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On Friday the Washington Department of Agriculture verified that a farmer’s alfalfa seeds indeed contain genetically engineered (GE) material. The farmer had never purchased genetically engineered seeds and the source for the contamination is still unknown. After the GE wheat contamination in Oregon this spring, an additional contamination case is raising major concerns for farmers whose export markets refuse to buy any GE crops due to customer resistance. “We are very concerned about another contamination of genetically engineered crops in...
The 63rd Montana Legislature adjourned late this afternoon. After a series of hard-fought legislative scuffles, Northern Plains Resource Council members believe they held the line for Montana’s working family farms and ranches. Northern Plains is a Billings-based conservation and family agriculture group. “As expected, Montanans from all walks of life including our members were forced to fight a number of ill-advised proposals that would have threatened our water resources, rural communities, and family farms and ranches,” said Northern Plain...
