Mystery Seeds from China
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 14:08 last edited by George K
Remember: China is an asshole....
Agriculture officials in multiple states issued warnings Monday about unsolicited shipments of foreign seeds and advised people not to plant them. In Kentucky, the state agriculture department was notified that several residents received unsolicited seed packets sent by mail that appeared to have originated in China, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said.
The types of seeds are unknown and could be harmful, Quarles said, stressing that they should not be planted.
"We don't know what they are, and we cannot risk any harm whatsoever to agricultural production in the United States," he said. "We have the safest, most abundant food supply in the world and we need to keep it that way."
Anyone in Kentucky receiving packages of foreign or unfamiliar seeds should contact the state agriculture department immediately, Quarles said.
"At this point in time, we don't have enough information to know if this is a hoax, a prank, an internet scam or an act of agricultural bio-terrorism," he said. "Unsolicited seeds could be invasive and introduce unknown diseases to local plants, harm livestock or threaten our environment."
Residents of at least eight states have now received suspicious packages of seeds that appear to have originated from China, with officials in each urging people not to plant them, according to the Reuters news agency.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 14:10 last edited by Catseye3
"Who has Chinese death seeds for August?"
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 16:54 last edited by
Scattering seeds is pretty easy. You would think the PRC would be a bit slicker than this. Any pics of the seeds?
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 16:55 last edited by
Front page of today's WSJ. Pretty amateurish packaging.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 16:56 last edited by
Seems like someone wants to stoke the flames against China, notwithstanding George’s opening reminder, which I agree with,
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 18:11 last edited by
Caution is certainly in order when dealing with packages from an anonymous sender.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 18:43 last edited by
@Catseye3 said in Mystery Seeds from China:
Front page of today's WSJ. Pretty amateurish packaging.
So many basic questions that weren’t addressed. How hard is it to know what it is?
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 18:46 last edited by
China has asked for them back for investigation.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 19:15 last edited by
"Dear Department of Agriculture: Find a clay pot. Put some dirt in it. Plant one of these seeds and watch and see what comes up. NNTTM. Yours sincerely, A Concerned Citizen"
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Scattering seeds is pretty easy. You would think the PRC would be a bit slicker than this. Any pics of the seeds?
wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 21:00 last edited by@Mik said in Mystery Seeds from China:
Scattering seeds is pretty easy. You would think the PRC would be a bit slicker than this. Any pics of the seeds?
I dunno...Jon has scattered seed around the planet. My understanding is that it was hard work...
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wrote on 28 Jul 2020, 23:59 last edited by
He only put a couple minutes into the seeding. No big deal.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 02:21 last edited by
@Mik said in Mystery Seeds from China:
He only put a couple minutes into the seeding. No big deal.
That's what she said.
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Remember: China is an asshole....
Agriculture officials in multiple states issued warnings Monday about unsolicited shipments of foreign seeds and advised people not to plant them. In Kentucky, the state agriculture department was notified that several residents received unsolicited seed packets sent by mail that appeared to have originated in China, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said.
The types of seeds are unknown and could be harmful, Quarles said, stressing that they should not be planted.
"We don't know what they are, and we cannot risk any harm whatsoever to agricultural production in the United States," he said. "We have the safest, most abundant food supply in the world and we need to keep it that way."
Anyone in Kentucky receiving packages of foreign or unfamiliar seeds should contact the state agriculture department immediately, Quarles said.
"At this point in time, we don't have enough information to know if this is a hoax, a prank, an internet scam or an act of agricultural bio-terrorism," he said. "Unsolicited seeds could be invasive and introduce unknown diseases to local plants, harm livestock or threaten our environment."
Residents of at least eight states have now received suspicious packages of seeds that appear to have originated from China, with officials in each urging people not to plant them, according to the Reuters news agency.
wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 02:47 last edited byThis may be the most stupid mystery of all time.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 04:12 last edited by
Every scooby doo episode was smarter?
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wrote on 29 Jul 2020, 11:49 last edited by
@Horace said in Mystery Seeds from China:
Every scooby doo episode was smarter?
As well as each and each and every.
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wrote on 4 Aug 2020, 12:38 last edited by
