Ontario’s sugar beet growers count on GE crop
Beet grower says genetically engineered beets are here to stay despite a U.S. court action: ‘we’re expecting a favourable judgement’
Beet grower says genetically engineered beets are here to stay despite a U.S. court action: ‘we’re expecting a favourable judgement’
Fallout from an appeal of a U.S. decision to permit production of genetically engineered beets affects Ontario growers
Ontario sugarbeet growers say their crop should qualify as Canadian content even though it’s processed in Michigan
photo: Louis Roesch
A judge’s decision to rescind USDA approval of Roundup Ready (RR) sugar beets could leave growers here without seed for next year’s crop
‘We’re defending our position with scientific evidence,’ says the chairman of the Ontario Sugar Beet Growers Association
A debate boiling in the U.S. about the use of genetically modified sugar beets won’t bubble into Ontario, predicts the chair of the province’s Sugarbeet Growers’ Association. Glenn Jack said he hasn’t seen any protest on this side of the border regarding the use of the beets.