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2007-04-23 | permalink
Minnesota (USA) stops sales of rootworm resistant GE corn
Minnesota has stopped the distribution and sale of a certain genetically modified variety of Syngenta seed corn because it doesn’t comply with state regulations. Farmers were told not to plant the rootworm resistant seed. Syngenta officials told the Minnesota Department of Agriculture on Friday that 7,480 units of ”Agrisure RW MIR 604” seed were distributed to 99 seed dealers in Minnesota.
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2007-04-23 | permalink
Minnesota (USA) stops sales of rootworm resistant GE corn
Minnesota has stopped the distribution and sale of a certain genetically modified variety of Syngenta seed corn because it doesn’t comply with state regulations. Farmers were told not to plant the rootworm resistant seed. Syngenta officials told the Minnesota Department of Agriculture on Friday that 7,480 units of ”Agrisure RW MIR 604” seed were distributed to 99 seed dealers in Minnesota.
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