US finds Bayer's short GM corn can be safely grown, but hurdles remain

[NickB79]

https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-finds-bayers-short-gm-corn-can-be-safely-grown-hurdles-remain-2023-06-07/

CHICAGO, June 7 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers can safely grow a new type of corn that Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) genetically modified to be shorter than typical crops and better tolerate strong winds, the government said on Wednesday, in a win for the global farm chemicals and seeds maker.

Short-stature corn is among the latest crop varieties developed to withstand increasingly volatile weather associated with climate change, joining a growing list that includes drought and heat tolerant corn, soybeans and wheat.

As a former farm kid, the concept of short, stocky corn intrigues me. I like it.

[SarahD]

1. What? No tall corn?

We liked the tall corn when we were kids. We would sneak through the field, on the lookout for lions and tigers and elephants. Sometimes a pheasant flushed right in front of us, causing a scary moment.

[intrepidity]

2. That should make the corn mazes easier anyway. nt

[NewLarry]

3. That'll hurt

the silage harvest, won't it?

[NickB79]

4. Yeah, you wouldn't want this variety for silage

You'd still plant tall strains for that, and short varieties for cob corn.