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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Farmers
Posted June 21, 2010 by El Sagehorn in Crops, Regulatory.	1 Comment
The Supreme Court supported farmers in a 7-1 ruling today; the court overturned a lower court’s order that has prohibited farmers from planting Roundup Ready alfalfa for the past three years.
“This Supreme Court ruling is important for every American farmer, not just alfalfa growers,” said David F. Snively, Monsanto’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “All growers can rely on the expertise of USDA, and trust that future challenges to biotech approvals must now be based on scientific facts, not speculation.”
The opinion of the court, written by Justice Samuel Alito, sharply stated that the district court abused its discretion when it prohibited the planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa in 2007. Today’s ruling will allow USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to take appropriate action to allow further planting while they complete the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The opinion concluded that the lower court’s injunction on Roundup Ready alfalfa “cannot stand.”
Posted by USDA U-Turn on Roundup Ready Alfalfa « The Pulse- of Colorado Farm Bureau on December 27, 2010 at 1:23 pm
[…] own proposal from last year, Sec. Vilsack’s department is now reversing course on deregulating Roundup Ready Alfalfa. According to the Department’s environmental review, the alfalfa was judged substantially […]
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Farmers | The Pulse- of Colorado Farm Bureau
« AFBF Pleased with Livestock Competition Rule
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Farmers
Posted June 21, 2010 by El Sagehorn in Crops, Regulatory.	1 Comment
The Supreme Court supported farmers in a 7-1 ruling today; the court overturned a lower court’s order that has prohibited farmers from planting Roundup Ready alfalfa for the past three years.
“This Supreme Court ruling is important for every American farmer, not just alfalfa growers,” said David F. Snively, Monsanto’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “All growers can rely on the expertise of USDA, and trust that future challenges to biotech approvals must now be based on scientific facts, not speculation.”

The opinion of the court, written by Justice Samuel Alito, sharply stated that the district court abused its discretion when it prohibited the planting of Roundup Ready alfalfa in 2007. Today’s ruling will allow USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to take appropriate action to allow further planting while they complete the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The opinion concluded that the lower court’s injunction on Roundup Ready alfalfa “cannot stand.”
Posted by USDA U-Turn on Roundup Ready Alfalfa « The Pulse- of Colorado Farm Bureau on December 27, 2010 at 1:23 pm
[…] own proposal from last year, Sec. Vilsack’s department is now reversing course on deregulating Roundup Ready Alfalfa. According to the Department’s environmental review, the alfalfa was judged substantially […]