US Department of Agriculture Faces Lawsuit Over Biotech Alfalfa
Filed in archive Energy, Environment and Ecology , Food and Agriculture by ruth on February 17, 2006

Their complaints are based on two major issues:
- that the genetically modified alfalfa will probably contaminate conventionally grown alfalfa at a fast pace, ultimately forcing farmers to pay for Monsanto's patented gene technology whether they want the technology or not, and
- biotech alfalfa would also hurt production of organic dairy and beef
products because alfalfa is a key cattle feed
(Photo: AgBios Database)
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