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2009-11-17 | permalink
Enough non-GE beet seed available in the USA
Farmers still hope to plant Roundup Ready sugar beets next year, but if a federal judge bans their use there might be enough conventional beet seed stockpiled in the United States to get by for a year. ”As I understand it, there is likely to be enough seed to plant all or nearly all of the sugar beet acres in the U.S. next year,” said Jeff Stachler, a North Dakota State University Extension agronomist who specializes in sugar beets.
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2009-11-17 | permalink
Enough non-GE beet seed available in the USA
Farmers still hope to plant Roundup Ready sugar beets next year, but if a federal judge bans their use there might be enough conventional beet seed stockpiled in the United States to get by for a year. ”As I understand it, there is likely to be enough seed to plant all or nearly all of the sugar beet acres in the U.S. next year,” said Jeff Stachler, a North Dakota State University Extension agronomist who specializes in sugar beets.
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