Agrobacterium as a Suspected CAUSE - EPA documents have been recently updated!!!

[Enviro Girl]

Hey KC! These look like random Vaccine Side Effects - anything about Morgellon's, specifically?
Tks!,

[howie]

not sure if any of you saw this article yet, but thought i'd post it...

Scientists reveal negative impact of Roundup Ready GM crops

[Enviro Girl]

Thanks, Howie - cuz even though my personal foe (agrobac) is not mentioned, I thought IT was an ingredient.

What's also interesting is that U.S. Ag would do a study on Round Up or ANY THING ELSE but suspiciously won't publish that research in the country whose tax dollars fund them.

Is that even legal? Enh, sounds unconstitutional-ish to me!

(it's obvious to me USAG receives addl funding from Mon$hito, that's like their personal GM mother ship/mac machine)

Hopefully, when Morgellon's kicks up a notch and gets to a Congressional Hearing level, we can have citizen-appointed patrol panels reschool USAG on WTF they're supposed to be doing!!!

I gotta tell ya, if you are in the AG business, perpetuating Morgellon's is about the STUPIDEST, most non-profitable and industry-ruining move you could make:

1. Morgellon's scared thousands off GM crops. (sales lost, we told lots of others, more sales lost, permanently)
2. Lots of us had no appetite, so we weren't hungry to eat their poisoned crops, anyway. (sales lost, but now that we KNOW, permanently lost)

Mon$hito needs eradicated. Tom Vilsnake, Sec of Ag can show 'em how to slither off when he gets his pink slip!

We're taking this country back, Howie!

Can you find us that report?!!!

So sad when we have to beg friends in other countries to send us info that OUR tax dollars are paying for because U.S. Corrupt Illuminati Media/AP is bought and paid for!

FOIA - Freedom of Information Act, but it's better to receive a copy from another country, that way we can see what TRUTHS FOIA will surely white out.

What little information we receive is SPIN and LIES, seems to be hidden from us until it years too late. We get info after all the agencies had time to collaborate and go cover up their tracks and update their 'Fact' Sheets.

Sounds like FOIA requests about pesticides and agrobacterium findings pertaining to Morgellon's are gonna need to be accompanied by a subpoena!

(Or would subpoenas be called warrants if they are served to GOV agencies WHEN Morgellon's goes to a Congressional Hearing? Hmmm - Only way to find out!)

Howie, I predict an EPA Round Up 'Fact' Sheet updating, if it hasn't long been altered and 'updated'.

The only thing left I can count on from my GOV: is that they are KINGS at sweeping the truth under the rug!

Solution = CAP: Citizen-Appointed Patrol, every single agency.

[tcmgpt13]

Posey's thread which has the article posted in its entirety (in case it goes missing at some point):

Monsanto plans to unleash its latest Frankenfood experiment on the American and Canad

[howie]

here's the interview that led to the article

Scientist finding many negative impacts of Roundup Ready GM crops

note this q&a:

The papers published in the European Journal of Agronomy received no publicity in the United States. Why is that?
RK: I was working with USDA-ARS to publish a news release about these studies. I’ve gone all the way to the administrators, but they are reluctant to put something out. Their thinking is that if farmers are using this (Roundup Ready) technology, USDA doesn’t want negative information being released about it. This is how it is. I think the news release is still sitting on someone’s desk.

[Enviro Girl]

Wow-ie Howie!!!

Thanks, man!

[Enviro Girl]

DUDES, LOOK!!!

Wild theory?? Ladies - you be the judge, opinions needed


Aspergillus flavus strain AF36 (006456) Fact Sheet | Pesticides | US EPA

Aspergillus flavus strain AF36 (006456) Fact Sheet
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I.Description of the Active Ingredient
II.Use Sites, Target Pests, And Application Methods
III.Assessing Risks to Human Health
IV.Assessing Risks to the Environment
V.Products Directed Against Public Health Pests
VI.Regulatory Information
VII.Registrant Information
VIII.Additional Contact Information
Summary
Aspergillus flavus is a widespread species of fungus. Certain strains produce aflatoxin, which is a potent liver carcinogen. However, some strains of Aspergillus flavus, including the active ingredient Aspergillus flavus strain AF36, do not produce aflatoxin. As a pesticide active ingredient, Aspergillus flavus strain AF36 is applied in cotton fields to decrease the amount of aflatoxin-producing fungus on cotton. The goal is to reduce the amount of aflatoxin that workers and the public may be exposed to from cotton and its byproducts. Aspergillus flavus strain AF36 is not expected to harm humans or the environment when used according to label instructions.

