Federal Court May Halt Genetically Modified Sugar Beets Today

From Daily Kos:

March 5th 2010. “Currently, about half of the America’s sugar supply comes from genetically modified sugar beets, which have been engineered to be resitant to Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. In a hearing scheduled to take place today in San Francisco, a federal judge could make a ruling which would order a nationwide halt to the planting and use of genetically modified sugar beets while the USDA conducts an environmental impact assessment – a process which could take two or three years.”

To read the full article go to: https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/5/840670/-Federal-Court-May-Halt-Genetically-Modified-Sugar-Beets-Today

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