Farmers begin planting Monsanto beets


Farmers in Eastern Oregon have begun USDA-mandated training in order to grow Monsanto-made Roundup Ready beets.

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Farmers in Eastern Oregon have begun USDA-mandated training in order to grow Monsanto-made Roundup Ready beets.

Growers, cooperatives and seed companies are racing to meet strict regulations governing the transportation, handling and growing of the crop put in place since the biotech beets were re-regulated as a result of ongoing litigation filed by environmentalists.

A large gathering of growers attended a training session on March 22 in Idaho’s Magic Valley, and the Snake River Sugar Cooperative is offering the sessions online, said Duane Grant, the co-op’s board chairman.

Growers who receive the instructions and get their compliance agreements signed may receive seed and begin planting, Grant said.

Read more at Capital Press.

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