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In a precedent-setting final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the planting of Monsanto\u2019s genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) acknowledges for the first time that GE contamination of organic and conventionally grown crops presents a huge problem in the U.S.\u00a0 Yet, the document falls woefully short of proving that GE alfalfa is safe for the environment or that it will afford all<\/em> farmers their fair share of the US agricultural economy.\u00a0 In fact, the EIS sorely lacks the type of rigorous scientific data and analysis that the public expects from the Agency to justify going forward with any type of deregulation of GE alfalfa.<\/p>\nThat is why we are calling on our supporters to urge USDA to adopt a moratorium on the planting of GE alfalfa.<\/p>\n
Read the whole Action Alert from the Center for Food Safety<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tell Sec. of Agriculture Vilsack to Ban the Planting of GE Alfalfa. USDA\u2019s Environmental Impact Statement Does Not Justify Approval In a precedent-setting final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the planting of Monsanto\u2019s genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa, the US Department … Continue reading