Genetically Modified Organisms have become the subject of much controversy in recent years and McGill University professor Joe Schwarcz took some common misconceptions to task at the recent London Swine Conference.
"Ignorance breeds fear, when people don't understand something they say alright well let me just exercise the precautionary principle and I'd rather not have anything to do with it. But the biggest risk in life is taking no risk because then you never get anywhere."
Schwarcz has a weekly radio show in Quebec and has published a number of books that bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and popular opinion.
"One of the problems is that the general public doesn't care about what happens on the farm or doesn't know. They don't know what canola is, they don't know if you grow it if you hunt it or fish it. So why should the average person care that that farmer gets ten percent better yields with canola when they don't know what canola is."
The two-day London Swine Conference featured number of presentations on hog industry issues, including PED and sow housing.
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McGill professor Joe Schwarcz took some common misconceptions to task at the recent London Swine Conference.
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Schwarcz addressed the crowd at the recent London Swine Conference with some pointed comments about why the anti-GMO movement has gained so much traction.
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