Last month I talked to a PCA in the southern San Joaquin Valley who was surprised at an alfalfa grower’s first year production. The reason for the call wasn’t based on Roundup Ready alfalfa, but the PCA brought up the subject and was eager to talk about it. A long-time pest control advisor and a grower, he’s ecstatic over a late planting that’s producing yields much higher than expected.
His comments made me think it was time to check the naysayers who have been doing everything possible to stop RR alfalfa (RRA) and other GMOs. Last year’s effort to try and regulate RRA again didn’t work for the Center for Food Safety (CFS), which pitted the organization vs. USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack and Gregory Parham. This past Jan. 5, a federal Judge shot down the CFS’ attempt to deregulate.
Looking at the CFS website for the first time since January, it wasn’t a surprise to see that GMO’s were on their front page and other pages. The site has an article that explains why they lost the RRA litigation. Among the reasons: “The absence of (USDA) sound science to prove that contamination can be prevented or that it is safe for human health or the environment.”
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