Federal felony charges of economic sabotage and domestic terrorism could be brought if whoever destroyed two sugar beet fields in Jackson County, Oregon earlier this month is ever brought to justice. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investing the destruction of about 6,500 sugar beets that occurred on the
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Court Says No GM Sugar Beets Without Final EIS
Up until now, court challenges to genetically engineered crops have mostly been about process and procedure, not the merits of the brave new GM world.
But a decision last week out of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is going to change all that, according to attorney George Kimbrell from
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9th Circuit Stops Destruction of GM Sugar Beets
Wanting readers to think beyond the Feb. 25 decision by his three-member Ninth Circuit Court panel, calling off the destruction of genetically modified sugar beets, Judge Sidney R. Thomas opted to give them an amusing moment.
“As we have noted,” wrote Judge Thomas, “this appeal presents a thin slice of
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Vilsack Calls for a Truce in GE Crops Fight
In an open letter to stakeholders Thursday, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack called for “a new paradigm of coexistence and cooperation” for both genetically engineered and non-GE agricultural approaches.
The letter comes just two weeks after the U.S. Department of Agriculture completed its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Monsanto’s Roundup Ready
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Opponents of GM Sugar Go Back To Court
When things get confusing, lawyers do what lawyers do–go back to court for directions more to their liking.
And that’s exactly what has happened when it comes to genetically modified sugar beets.
The original opponents to Monsanto’s Roundup Ready GM sugar beets–the Center for Food Safety, Organic Seed Alliance, High
USDA Sticks a Hoe into the Sugar Beet Issue
Caught since Aug. 13 between a federal judge and some inept inaction by the Agriculture Department, sugar beet growers with about one million acres in a dozen states have been wondering what’s going to be the next thing to happen to them.
Against predictions that sugar prices will be
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Beet Growers Ask: ‘What About Next Year?’
With imports cut off and sugar available for purchase only with the right ration coupon, the federal government during World War II put out a poster that said: “Plant More Sugar Beets!”
Now sugar beet growers are wondering if the federal government policy for the 2011 crop year will be
GM Sugar Beets Put Back Under USDA Regulation
If you’ve been feeling out of sync from trying to follow the ball on genetically modified (GM) sugar beets, the ten-page order last Friday from U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S. White probably is not going to set your world right.
It is like GM sugar beets hit a home
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More ‘Made in Croatia’ Food Coming
More food exports by Croatia will be safe as its consumer protection policies will be up to European Union standards.
Those are among the findings of a new World Trade Organization (WTO) review of Croatia’s trade policies. WTO says since its independence in 1991, Croatia has gradually been opening up
Judge Lets Growers Plant Roundup Ready Beets
U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction against using Monsanto’s Roundup Ready sugar beet seed during the upcoming planting season.
The ruling means sugar beet growers will not be stopped from using genetically modified (GM) seeds during the upcoming growing season.
From his
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