Oregon’s “right to farm” no barrier to county GMO-crop ban

A federal judge says the voter-enacted ban on GMO crops in Jackson County, in southwestern Oregon, “is legal under state law,” said the Medford Mail Tribune. Two alfalfa farms challenged the ban, approved a year ago, as a violation of Oregon’s “right to farm” law and also asked for $4.2 million as compensation if they had to… » Read More

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