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Monsanto Wins As USDA “Clears” Two GMO Corn Traits From Oversight
The USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) announced on Wednesday that it will no longer be regulate a genetically-modified corn developed by Monsanto to resist its own herbicide dicamba. The move means that it can now be planted without permits or other additional regulatory oversight from the agency. According to Reuters: Monsanto and other agricultural chemical companies produce seeds with built-in resistance to their weedkillers so that spraying with the chemicals does not destroy crops.