• ikapoz@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Not a terrible play, but it has a BIG downside you might not be considering.

    99.99% of the corn grown first world, and a lot of other food crops, are sterile hybrid varieties that don’t readily reseed themselves (Monsanto and company HATE when farmers don’t have to buy seed every year).

    Once there is no more harvesting or maintenance on stockpile equipment, that supply will dwindle faster than you might expect.

    • Chriswild@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Their have been instances of gmo corn cross breeding with heirloom corn and Monsanto suing the farmers for patent infringement.

      You can use the stores for ages and since you’re not eating it you can use rotten corn. Then it’s just a matter of time for a cross to form naturally.