Posts Tagged ‘gmo alfalfa’

USDA Partially Deregulating Biotech Sugar Beets

USDA Partially Deregulating Biotech Sugar Beets

February 04, 2011 Word just came that the ban on planting transgenic (GMO) sugar beets has been lifted. “US agricultural regulators on Friday said despite a court ban, they would allow commercial planting of genetically modified sugar beets under closely controlled conditions. The move marks the second-such boost by the United States for contested biotech [...]

Monsanto v. Geerston Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Alfalfa Decision (video)

Monsanto v. Geerston Seed Farms: The Supreme Court Alfalfa Decision (video)

A Conversation with Craig Johnston June 28, 2010; The recent Supreme Court decision on the Roundup Ready Alfalfa case (PDF) has drawn a mixture of reactions from the mainstream media, and from the Blogosphere. To help us better understand this decision, CUpS sat down with Craig Johnston, professor of environmental law at Lewis & Clark [...]