Act now to stop GM alfalfa - deadline extended to Mar. 3

 Feb. 12 Update: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its draft Environmental Impact Statement on GE alfalfa and is accepting comments until end of day March 3, 2010. They say:
-       Contamination of organic food from GE alfalfa will happen but it doesn't really matter.

-       Consumers don't care if organic food is contaminated with GE alfalfa.

-       GE alfalfa will result in fewer small farmers and fewer organic farmers but that's okay.

Tell the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) you DO care about organic food and organic farmers!

Organic farming bans the use of genetically engineered organisms. Stop Monsanto from destroying organic farming in the U.S. and Canada!

You can submit your letter at (copy and paste the whole URL)

http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#submitComment?R=0900006480a6b7a1
 

Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, along with the Organic Agriculture Protection Fund of the Saskatchewan Organic Directorate, asks you to learn about and act to stop genetically modified alfalfa. It's not yet legal to sell GM alfalfa seeds in Canada, but a US injunction on planting in that country could soon be overturned.  Strong action now could stop GM alfalfa and result in an unprecedented ruling about the real contamination risks of GM.

Your group can send your comments to the US Department of Agriculture , sign on to the Canadian statement of opposition, and write to the CFIA. Go to http://www.cban.ca/content/view/full/631 for more information.