M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening happens in Bastrop County

Grass decides to produce cyanide, cyanide kills cattle. Cyanide producing grass found in multiple locations. :uhoh:

Now not even the hills are safe!

It's apparently not a GMO grass, but just a hybrid, same as most of the vegetables we eat.

http://www.examiner.com/article/gmo...t-kills-texas-cattle-not-genetically-modified

Yeah, I'll trust anyone defending GMO and Big AG

My point being, anyone can write for the Examiner, and the 'author's say so without compelling evidence does not convince me.

KBCraig said:

It's apparently not a GMO grass, but just a hybrid, same as most of the vegetables we eat.

http://www.examiner.com/article/gmo...t-kills-texas-cattle-not-genetically-modified

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The point of creating a hybrid is to modify the item in a way that otherwise couldn't happen which causes a change of the thing's genetics... GMO vs Hybrid is simply a word war to make something sound better/different similar, to calling things like a Glock or XD(m) a DA gun instead of SA.

PistolPackingMomma said:

My point being, anyone can write for the Examiner, and the 'author's say so without compelling evidence does not convince me.

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Are you more persuaded by someone writing for CBS News? Like, maybe this guy?

Aknazer said:

The point of creating a hybrid is to modify the item in a way that otherwise couldn't happen which causes a change of the thing's genetics... GMO vs Hybrid is simply a word war to make something sound better/different similar, to calling things like a Glock or XD(m) a DA gun instead of SA.

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I agree, and I've tried making the same point to the GMO chicken littles, but they're proclaiming a fear here that apparently doesn't even meet their own definition.

KBCraig said:

Are you more persuaded by someone writing for CBS News? Like, maybe this guy?

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Nope.

I am highly suspicious anyone working for, promoting, defending, or otherwise in bed with, government, big AG, pharmaceutical companies and the like. They have a vested interest in protecting their product from criticism, and therefore cannot be honest or objective.

It also goes to say I am suspicious of anything I did not grow or make myself; just because it is local does not make it automatically trustworthy, but I'd rather take my chances with my local Farmer's Market rather than Monsanto.

I agree PistolPackingMomma. What is hard to believe though, is that these same corporations that comply with genetically altered food bans in Europe and other countries, peddle their poisons here at home. Monsanto is evil.