GE Alfalfa
NOC Press Release on GE Alfalfa Decision
GMO Contamination Prevention and Market Fairness - What Will It Take?
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December 2010
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March 2010
VICTORY FOR FARMERS IN SUPREME COURT GMO ALFALFA CASE
Over 50 Businesses and organizations Endorse Congressional Letter
PRESS RELEASE
More Than 200,000 NGOs, Farmers, Consumers, and Organic Producers Call for USDA to Prohibit Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
Thanks to our partners for this great effort. These organizations collected the 200,000+ Comments: Center for Food Safety, Organic Consumers Association, Food & Water Watch, CREDO Action, and Food Democracy Now
SEE THE LETTER
More than 300 public interest organizations, farmers, dairies, retailers and organic food producers from the U.S. and Canada signed the letter to USDA, calling upon it to deny approval of Monsanto's genetically engineered, Roundup Ready alfalfa (GE alfalfa).
► Food Democracy Now
Dr. Huber Video
Here's a very interesting perspective from a long-time researcher who is posting this even before the research is complete because he is so worried about the potential problems with GE Alfalfa. GE Alfalfa is one of the top forage crops for farmers, and its promiscuity makes GMO contamination of non-GMO forage inevitable.
On January 17, internationally recognized plant pathologist Dr. Don Huber, wrote a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack warning of the discovery of a new pathogen and a possible link between Roundup Ready (GMO) corn and soybeans and severe reproductive problems in livestock as well as widespread crop failure. Less than 3 weeks later, the Obama administration approved 2 new Roundup Ready GMO crops, set to be planted this spring...
Read about Dr. Huber's discovery.
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