I don't understand what you mean by “compete”. How are we limiting our ability to compete? We've been competing since we signed on to NAFTA and the free trade agreements and WTO. We've been competing rabidly for decades, but are we any better off? Are we any healthier as a society? Are farmers in this country any better off?
I think we've done a really good job at embracing technologies, both good and bad technologies, and being very competitive on the global market, but are we any better off? Are we any further ahead? Are citizens of the world any healthier? We see incredible amounts of violence and hunger and poverty. We had a world food crisis last year, and now we're just going to throw more technologies after it? I think we need to get back to basics and start growing food that people actually want to eat, instead of imposing inappropriate technologies upon society.