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Caution Needed Now RE: Alfalfa Deregulation, UK Report
.Caution is Needed Now RE: Alfalfa Deregulation UK Report
Thanks to Food Democracy Now's Dave Murphy for sending
this information my way.
Date: 4/7/2011 9:07:57 PM ( 13 y ) ... viewed 11642 times
THIS IS POSTED ON THE FOOD DEMOCRACY NOW
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http://www.fooddemocracynow.org/blog/2011/apr/6/don-hubers-cover-letter-euuk-...
The following is a cover letter sent on behalf of Don Huber, Professor Emeritus, Purdue University, to the EU and UK commissions at their request to provide a more detailed explanation of his January 17th letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. His letter was sent in advance of the approval of Roundup Ready alfalfa requesting a delay of USDA approval and also for support for further research due to the discovery of a new pathogen that is prolific in Roundup Ready soybean and corn feed.
Professor Huber's Letter:
Melba, Idaho 83641 USA
March 25, 2011
The loss of genetic resistance in Roundup Ready® corn hybrids to Goss’ wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis) (Figs. 2, 3), synergistic relationship of the newly recognized electron microscopic organism causing infertility and abortions in animals with gram+ bacteria, and high populations of the new EM organism in RR corn leaves and silage creates a concern for the deregulation of Roundup Ready® alfalfa which is productive in many areas only because of its genetic resistance to bacterial wilt caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. insidiosum. This disease could make alfalfa unprofitable for production and, if the EM organism is associated with it in alfalfa as it is in corn, also unsafe for animal feed and their products such as milk for human consumption. The loss of alfalfa, the United State’s most valuable forage crop and fourth most economically important crop, could strike a mortal blow to struggling dairy and beef operations.
posted here
7:06 pm
April 8, 2011
UPDATE
http://www.thomhartmann.com/forum/2011/02/wake-call-gmo-roundup-ready-seed
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