Re: GM grass fed to cows - article

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this important news bulletin on the latest GMO trainwreck, the wacky

Bermuda grass in TX. Ironically, I'm in MO right now and will be in TX tomrrow

or later tonight, working on, of all things, a Burmuda grass grazing program. We

will be doing a two day workshop in Cameron, TX.

I talked with SABINO CORTEZ, the Serengheti Grazing " guru " this morning and he

says he definitely doesn't recommend the Tiffton 85 but he does work with it. So

far, none of his clients have lost cattle. He recommends Common Bermuda to all

his clients, and sometimes Coastal. Those are the only varieties that are not

sterile and that go to seed. All the hybrids are sterile varieties.

More later from Deep in the Heart of Texas,

Will Winter

[Guest guest]

This note was at the bottom of the article:

CORRECTION: As originally published, this story referred to Tifton 85 grass as a

genetically-modified product, which is incorrect; it is actually a hybrid of

Bermuda grass.

Not that I am a fan of GM, but looks like this was not...

Beth in Maplewood

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> A friend told me about this article (Genetically Modified grass fed to cows

claiming to have caused death to cows)...disturbing!

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57459357/gm-grass-linked-to-texas-cattle-dea\

ths/

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> Lori

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[Guest guest]

A rather disappointing article. Fact checking seems to have run out long ago in

the realm of internet news.

That is not a GMO grass, it is a hybrid but not even a new hybrid.

What probably happened is that the grass got stressed and made prussic acid

which is a cyanide compound. Tifton 85 has been around for something like 20

years. Deaths like this have been reported for an equally long time.

Other grasses that are potential problems can be Bermuda grass, grass

and Sudan hybrids. I think those are all African grasses but not sure.