I don't really feel it is a straw personally as you can look at the huge list of chemicals with similar applications that have been made illegal in our country and worldwide.
lots of them are banned in Canada and Europe but we still use them here
all you have to do is ask anyone involved in almost any other science
ask any microbiologist or mycologist or really any biologist the long term implications of widespread chemical farming
surprising that a lot of chemists and chemical industry takes a positive stance towards this kind of...
sorry that was a bit dramatic...
it is a sore topic for me and I try to stay off those kinds of subjects on forums like this ( sometimes unsuccessfully )
my apologies to anyone who this may have offended homebrewers are my favorite kinds of people and I am certainly not trying to alienate anyone.
not being able to afford organics and not supporting organics are two entirely different things
but people claiming that gmo "saved the world" or "are just as tasty"
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
live for 1 day on feeding yourself nothing but super potent chemically derived vitamins. Wash it down...
while I agree with your views on gmo products I am still a fan of RR some breweries that use a lot of premium hops are forced to sign contracts, that in some cases cost them a bunch and they can be forced to buy more than they even need.
I don't know this to be the case for RR but maybe they...