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Post by clone on Feb 8, 2011 21:26:32 GMT -8
USDA Allows GMO Sugar Beet Planting Even After a Landmark Court Decision Says No Mon Feb 7, 2011 12:54 And then in December, a federal judge ordered that 258 very important acres of genetically modified sugar beets be destroyed. Judge Jeffrey White ruled that the crops be destroyed because the risk of gene contamination in Oregon's Willamette Valley was so great. This was a step in the right direction no matter how small the step. According to Reuters, the USDA has said it would take at least two years to develop new regulations in response to the overall ban issued last month by U.S. District Court Judge White. But it seems there was little victory to enjoy because according to Minnesota Public Radio, the USDA most recently announced that farmers will be allowed to grow genetically modified sugar beets this season, "while it finishes work on a full environmental impact statement on the beets' effect on other crops and the environment." What? If you even think there may be a problem, why would you continue to make it worst? planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/usda-allows-gmo-sugar-beet-planting-even-after-a-landmark-court-decision-says-no.html
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Post by clone on Feb 17, 2011 16:37:56 GMT -8
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Post by clone on Dec 7, 2011 20:53:33 GMT -8
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