Congress Requests USDA Keep Status of Genetically Engineered Alfalfa

Members of Congress have requested that USDA retain the regulated status of genetically engineered alfalfa. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, lawmakers and more than 50 businesses and organizations stated that a USDA Draft Environmental Impact Statement — which found “no significant impact” from the use of genetically modified versions of alfalfa — could not be justified. The letter comes two days after the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a ban imposed by a lower court on genetically modified alfalfa. Read more.