Friday, May 11, 2007

Worry About GMO Plants
by Ridge Shinn


Even grass-farmers now have to worry about the exposure to GMO plants. Write to your congressmen and express your concern about GMO crops compromising 100% grass-fed beef.

In a May 3, 2007 article by the Associated Press, it is reported that a federal judge "barred the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa nationwide, ruling that the government didn't adequately study the biotechnology crop's potential to mix with organic and conventional varieties. ... The ruling is a major victory for anti-biotech crusaders, who have been fighting the proliferation of genetically engineered crops. It is the first ban placed on such crops since the first variety--the Flavr Savr tomato--was approved in 1994.

Read the entire article in Horse.com: "Judge Prohibits Planting of Genetically Modified Alfalfa" by The Associated Press