Allan Skogen

Allan Skogen is a North Dakota grain farmer. He is chairman of Growers for Biotechnology, participated in the 2008 Global Farmer to Farmer Roundtable and is a member of the Truth About Trade and Technology Global Farmer Network.

In March 2009 Skogen authored an article for Truth About Trade and Technology called "Tired of Being Left Out In the Cold" in which he argued for the introduction of GM wheat. GM wheat is a crop that even big agribiz views with caution because of consumer resistance to GM crops. GM canola, soy and maize are mostly hidden in animal feed that does not have to be labeled, thus escaping much of the consumer rejection that blights GM crops destined for direct human consumption.

Skogen warns that in the 2009 growing season, with the cold wet start to the year, "Our yields could drop by as much as 40 percent". But Skogen has the answer:

What if modern science was to give us an edge? We already have the know-how. Biotechnology has transformed agriculture for farmers who grow soybeans, corn, and cotton.

Wheat farmers, however, are left out in the cold, both literally and figuratively. We not only need to shake off the chill of January, February, and March, but we also want to take full advantage of the Gene Revolution--something that we've been blocked from doing, thanks to a toxic mix of political confusion and scientific illiteracy.

Bizarrely, Skogen claims "Farmers who plant biotech crops have enjoyed large increases in yield." This in spite of much independent research showing yield drag with GM herbicide resistant soybeans and GM insecticidal maize, the two major GM crops grown in the Americas.The Adoption of Bioengineered Crops. US Department of Agriculture Report, May 2002.</ref>

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