Food & Water Watch today launched a campaign to oppose USDA’s decision to approve genetically modified alfalfa for widespread planting. Read More...

A wide range of farm and agribusiness groups praised Thursday’s announcement that USDA would allow the planting of Roundup Ready genetically-engineered alfalfa without restrictions, but the Organic Trade Association said in a news release it was “deeply disappointed.” Read More...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has granted genetically engineered Roundup Ready alfalfa seed non-regulated status, which means it can be planted anywhere without barriers or geographic restrictions. Read More...

On the eve of a House Agriculture Committee public forum on the biotechnology regulatory approval process, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., said today they had sent Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack a letter questioning USDA’s process for approving the planting of genetically engineered alfalfa. Read More...