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“Why You Can Now Kiss Organic Beef, Dairy and Many Vegetables Goodbye” screams a recent AlterNet headline. This story, like so many others that have appeared in the press over the past week or two, revolves around the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to deregulate genetically engineered alfalfa.

Nitrogen nodules on alfalfa roots.

As most of these articles correctly point out, alfalfa is a major feed crop for the dairy and beef industries, and as a perennial, bee-pollinated crop, the risks of contamination spreading into non-GE alfalfa crops is great. I’m afraid Iwon’t be finding any good reasons to cheer this particular decision by the USDA, which I agree with most critics, is short-sighted and completely unnecessary from either a farming or consumer standpoint. But, nevertheless, the decision has been made and farmers in the Unites States will now be able to plant Roundup Ready alfalfa.

My question is why would they want to? Read more »

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