Fake Crops?

[Diggin It]

In the Millions????

Minnesota man accused of falsely selling crops as organic​

yesterday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota farmer is accused of making $46 million by passing off chemically treated corn and soybeans as organically grown.
James Clayton Wolf was charged July 7 in federal court with felony wire fraud.

 

[Doughknob]

Dam farmers! Cant trust a one of em.

 

[oosik]

$46 million. That old boy had a LOT of product.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Pretty sure fraud is the only way to get rich organic farming.

 

[5030]

Pretty sure fraud is the only way to get rich organic farming.

That seems to be the way it is today. If it's 'orgainc', it costs more.

 

[cqaigy2]

That seems to be the way it is today. If it's 'orgainc', it costs more.

And sells for more.

 

[LouNY]

And yields less and has more insect damage.

 

[cqaigy2]

And yields less and has more insect damage.

Which is why it cost more.

 

[5030]

And yields less and has more insect damage.

Why it costs appreciably more.

 

[Egon]

And yields less and has more insect damage.

Is that yield bulk product or nutritional value of the product. Is the base seed self substaining? How do the products compare in adverse growing Conditions?

 

[Paddy]

Hobby peach tree grower here. We have 3 peach trees, if I didn't spray 8 times, I wouldn't get eatable peaches. If I didn't apply the first 3 sprays, I wouldn't get a single peach. They just drop after the bugs move in. Peach trees are heavy feeders, so I have to fertilize twice a year.

Some regains are relatively bug free because they are so dry. Downside is they must irrigate.

No way I could even consider organic

 

[ericm979]

Fake organic products are common. See The Great Organic-Food Fraud

 

[JasperFrank]

In my area, there are many road side stands that have hand painted signs advertising "Local Organic Produce." I visited most of them, cause it was important to me to support local, small farms.
Well,... then I began to discover some of the code stickers, they missed to remove, straight from Costco. LOL.

 

[5030]

Scams everywhere. I stay away from roadside stands just for that reason. There are no organic farmers around here that I know of (including me). If I don't use pesticides and herbicides, all I get is weeds and they ain't edible.

 

[ponytug]

In my area, there are many road side stands that have hand painted signs advertising "Local Organic Produce." I visited most of them, cause it was important to me to support local, small farms.
Well,... then I began to discover some of the code stickers, they missed to remove, straight from Costco. LOL.

I had the same issue here with a number of the stands. Rather disappointing.

Quick tip; organic produce has five digit PLU (product) codes, starting with 9. Conventional produce only has four digits. i.e. the organic version is 9, followed by the four digits of the conventional produce identifier. So a tree ripened white flesh peach is 3314, and an organic tree ripened white flesh peach is 93314.

Identify Organic vs Conventional Produce With PLU Codes

There is one important thing in my mind when buying fresh fruits and vegetables. Identify Organic vs Conventional Produce With PLU Codes.

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PLU-codes Search

All the best,

Peter

 

[3Ts]

And sells for more.

And yields less and has more insect damage.

Which is why it cost more.

Why it costs appreciably more.

And don't forget all the government paperwork, inspectors, and certifications required to be "organic". That adds to the cost as well,

 

[Torvy]

Has anyone ever eaten inorganic crops?

 

[5030]

Has anyone ever eaten inorganic crops?

All the time. Any crop treated with any sort of pesticide or herbicide would be considered not organic

 

[LouNY]

Nope, but they have had fertilizers both natural and manufactured.
Also insect and weed control both natural and chemical.
Almost all have been Hybrids, a few GMO'ed,
and then on top of that I like my beef, pork and chickens to be grain fed.

 

[Torvy]

All the time. Any crop treated with any sort of pesticide or herbicide would be considered not organic

inorganic

ĭn″ôr-găn′ĭk

adjective​

1. Involving neither organic life nor the products of organic life.
2. Not composed of organic matter.
3. Of or relating to compounds not containing hydrocarbon groups or derivatives.

I would say, no. All crops are organic.