I was surprised to read the word organic in " " and your conclusion in the end of this article promoting in one sentence GMO usage. There are controversial findings concerning the use of GMO and the effects on health. In Europe they are labelled. Concerning the health benefits of organic food, you will find studies testifying this at pubmed. Organic meat has some rules concerning the use of antibiotics in animals too. This is so important if you take into account the big problem with bacteria tolerance to antibiotics right now.
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I know GMO's are controversial, and that research is not all that conclusive. But the possible advantages cannot be ignored. And of course, It is not just one GMO that is controversial. GMO's come in a wide variety of shapes and grades of modification. I don't think we should ban all GMO's, and experimenting with the technology should not be such a taboo as it is now.
Antibiotics are something that shouldn't be used recklessly indeed, but you don't have to switch to organic for that. the 'organic' label limits farmers to more than just the use of antibiotics. But meat in general is such a burden on the ecosystem. I'm especially fond of the graph with the different scenario's. Just switching to a vegetarian diet would make it so that we won't have to expand our farmlands. 🍇