ARE the “Frankenfears” that put brakes on genetically modified crops in Europe now brewing in the US?
Organic farmers were dismayed last week when the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) declared that GM alfalfa can be grown without restriction in the US. They accused the USDA of capitulating to the biotechnology industry.
The farmers were hoping for mandatory separations between fields to stop GM pollen drifting into organic crops. Instead, the USDA expects farmers and seed suppliers to keep GM material apart voluntarily. It said this separation is manageable as only 1 per cent of alfalfa is organic and alfalfa…
