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Organic vs. Non-organic Corn

Organic vs. Non-organic Corn. Morgan Walgamuth English250:RM. The Difference. Sweet Corn. Field Corn. Economy. Organic Growing 20% each year Hard to switch Certification is difficult More labor Keep separated . Non-Organic Money: Gmos Pesticides Fertilizers Herbicides Nitrate .

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Organic vs. Non-organic Corn

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  1. Organic vs. Non-organic Corn Morgan Walgamuth English250:RM

  2. The Difference Sweet Corn Field Corn

  3. Economy Organic Growing 20% each year Hard to switch Certification is difficult More labor Keep separated Non-Organic • Money: • Gmos • Pesticides • Fertilizers • Herbicides • Nitrate

  4. Environment Organic • Con • Uses too much water • Pro • Can be grown in a drought • Less gas emissions Non-organic Nitrate Herbicide

  5. Health Organic • Reduce the intake of pesticides by 90% • Protect kids from: • ADHD • Autism • Other illnesses Non-organic • Lost some of the nutrients from GMOs • GMOs cause: • Food allergies • Obesity • Increasing aging • Nitrate: • Cause cancer • Tumors • Infertility • Food poisoning

  6. Mediation Farmers should have 50 percent of their corn organic This would: • reduce illnesses • better environment • and be the same price as conventional

  7. Citations Goodman, MA, Brenda. "Organic Foods Not Necessarily Better." WebMD. WebMD, 04 Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. T, Pragya. "Organic Food Vs. Non Organic Food." Buzzle.com. Buzzle.com, 26 Sept. 2011. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. "Is Organic Really Better?" Womenshealthmag.com. Rodale Inc. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. Roseboro, Ken. "Information to Ensure a Safe, Healthy, Sustainable Food Supply." Iowa Organic Farmer Says Non-GMO Corn Outperforms GMO. The Organic & Non- Organic Report, 1 Apr. 2011. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. "Information to Ensure a Safe, Healthy, Sustainable Food Supply." Organic Farming Offers Higher Profits with Challenges. Ed. Ken Roseboro. The Organic & Non GMO Report, June 2006. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. Marybeth. "The Difference between Sweet Corn and Field Corn." AgriCultured. AgriCultured, 14 Aug. 2012. Web. 09 Apr. 2013. Organic Corn for Feed or Food." Cooperative Extension Service. Ed. Michael Bomford. University of Kentucky- College of Architecture, Feb. 2006. Web. 5 Apr. 2013.

  8. Photo Citations 2011. Photograph. Corn. By Mary Beth Hockman-wert and Cathleen Hockman-wert. Simply in Season, 2011. Web. 14 Apr. 2013. Huguen, Philippe. The Corn Cob of Contention. 2012. Photograph. Good Crop, Bad Crop: French Scientists Dismiss Monsanto 'cancer Corn' Study. RT, 23 Oct. 2012. Web. 14 Apr. 2012. 2009. Photograph. Kansas City. Biotech Crops Cause Big Jump In Pesticide Use: Report. By Carey Gillam. Wordpress, 18 Nov. 2009. Web. 15 Apr. 2013. TMP. Photograph. Claim That GMO Corn Causes Cancer Widely Dismissed. The Medifast Plan, 28 Sept. 2012. Web. 14 Apr. 2013.

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