USDA releases report on genetically modified sugar beet seeds

摘要

Federal agriculture officials have released a plan to let farmers plant genetically modified sugar beets while a lawsuit over them is resolved. However, farmers fear a partial lifting of a court-ordered ban won't come in time for next year's crop. A federal judge in California issued an order last summer halting the planting of genetically modified sugar beets until the U.S. Department of Agriculture completes an environmental impact study on how the beets could affect conventional crops.