I.Description of the Active Ingredient
Aspergillus flavus strain AF36 was initially isolated in Arizona as a non-aflatoxin producing strain of the fungus. Other non-aflatoxin-producing strains occur in Texas and elsewhere. Aflatoxin, a chemical produced by many strains of A. flavus, can cause harmful effects, including liver cancer, when ingested by humans or animals. Researchers have long sought ways of preventing potential adverse health effects and significant economic losses caused by aflatoxin contamination of cotton and other crops. For use on cotton, A. flavus strain AF36 is applied to the soil pre-bloom in the growing season. It then germinates and apparently outcompetes the aflatoxin-producing strains in colonizing cotton plants. The result is a decrease in aflatoxin-producing colonies on treated cotton plants.

I.Use Sites, Target Pests, And Application Methods
Use Sites: Cotton fields in Arizona and Texas.


Target pests: Strains of the fungus Aspergillus flavus that produce aflatoxin.



Application Methods: The currently registered pesticide product is sold as sterilized wheat seeds colonized by A. flavus strain AF36. The wheat seed granules are applied by aerial or ground equipment once per year before the cotton plants bloom.
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I.Assessing Risks to Human Health
No harmful health effects to humans are expected from use of A. flavus strain AF36 as a pesticide active ingredient. Tests with laboratory mammals showed no oral or lung infectivity or toxicity. No reports of allergic incidents or other adverse effects have been associated with use of the pesticide during six years of research, manufacture and field experiments.

Exposure to viable fungi is expected to be minimal for the following reasons: (a) soil and air monitoring studies over several years have demonstrated that levels of strain AF36 return to background levels soon after treatment; (b) pesticide drift is not likely, based on the granular nature of the product and methods of application; (c) A. flavus strain AF36 does not survive processing of cottonseed into oil or meal. To prevent inadvertent exposure of handlers and users, the product label requires the use of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).

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I.Assessing Risks to the Environment
No harmful environmental effects are expected. Tests on non-target organisms, such as birds and honeybees, showed no adverse effects. Exposure to fish, non-target insects, and other animals, including wildlife, is not expected to be above background levels.

Endangered species. EPA requires registrants to provide evidence that use of a pesticide product will not harm threatened or endangered species. Agency review indicated that several species of endangered or threatened birds (e.g. certain species of plovers, birds of prey, bobwhite quail) may be exposed to A. flavus strain AF36 from pesticide use. Studies showed that these birds are either not found in cotton fields or do not eat cotton or wheat seed. A bird study, in which the pesticide was injected into the lungs of the bobwhite quail, demonstrated no adverse effects from the fungus. Therefore, EPA finds that use of this pesticide product containing A. flavus AF36 is not expected to harm endangered or threatened species.

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I.Products Directed Against Public Health Pests
EPA has created a list of pests of significant public health importance.* The list consists of pest species that can cause or transmit human disease, or can cause human discomfort or injury. Cockroaches, rats, and many microbes are on the list, including Aspergillus flavus strains that produce aflatoxin. To help protect the public’s health, EPA requires pesticide products directed against listed pests to meet specific standards for effectiveness as well as for safety. Efficacy has been demonstrated over multiple years of experimental use in Arizona and in small scale trials in Texas. As a condition of registration, the Agency requires that the registrant must provide efficacy of A. flavus strain AF36 against aflatoxin-producing A. flavus strains during large scale trials in Texas before EPA considers a full registration.

[* NOTE: Microbes in or on living humans or other living animals are specifically excluded from this EPA list. These excluded microbes, which often cause human disease, are under the jurisdiction of FDA.]

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I.Regulatory Information
The single registered product, “Aspergillus flavus AF36,” containing this active ingredient was conditionally registered on June 24, 2003. Within 30 months of the registration date, the registrant must provide EPA with data to show that (a) quality control and quality assurance standards are maintained during large-scale production of the pesticide, and (b) the product is effective when applied to cotton fields in Texas. (Effectiveness has already been shown for cotton fields in Arizona.) After reviewing the new data, EPA will decide whether to issue a full registration in place of the conditional registration.

