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"Bitter Fight Developing Over Sugar Beets" [1]

"Virtually the entire sugar beet crop in the United States is genetically engineered to protect it from herbicides. Now, a lawsuit claiming the biotech beets pose a risk to other varieties could threaten sugar production."

Mitchell Hartman reports for NPR's Marketplace November 19, 2009. [2]

Agriculture [3]
National (U.S.) [4]
Public [5]
Source: NPR [2], 11/23/2009
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