Posted Aug. 16, 2010 at 7:07 a.m.
The genetically altered sugar beets provide about one-half of the U.S. sugar supply and some farmers have warned there aren't enough conventional seeds and herbicide to fill the void. The scientific seeds account for about 95 percent of the current sugar beet crop in the U.S.Copyright 2013 WRAL Tech Wire. All rights reserved.
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The genetically altered sugar beets provide about one-half of the U.S. sugar supply and some farmers have warned there aren't enough conventional seeds and herbicide to fill the void. The scientific seeds account for about 95 percent of the current sugar beet crop in the U.S.Copyright 2013 WRAL Tech Wire. All rights reserved.
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