Confirmed: Unwanted GMO Alfalfa Found On Washington Farm b4in.org/qKT Genetically modified alfalfa has been confirmed on a Washington State farm where GMO alfalfa supposedly was not planted, and where the hay farmer did not want such a crop. The Washington Department of Agriculture – the USDA branch — is reporting that the samples from the farm in the eastern section of the state showed a “low level presence” of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready alfalfa. Such genetically engineered alfalfa seeds are able to tolerate the popular Monsanto Roundup weed spray. The tests on the crop were initiated after a non-GMO farmer had his alfalfa crop turned down by an agricultural broker who found GMO pesticide resistance in the load. Washington Department of Agriculture spokesman Mike Louisell called it “the end of the process” for his department and said nothing else would be done as far as the state department of agriculture was concerned. The department in a press release said “there is strong market demand for Round-Up Ready alfalfa and conventional alfalfa varieties.” More b4in.org/qKT
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:22:03 +0000
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