It has to be asked whether 2011 price trends do justify governmental intrusions to put an end to what one memorable headline called “the global casino.”
Sheltering farmers from reliable information that will help them make wise decisions, as some nations have sought to do, is as counter to progress in food production as any manmade intervention could be.
Crop reporting ranks as one of the soundest, most objective and most scientifically based of all the data gathering in which the federal government is engaged.
It makes no sense, except in moments of Godzilla-type public hysteria, to tie food that excites a radiation monitor to food that is genetically modified by scientists wishing to make them better for the environment and for the well-being of humankind.
Instead of the fears and the scorn that opponents of modified crops find joy in shouting, it is delightful to dream of the benefits for humankind that are
promised by the application of this technology.