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2009-06-03 | permalink
Boulder County (USA) sugar-beet plan raises ”super weed” concerns
Boulder County may allow six farmers to grow genetically modified sugar beets on 960 acres of leased open space, a move that could cause plenty of environmental problems, including the rise of ”super weeds,” the head of an organic farming group said. Super weeds can withstand most herbicides and have shown up in areas where genetically enhanced crops are grown, warns Dave Georgis, founder and director of the Boulder-based Everybody Eats program.
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2009-06-03 | permalink
Boulder County (USA) sugar-beet plan raises ”super weed” concerns
Boulder County may allow six farmers to grow genetically modified sugar beets on 960 acres of leased open space, a move that could cause plenty of environmental problems, including the rise of ”super weeds,” the head of an organic farming group said. Super weeds can withstand most herbicides and have shown up in areas where genetically enhanced crops are grown, warns Dave Georgis, founder and director of the Boulder-based Everybody Eats program.
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