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Mike Ludwig, Truthout: "After nearly five years of legal and regulatory battles, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has fully deregulated Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa that is genetically modified (GM) to be resistant to Roundup herbicide. The decision squashed a proposed compromise between the biotech industry and its opponents that would have placed geographic restrictions on Roundup Ready alfalfa to prevent organic and traditional alfalfa from being contaminated by herbicide sprays and transgenes spread by cross-pollination and other factors."

http://www.truth-out.org/big-win-biotech-usda-deregulates-monsanto-alfalfa67373

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Earthjustice: Farmers and Conservationists Challenge Latest Federal Approval of Genetically Engineered Sugar Beets
http://act.commondreams.org/go/4376?akid=387.124981.eygWOi&t=46



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