Since 1996, Aspergillus flavus strain AF36 has been used as a pesticide on limited cotton acreage under Experimental Use Permits and temporary tolerance exemptions issued by EPA.

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I.Registrant Information
Arizona Cotton Research and Protection Council
3721 East Wier Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85040-2933

I.Additional Contact Information:
Ombudsman, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (7511P)
Office of Pesticide Programs
Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20460

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[Enviro Girl]

I'm not sure if this is related yet, (I'm looking at what pesticide info was updated 11/24 or 11/25/09) but if anyone knows any history/connections of these folks, please advise:

From: azcotton.org:

ARIZONA COTTON RESEARCH & PROTECTION COUNCIL
3721 E. Wier Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85044
(602) 438-0059 phone - (602) 438-0407 fax
PLOWER: 1-888-712-4134 Toll Free - (602) 438-2088 local


Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council members
Pinal Paul Ollerton CHAIRMAN

Pima Pat Pacheco

Pinal Dennis Bagnall

Maricopa Jerry Rovey

Maricopa K.C. Gingg

Yuma Clyde Sharp

Graham Jeff Larson

Cochise Alan Robbs

LaPaz Nathan Rovey

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• Larry Antilla
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3721 E Wier Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85040-2933
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o Job title: Director
o Company: Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council
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Wiley Murphy
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3721 E Wier Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85040-2933
(602) 438-0059
o Job title: Owner
o Company: Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council
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Dennis Palmer
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3721 E Wier Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85040-2933
(602) 438-0059
o Job title: Chairman of the Board
o Company: Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council
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Mary Sommers
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3721 E Wier Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85040-2933
(602) 438-0059
o Job title: Manager
o Company: Arizona Dept of Agriculture
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Greg Wuertz
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3721 E Wier Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85040-2933
(602) 438-0059
o Job title: Chairman of the Board
o Company: Arizona Cotton Research & Protection Council
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[Enviro Girl]

Sorry, I could not get this page to post...If someone else can save a copy of this and post it more easily than I, please advise, I'll post yours here instead. Thank you!

PINK BOLLWORM COVER PAGE

RE: PINK BOLLWORM ERADICATION PROGRAM

This page was modified January 2010

[Enviro Girl]

UN pushing GE crops in Mexico; Syngenta sued over atrazine; Monsanto admits failure on Bt cotton | Pesticide Action Network North America

Panna's Weekly News Update, 03/11/10:

Monsanto admits failure on Bt cotton
The ongoing debate on genetically engineered (GE) crops in India took a new turn on Friday when U.S. seed and pesticide firm Monsanto disclosed that the pink bollworm, a major cotton pest, has developed resistance to its Bt cotton, according to India Today. Bt cotton is engineered to include the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, and is designed specifically to resist bollworms. It is the same technology used in Bt brinjal (eggplant), which was recently put on hold by the Indian government due to mass demonstrations opposing what would have been the first major GE food crop in the country. In the U.S. and in India, the agricultural biotechnology industry has pointed to Bt cotton as an example of successful GE crops. But the technology's shortcomings have been apparent to cotton farmers around the world for years prior to Monsanto admitting the pink bollworm's resistance.
In India, cotton productivity with the technology has fallen from 560 kg lint per hectare in 2007 to 512 kg in 2009, while pesticide expenditure has gone up from Rs 597 crore in 2002 to 791 crore in 2009. As Bt cotton is designed to be toxic only to bollworms, a host of new sucking pests have arisen, costing farmers more in lost crops and additional pesticide use. Monsanto claims that the resistance stems from early over-use of Bt cotton and from farmers not following instructions; they also promised that their next generation of Bt cotton (Bollgard II, which has an additional gene inserted) addresses the pink bollworm resistance problem. However, in a recent meeting between Monsanto representatives and 40 U.S. farmers, the farmers reported "there is no help for insect resistance management for bollworms that are 'slipping' through Bollgard II cotton and must be treated with pyrethroids that are becoming less effective with each application. We were supposed to have enough control of bollworms with BGII to not have to treat for bollworms."