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Tag Archives: Sustainability
Congressional Leaders Warn USDA on GE Alfalfa Proposal
U.S. Representative Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) and U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kansas) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting the department to return to a science based regulatory system for agriculture biotechnology and to deregulate without conditions genetically engineered (GE) alfalfa. In the letter, the members point out that while science strongly supports the safety of GE alfalfa, USDA’s actions politicize the regulatory process and could Read More >
“Nuisance Litigation” Threatens Farmer Progress
John Block, former Secretary of Agriculture and now Senior Policy Advisor for Olsson, Frank, and Weeda, released a radio commentary late last week dealing with USDA’s proposed “compromise” on alfalfa deregulation in effort to achieve enhanced coexistence among farmers: Hello everybody out there in farm country. This radio commentary is brought to you by the Renewable Fuels Association, Wal-Mart Stores, Monsanto, and John Deere. They are all friends, supporters, and allies of a healthy farm Read More >
Iowa Farmer: Litigation is the Root of the Problem
Iowa Farmer Reg Clause authored a January 6 editorial about the coexistence issue and USDA’s proposed approach to address the alleged problem of coexistence. Clause raises cattle, corn and soybeans on a fourth generation family farm in central Iowa, and he is a Truth About Trade and Technology Board Member: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced that his department may impose severe restrictions on GM alfalfa farmers. If enacted, these regulations would lead to what the Read More >
Will Vilsack Let the Organic Tail Wag the Biotech Dog?
Forbes ran an opinion piece on January 5 authored by Henry Miller and Gregory Conko: Something is very wrong at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The secretary, Tom Vilsack, is letting hypothetical claims by organic farmers – who produce less than 1 percent of the nation’s farming output – cripple an important and environmentally beneficial technology, the genetic engineering of crop plants. In December Vilsack announced that the USDA is considering geographic restrictions, as well Read More >
Don’t let politics and fear-mongering supersede science
The Wall Street Journal printed a letter-to-the-editor from Mary Boote, Executive Director for Truth About Trade and Technology. Mary’s letter ran in conjunction with one by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding genetically engineered alfalfa and the issue of coexistence: The new rules for biotech alfalfa that Mr. Vilsack is considering, if enacted, would lead to a significant and costly reversal of previous policies. They would limit economic freedom and stifle scientific innovation, setting a precedent Read More >
