Growers embrace some GMO crops, but only give GMO alfalfa a handshake

Two decades after the first GMO crops were approved for cultivation, nearly half of U.S. cropland is planted with genetically engineered seeds, chiefly corn, soybeans and cotton. Farmers have greeted GE canola and sugarbeets with ardor, but alfalfa is the wallflower at the GMO party, says a USDA report. GMO varieties account for a comparatively… » Read More

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