Final week (week three) of the Great Canadian Small Farm Seed Poll on Twitter, click HERE to let us know your opinion.
In the final week of the Great Canadian Small Farm Seed Poll, SFC would like to know if the origin of your seed is important to you.
Gene editing is used to generate changes to the native genetic material of the plant. Unlike genetic modification, which introduces novel genetic material from other organisms, gene editing modifies existing genetics to achieve beneficial outcomes like pest resistance.
Hybrids can occur naturally. Genetically modified seeds are created in laboratories. Although F1 hybrids and GMO’s may both be born in the laboratory, hybrid creation is achieved through natural means of pollination. GMOs on the other hand are created through gene splicing.
The use of genetic engineering, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is prohibited in organic products. This means an organic farmer can't plant genetically modified seed.
Organic seed producers must ensure that there is no genetic contamination by GMO’s or GEO’s (gene edited organism)– this is particularly challenging with crops such as soy and corn that are heavily modified and commonly grown.
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