Comments for GE ordinance faces last-minute obstacles at http://lakeconews.com , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://lakeconews.com Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:57:17 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/6228/919/#comment-8930 \"Lake County Farm Bureau Executive Director Chuck March said the group sent a letter to county Agriculture Commissioner Steve Hajik on Oct. 27 that pointed out that the state\'s right to farm ordinance holds that an agricultural operation that\'s been in operation three years, and wasn\'t a nuisance when it started, can\'t be declared one. That ordinance prevails over local provisions.\" \"There\'s no state or federal standards as far as certifying something GE-free, March added.\" Saw that one coming from a mile away. Surprised no one else did. (That is why I wrote about the lack of definition of GEO... there is no certification because there is no standard due to lack of definition). I agree, we need to petition the state and federal government on this issue but I also believe something is better than nothing and if there is a law in place that supercedes the ordinance then go by the law until it is changed. Make it that you have to prove you have been producing this crop for three years without nuisance and become exempt. Sure, it sucks. But it sucks a whole lot less than not having the ban at all or having it allow those who have only been planting the crap for a year to slip by (as being proposed at the moment). If I were the in the position to, I would go by the state law and then petition the state fervently. I would also test the surrounding area to see if there has been any contamination, as well as seek out studies/cases where this has occurred in the past, to build a case for the nuisance factor. But, then, that is just me. - purplegirl Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:31:30 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/6228/919/#comment-8926 angisangels - do your homework. Anywhere there has been ge crops, there has been an impact on the ecosystem. weed resistance, increased use of more toxic pesticides, pollen drift resulting in genetic contamination are all real and have happened. - peeyush Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:53:29 +0100 http://lakeconews.com/content/view/6228/919/#comment-8924 The BOS has a duty to do better research into GE foods before making a rash decision they really did not do that in the first place. If the study proves to be a hazard to are community than they should petition the state to prevent any GE foods to be grown in this county especially since we are a natural lake and to destroy our eco-sytem for a few experimental crops would be a serious injustice. However if GE food have no real impact on the eco-system we have no right to stop the future possibilty of better foods. - angisangels Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:13:16 +0100