Deb, here is an article detailing the opposition to GMO's by organic farmers. It discusses the suits filed when non-GMO crops are cross-pollinated with GMO crops and then the farmer is sued for patent infringement. Rodale's uses the estimate that .5-2% of the organic corn on the market is contaminated with modified genes. I have a sister who is an organic farmer and am from the family of a farmer so it is a topic that I know all to well can become rapidly heated. According to Rodale's. as it stands now, the USDA regs mandates that the organic farmer plant a buffer in order to protect their crops from possible cross-pollination; however, if a modified gene shows up in that farmer's crop, they are still legally liable (ie., patent infringement). This may give you some insight as to the opposition's point of view:
http://www.rodale.com/research...
