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Preparedness & Self-Reliance Forum Survivalism, Livestock, Preparedness, Self Reliant Homesteading, Individual Liberty |
06-24-2012, 12:22 AM
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GMO Grass grass suddenly began producing cyanide, kills cows.
http://www.weareaustin.com/news/top-...vid_2393.shtml
A mysterious mass death of a herd of cattle has prompted a federal investigation in Central Texas.
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Preliminary test results are blaming the deaths on the grass the cows were eating when they got sick.
The cows dropped dead several weeks ago on a ranch in Elgin, just east of Austin.
Jerry Abel opens the gate on his 80-acre ranch in Elgin, walking on a field of grass he's been using for cattle grazing and hay for 15 years.
"This is it, a lot of leaf, it's good, grass, tested high for protein - it should have been perfect," said Abel.
The grass is a genetically modified form of Bermuda known as Tifton 85 which has been growing here for 15 years, feeding Abel's 18 head of Corriente cattle. Corriente are used for team roping because of their small size and horns.
"When we opened that gate to that fresh grass, they were all very anxious to get to that," said Abel.
Three weeks ago, the cattle had just been turned out to enjoy the fresh grass, when something went terribly wrong.
"When our trainer first heard the bellowing, he thought our pregnant heifer may be having a calf or something," said Abel. "But when he got down here, virtually all of the steers and heifers were on the ground. Some were already dead, and the others were already in convulsions."
Within hours, 15 of the 18 cattle were dead.
"That was very traumatic to see, because there was nothing you could do, obviously, they were dying," said Abel.
Dr. Gary Warner, an Elgin veterinarian who specializes in cattle, conducted the 15 necropsy. Preliminary tests revealed the Tifton 85 grass, which has been here for years, had suddenly started producing cyanide gas, poisoning the cattle.
"Coming off the drought that we had the last two years, we're concerned it was a combination of events that led us to this," said Warner. "The problem is, we don't know, and there needs to be some caution exercised until we know more about the situation."
Until scientists can determine why this tried and true grass suddenly began producing cyanide, Abel is keep his livestock far away.
"The grasshoppers are enjoying it now," said Abel.
What is even more worrisome - other farmers have tested their Tifton 85 grass, and several in Bastrop County have found their fields are also toxic with cyanide, although no other cattle have died.
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture are dissecting the grass to determine if there might have been some strange, unexpected mutation.
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06-24-2012, 12:51 AM
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Great! They're determined to stop us producing our own food, no matter what it takes.
Personally, I plan to use Salatin's method of rotation, and encourage the good native stuff to grow for feed.
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06-24-2012, 09:09 PM
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Considering how against grass fed cattle the government/fda/monsanto is, I do not find this surprising. And the fact that this was already gmo grass to begin with, how hard would it be for Monsanto to change the recipe a little bit, just enough to suddenly turn it to cyanide.
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06-25-2012, 10:42 AM
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06-25-2012, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Metachrosis
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Well, this comes as no surprise. It's pretty obvious that our "representatives" have rings through their noses put there by industry (money) who pull the strings attached to those rings.
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06-25-2012, 01:58 PM
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Cows today,human populous tomorrow . . . .
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06-25-2012, 07:48 PM
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06-25-2012, 08:37 PM
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And it's sad how many people look at things like that and the rare news articles that actually tell some of the truth about Monsanto and the others like it and think of it as some nut job, conspiracy theory, joke.
But of course americans being spoon-fed BS by faux news and it's counterparts and just swallowing it down without question doesn't help. Because "Why would they lie to us? That's ridiculous, they couldn't possibly want to harm our own country and citizens! That'd be unpatriotic and this is Amurica!"
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06-25-2012, 09:16 PM
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I'm sorry, but anyone who believes the major media networks are there to present us with an unbiased rendition of "news" and commentary is severely naive. Which is exactly why the FREEDOM of access to the internet has been under attack to try to take away this conduit of information away from us.
I'm pretty much convinced that spam (and possibly hackers using malicious programs) is a ploy to get us to BEG the government to put controls in place to protect us from that nuisance. Which I am certain they will be glad to do. With a SERIOUS hidden hook in that bait.
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06-27-2012, 06:16 PM
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