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Originally Posted by Worm_Farmer
I believe all GMO products should be grown in doors only. Build huge warehouse's/tunnels/greenhouses ect. This will keep the genes closed off from the outside world and allow for higher out put(IMO).
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This is a nice thought, but is not even CLOSE to being a feasible option. I'm from Iowa and my family has grown corn/soybeans my entire life. Our farm is 1500 acres and is a VERY small percentage of the cropland in Iowa. And I would estimate that 90 percent or more of the corn/soybeans grown in Iowa are GMO (round-up ready, liberty-link, etc are all VERY common these days). It simply is not even close to being affordable or economical to build greenhouses over tens of thousands of acres of cropland. This option may work for other species that are grown in large greenhouses already (tomatoes, lettuce, etc) but simply is not an option for things like corn or soybeans.