Farmers Have Right to Grow Non-GMO

WASHINGTON - Jan 20/11 - SNS -- Farmers have a right to grow non-GMO crops and consumers have a right to expect a choice in the supermarket, argued the Organic Trade Association (OTA) before the U.S. House of Representatives' Agriculture Committee.

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Source: Ag Report

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