SCIENTIST WARNING Dangerous NEW pathogen Monsanto's Roundup GMO'.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=23303

A plant pathologist experienced in protecting against biological warfare recently warned the USDA of a new, self-replicating, micro-fungal virus-sized organism which may be causing spontaneous abortions in livestock, sudden death syndrome in Monsanto's Roundup Ready soy, and wilt in Monsanto's RR corn.

Dr. Don M. Huber, who coordinate...s the Emergent Diseases and Pathogens committee of the American Phytopathological Society, as part of the USDA National Plant Disease Recovery System, warned Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that this

pathogen threatens the US food and feed supply and can lead to the collapse of the US corn and soy export markets.

Likewise, deregulation of GE alfalfa "could be a calamity," he noted in his letter (reproduced in full below).

On January 27, Vilsack gave blanket approval to all genetically modified alfalfa.

Following orders from President Obama, he also removed buffer zone requirements.

This is seen as a deliberate move to contaminate natural crops and destroy the organic meat and dairy industry which relies on GM-free alfalfa.

Such genetic contamination will give the biotech industry complete control over the nation's fourth largest crop. It will also ease the transition to using GE-alfalfa as a biofuel.

"My letter to Secretary Vilsack was a request to allocate necessary resources to understand potential nutrient-disease interactions before making (in my opinion) an essentially irreversible decision on deregulation of RR alfalfa," Huber told Food Freedom in an email.

But, he cautions:

"Although the organism has been associated with infertility and spontaneous abortions in animals, associations are not always evidence of cause in all cases and do not indicate what the predisposing conditions might be.

These need to be established through thorough investigation which requires a commitment of resources.

"I hope that the Secretary will make such a commitment because many growers/producers are experiencing severe increases in disease of both crops and animals that are threatening their economic viability."

On Feb. 16, Paul Tukey of SafeLawn telephoned Dr. Huber who told him, "I believe we've reached the tipping point toward a potential disaster with the safety of our food supply. The abuse, or call it over use if you will, of Roundup, is having profoundly bad consequences in the soil.

We've seen that for years. The appearance of this new pathogen may be a signal that we've gone too far."

Tukey also conveyed that while Huber admits that much further study is needed to definitively confirm the link between Round-Up and the pathogen, "In the meantime, he said, it's grossly irresponsible of the government to allow Roundup Ready alfalfa, which would bring the widespread spraying of Roundup to millions of more acres and introduce far more Roundup into the food supply."

Huber, who has been studying plant pathogens for over 50 years and glyphosate for over 20 years, has noticed an increase in pathogens associated with the herbicide.

In an interview with the Organic and Non-GMO Report last May, he discussed his team's conclusions that glyphosate can, "significantly increase the severity of various plant diseases, impair plant defense to pathogens and diseases, and immobilize soil and plant nutrients rendering them unavailable for plant use."

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[6713joe]

Scary, how did we get to this point? Money, greed, stupidity.

[no1sebfan]

Would they please listen to Dr. Huber. Canada uses Round up more so than americans... Wake up Canada

[talkal0t]

Nice vid!