Truly my pleasure.

I read your the Corn thread with much interest, and intend to read the recommended book.

A question: Was there any mention of the notion that there is an inverse relationship between hybridization and nutrional value? Meaning, hybridization increases harvest(volume) but despite the greater volume the net nutrional value declines.

Be sure to read this: PA Expands Premises ID to Plants

http://nonais.org/index.php/2006/08/29/pa-expands- premises-id-to-plants/

I urge you to become involved in your area. This is particularly important among those who are outside the agricultural community. Urbanites need to understand this will affect them adversely; both in cost, availability and quality.

Many states have resistance groups. A few I am familiar with:

nonais.org - down the right side has many state Yahoo Groups linked - the fellow who put this together is an extremely friendly/ committed Vermont pig farmer

http://www.farmandranchfreedom.org/

http://arkansasanimalproducers.8k.com/whats_new_4.html http://arkansasanimalproducers.8k.com/about_11.html http://arkansasanimalproducers.8k.com/whats_new_22.html http://arkansasanimalproducers.8k.com/whats_new_2.html

- arkansasanimalproducers has much great information, including foreign feedback, particularly from Oz

http://vicfa.net/vicfa.html - definitely check these folks out, if only for the scrolling message at the top of this URL

http://groups.msn.com/AbleFarmandRanch/nais.msnw

NAIS is but one of several pivotal issues, presently on the radar that will determine the future of our nation.

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