Dueling Soybeans

I noticed two different fields of soybeans side by side yesterday - first, the one above, which is filled with weeds and shows erratic growth.

Then, the one next to it - shown below - which is entirely free of weeds and is disturbingly uniform. Every plant the same height. It's perfect; a little too perfect, like a lazy George Lucas cut and paste CGI effect.


My first thought was that this farmer must be experimenting with side-by-side crops of GMO and non-GMO soybeans, to see for himself the difference. But then, upon remembering that over 91 percent of all soybeans grown in the U.S. are genetically modified, I'd say these are both GMOs. In fact, the yields on both crops seemed about the same.

Given that fact, I reckon the weedy field represents an instance of the farmer using less of Monsanto's Roundup on it; either as a deliberate experiment, or because he simply ran out.

According to Natural News: "GM-soy is estimated to be present in up to 70% of all food products found in US supermarkets, including cereals, breads, soymilk, pasta and most meat (as animals are fed GM-soy feed). Although Monsanto has consistently relied on industry-funded data to declare the safety of GM-soy and glyphosate, objective research published in peer-reviewed journals tells another story."