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Farmers Fight To Save Organic Crops

Number 18065
Subject Biotechnology
Source The Progressive
State WI
Year 2001
Publication Date September
Summary The Progessive takes a look at the contamination of organic goods by genentically modified orgamisms (GMOs). Genetic contamination of oganic foods can come from sharing equipment, trucks and through pollination by wind and insects. Still, by comparison, organic crops are "orders of magnitude cleaner" than conventional ones.
Category General
Pages 4
Keywords organic crops;organic farming;bioengineering;genetically modified corn;genetically modified organisms;Organic Trade Association;National Organic Standards Board;American Seed Trade Association
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