You've probably heard that USDA recently deregulated Roundup Ready sugar beets following a court-ordered Environmental Impact Statement …
Have You Told USDA How You Feel About GE Sugar Beets?
In 2008, OSA along with our partners, including the attorneys at Center for Food Safety (CFS), successfully won a lawsuit against USDA for …
Farmers Stand Up for Seed Integrity at GE Beet Hearing
Farmers stood up for seed integrity last week in Corvallis, OR, where a listening session on GE sugar beets provided a forum for discussing …
Is There a Sugar Beet Listening Session Near You?
USDA recently published its court-ordered draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Roundup Ready sugar beets. In addition to accepting …
Court of Appeals Dismisses Appeal of GE Sugar Beet Case
Cross-posted from the Center for Food Safety: Court of Appeals Dismisses Monsanto's Appeal of Biotech Beets Case, Preserves Victory for …
OSA to Challenge USDA’s Approval of GE Sugar Beets
For Immediate Release: February 4, 2011 Contact: Kristina Hubbard, Director of Advocacy, (406) 493-6965, kristina@seedalliance.org OSA to …
Leading Organic Businesses Oppose GE Sugar Beets
Cross-posted from the Center for Food Safety Leading organic businesses and trade groups have filed a joint brief to the U.S. Court of …
NPR: A Tale of Two Seed Farmers
NPR recently visited Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seed about the GE sugar beet case. "This valley is not big enough to have genetically …
The Problem of Contamination: Sugar Beet Update
The problem of contamination by genetically engineered (GE) seeds and crops received a lot of attention in 2010 thanks to court decisions …
Seed Digest (November 27 – December 10, 2010)
Research and Education Programs Grow New Varieties, Partners, and Staff This past year has been very rewarding for both our research effort …
DOJ Seeks Justice for … Monsanto?
Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) wants to appeal this week's court order requiring the destruction of GE sugar …
Federal Court Orders Destruction of GE Sugar Beet Crop
Organic Seed Alliance enjoyed a big victory in August when Jeffrey White, federal district judge for the Northern District of California, …