Despite fears, more genetically modified crops are on the way

25 Jul 2011
Despite fears, more genetically modified crops are on the way Monday, July 25, 2011 By Tom Webb In a way, the old science-fiction movies were right. Genetically engineered crops have taken over the world - but not because mutant plants went on a rampage. Fifteen years after the biotech revolution first hit rural America, farmers overwhelmingly choose to grow genetically modified (GM) varieties of corn and soybeans. In Minnesota this year, a record 95 percent of the soybeans are GM varieties. For corn, it's 93 percent. A similar trend is unfolding around the world. "Everybody thinks it's just a U.S. thing, and that's far from the case now," said David Morgan, president of Syngenta Seeds, which has its U.S. headquarters in Minnetonka. "With the exception of Europe, it's pretty well adopted around the world."

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