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I have had some people ask me about GMO’s, and to clarify some things. I have written a post about being #ProGMO and about the Non-GMO Project , but they’re from when I was first getting the blog started, and I feel like I can do better. So in researching more, I have found about a million articles on how GMO’s are bad… but guess what? All of the articles are from 2010-2015. It’s 2018 yall!!! They clearly have no new cases to make. If you go through the articles they often mention studies that are vague or seemingly biased; that say more research needs to be done, and other things that are ambiguous. I will say, I was actually impressed with this WebMD article . It was on point, unbiased, and told you to make your own decisions. So let’s take a look at what others have to say. The Natural Society website had some awful, awful things to say about GMO’s. They claim that GMO’s are linked to more than 22 diseases. The study they use is from the Journal of Organic Systems. While ...

Last month we celebrated Black History month here at the Alcove, and this month we are celebrating Women’s History in agriculture! So I was thinking about who the most influential women in the ag industry are, and in my opinion Temple Grandin is at the top of the list. You could say I’m biased since I’m an animal science major and she works directly with animal ag, but she’s still my favorite. Anyways, since I’ve already done two posts about Temple Grandin and her work, I figured I needed to focus on some other women. If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know how I feel about GMOs. If you’re new, read this post. So, you can understand why I’m a huge fan of Alison Van Eenennaam and her assistant’s research on GMOs. Together, these women conducted a study that involved reviewing 29 years of livestock health and productivity data. They studied groups livestock both being fed genetically engineered livestock feed, and being fed regular feed. Their study found that GE feed...

Have you heard about the "horrors" of GMO's? If not you're one of the few. Luckily, I'm here to tell you the truth and the reasons behind why I am pro GMO! People who avoid genetically modified (GM) or genetically engineered (GE) products generally do so because they've heard bad things about them. When asked why they're against GMO's people usually say "they're bad for you" or "they're not safe" or "it's not natural." They cannot give you a solid, much less factual, argument. What would you say if I told you that crops have been genetically modified for over 20 years? Cattle have been fed genetically modified corn since it was first introduced and we have had no problems with it 4 . Did you know that food has been genetically modified to   help  us? Let's start with some research facts.  A $70 million research project which lasted 15 years was done by the European Union (EU). This project showed t...