Occupation
"I hold the position of Chairman of the Board of ALMACO in Nevada, Iowa."
Relation to GMOs
"ALMACO supplies specialized planting and harvesting equipment to the agricultural research industry."
Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen
Catalysts of GMO Technology
"The development of Roundup-resistant crops has been the biggest impact on the farming industry to date."
~Gary Clem, Chairman of Almaco, seed research equipment manfacturing company
Gary Clem
Chairman of ALMACO
Occupation
Gary Clem (Smith)
Turning Point
"Agriculture research scientists through plant breeding discovered how to change the makeup of seeds. One example would be the development of drought-resistant seed corn that will still yield high yields in drought environments."
Immediate Impacts
"The development of Roundup-resistant crops has been the biggest impact on the farming industry to date."
Long-Term Impacts
"The long-term impacts include the improvement of higher yielding crops, and also the development of disease- and insect-resistant seeds. In the 50 plus years that I have worked, we took the corn yield from 100 bushels to 300, and soybean yield from the mid 30s to the mid 70s."
Concerns and Safety
"It’s been determined by the courts that Roundup can cause cancer in people."