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Related: About this forumUS finds Bayer's short GM corn can be safely grown, but hurdles remain
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-finds-bayers-short-gm-corn-can-be-safely-grown-hurdles-remain-2023-06-07/CHICAGO, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers can safely grow a new type of corn that Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) genetically modified to be shorter than typical crops and better tolerate strong winds, the government said on Wednesday, in a win for the global farm chemicals and seeds maker.
Short-stature corn is among the latest crop varieties developed to withstand increasingly volatile weather associated with climate change, joining a growing list that includes drought and heat tolerant corn, soybeans and wheat.
Short-stature corn is among the latest crop varieties developed to withstand increasingly volatile weather associated with climate change, joining a growing list that includes drought and heat tolerant corn, soybeans and wheat.
As a former farm kid, the concept of short, stocky corn intrigues me. I like it.
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US finds Bayer's short GM corn can be safely grown, but hurdles remain (Original Post)
NickB79
Jan 2024
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SarahD
(1,732 posts)1. What? No tall corn?
We liked the tall corn when we were kids. We would sneak through the field, on the lookout for lions and tigers and elephants. Sometimes a pheasant flushed right in front of us, causing a scary moment.
intrepidity
(7,891 posts)2. That should make the corn mazes easier anyway. nt
NewLarry
(60 posts)3. That'll hurt
the silage harvest, won't it?
NickB79
(19,621 posts)4. Yeah, you wouldn't want this variety for silage
You'd still plant tall strains for that, and short varieties for cob corn.