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Month: May 2020

Dantzler praises Monsanto-Bayer’s ‘kryptonite’ but gets defensive about small firms that he’s ignored

The Citrus Research and Development Foundation has started to respond to concerns that its favoritism toward Monsanto-Bayer has come at the expense of smaller enterprises with possible solutions to HLB. CRDF finally let representatives of three innovative companies speak at one of its meetings. DantzlerContinue ReadingDantzler praises Monsanto-Bayer’s ‘kryptonite’ but gets defensive about small firms that he’s ignored

CRDF discussed waging campaign to convince people to accept GMO frankenfruit

The Florida leaders entrusted with saving the state’s endangered citrus groves discussed waging a government-funded campaign to convince growers, packers, processors, and customers to accept GMOs as real “oranges.” The proposal pushes for the official re-definition of “orange juice” to include juice from synthetic strainsContinue ReadingCRDF discussed waging campaign to convince people to accept GMO frankenfruit

Florida’s CRDF plans to let HLB wipe out groves & replace with Bayer GMOs

Having poured most of its resources into expensive Monsanto-Bayer projects to fight citrus greening, the Citrus Research and Development Foundation plans to let Florida’s citrus groves die out and replace them with genetically engineered seeds from Bayer. That’s our reading of a series of statementsContinue ReadingFlorida’s CRDF plans to let HLB wipe out groves & replace with Bayer GMOs

Dantzler insists he isn’t making ‘back room’ deals

No back-room deals at the Citrus Research and Development Foundation while Rick Dantzler is in charge. At least that’s what Dantzler, a lawyer-politician veteran of Florida’s political back-room deals for years, told the CRDF board of directors at its April 28 meeting. Stung by intensifyingContinue ReadingDantzler insists he isn’t making ‘back room’ deals