University of Florida's Deep Monsanto Ties
Last week I was so happy to answer a thousand thoughtful questions on Science Reddit. Many questions were moderator blocked (which I discouraged), so angry queries found a home over on the "Kevin Folta Monsanto Cheerleader" reddit thread. Monsanto cheerleader? And then they put the word scientist in quotes. They are convinced I"m a corporate cheerleader and not a scientist. Shows how well they know me and what I do. I'm really proud to say that I'm a Professor at UF. I work with some of the best science minds out there and am always humbled by the amazing work going on here. That's no secret. But Monsanto Cheerleader? When I told them that I had no formal connection to Monsanto (other than visiting there last week to talk about how they could improve their outreach, first time ever there), GM opponents scoured the web, searching for any morsel of evidence to connect me to deep financial collusion with the Big M. They were certain they ha