Posted January 21, 2015
Monsanto has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for new genetically modified cotton and soybean seeds, according to  an ABC News article available here. Capital Press also published the article here, and The Wall Street Journal also published an article available hereand.
GMO seeds are used to decrease pest and weed damages and increase yields and herbicide tolerance. But many crops can develop a resistance to herbicides so companies must develop a new version.
The new soybean and cotton seeds are designed to tolerate glyphosate exposure as well as dicamba, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is “nearing completion of its concurrent review” of a new dicamba and glyphosate formulation.
Environmental and consumer groups opposing the new formulation have argued that stronger weed killers pose more of a threat to the public’s health.
For more information on biotechnology, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
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