tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post7224410333174098913..comments2023-10-19T01:44:50.017+01:00Comments on Liberal Polemic: A defeat for freedom and reasonLiberal Polemichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05002372579024659424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-64136143572132299122006-12-19T19:40:00.000+00:002006-12-19T19:40:00.000+00:00This has to come way before an UK farmer needing t...This has to come way before an UK farmer needing to grow GM potatoes.<br /><br />**A question: why "way before" and how to decide this priority?<br /><br />Industrialised farming has got out of control, it is time to reverse the trend.<br /><br />**Another question: So you have an opinion why not express it by just avoiding buying food from sources you disagree with?GMO Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00836804479610764429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-54425454679289838002006-12-17T19:19:00.000+00:002006-12-17T19:19:00.000+00:00A far easier route to improving dietary intake and...A far easier route to improving dietary intake and lowering pressure on crop growth is to stop feeding large amounts of crops to factory farmed animals - one of the least efficient uses of land conceivable.<br />By all means use some land for free range livestock and poultry rearing, but cut down on meat consumption - making people healthier and using land better. This has to come way before an UK farmer needing to grow GM potatoes.<br />Industrialised farming has got out of control, it is time to reverse the trend.Duncan Borrowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301480655035778743noreply@blogger.com