A close friend spent his whole life as a plant scientist, with some of his energy focused on policies to support sound agricultural practices in developing nations. Towards the end he was not even able to discuss pesticides at dinner parties, lest he be seen as a pariah. I recall him telling me about the women in some of these places; they were responsible for weeding the fields, and their backs were permanently hunched over from bending all day. He told me that 'Bread is cheap because of glyphosate'. While organic has become my preferred method of weeding and fertilizing, it is clear to me that organic gardening takes far more time-- and costs a lot more. As a home gardener I can attempt this, but even on my small scale it is a challenge at times. I honestly don't know how large scale organic producers manage to supply grain to commercial customers, many of whom likely have zero tolerance for insects or other impurities like weeds in the crop.
They don’t. There is an exception that IF your supplier of organic feed can’t provide organic feed, you can substitute GMO. Many people paying for organic but getting just ordinary products. Organic labeling is the largest scam in agriculture.
