Genetic Modified Sugar Beets vs Organics Swiss Chard farmers in Oregon are struggling with growing organic crops near geneticly engineered sugar beets. The sugar beet are modified with the same gene that resist Roundup herbicide. The organic Swiss Chard is grown to produce seeds that sells to growers that want organically pure produce. The problem cross pollenation.
The chard and the beets are actually the same species. They're all Beta vulgaris, the way black Labradors and golden retrievers are all dogs. So anyone growing these plants for seed has a special concern: windblown pollen.
You can read more of the story here: A Tale of Two Seed Farmers: Organic vs Engineered
You also listen to the audio story as well by following the above link to NPR: All Things Consider.
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