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2009-08-24 | permalink
Boulder County (USA) commissioners to consider modified sugar beets
After a summer full of public meetings, the Boulder County Board of Commissioners will have the last say on whether six local farmers can grow genetically modified sugar beets on open space land. Since the first public meeting was held in May, the sugar beet debate has gotten hot, pitting opponents from Boulder’s extensive natural and organic products industry against supporters from local farming operations and big agribusiness corporations.
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2009-08-24 | permalink
Boulder County (USA) commissioners to consider modified sugar beets
After a summer full of public meetings, the Boulder County Board of Commissioners will have the last say on whether six local farmers can grow genetically modified sugar beets on open space land. Since the first public meeting was held in May, the sugar beet debate has gotten hot, pitting opponents from Boulder’s extensive natural and organic products industry against supporters from local farming operations and big agribusiness corporations.
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