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California is now facing the choice between sustainably grown or GE agriculture as biotech industry and university researchers are poised to introduce the next generation of GE crop varieties. Over 1,500 field tests of GE crops have occurred in California since the early 1990s. In the next few years the industry hopes to commercialize many new crops including Bayer's Liberty Link herbicide-tolerant rice. Fortunately, this has not yet occurred and there is still time for California farmers and consumers to demand a different kind of agriculture.
The Californians for GE-Free Agriculture Coalition is bringing together farmer-based organizations with consumer and environmental groups to halt the introduction of economically and ecologically destructive GE crops. The Coalition consists of California Certified Organic Farmers, Center for Food Safety, Community Alliance with Family Farmers, Ecological Farming Association, Four Elements Farm, Genetic Engineering Action Network, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Organic Consumers Association and the True Food Network.
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