.

drenkert 16y ago

Sorry and no offense, but your opinion is blissfully ignorant. It's a simple matter to trace obesity and other health issues to the increase in processed foods. Foods which are mostly created by the companies who influence this kind of legislation. Just a few seconds of research should convince you of this... This bill places just one more issue on the small farmers plate. I grew up farming and ranching. As rampant development (causing increased traffic, trespassing, liability, etc) encroached on our SE Pennsylvania farm, we were forced to downsize. After selling our cows, we turned to buying milk illegally from another local farmer. Why didn't we just buy it from a store? If you'd ever had fresh, raw milk, you'd understand. Most farmers I know, farm for the lifestyle. They're an independent lot and regulations like this is only one more reason to sell out to the highest bidder, aka, a real estate developer. Increasing regulation in this area doesn't only hurt small farmers, it hurts communities, businesses, health, and in the end, the human spirit. Sure there must be safe food. But I'd bet, given the food I had as a child (fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, milk, chicken, pork and beef) along with all the 'contaminants' they must have had because they weren't irradiated, pasteurized, or processed gave me a much healthier foundation than most. You don't need your own farm for this, just go to a farmer's market. If you think it's expensive, compare it to your long-term health costs. Pretty damn cheap in the long run.