At War Over Biotech Crops in Oregon
At War over Biotech Crops in Oregon
Attorney and applied plant sciences researcher Esther McGinnis enlightened the battle over biotech sugar beets in Oregon.
7:00p Wed 3 Nov 2010, Oregon State University
Esther McGinnis
Attorney and researcher in Applied Plant Sciences and 2009-2010 fellow at the Consortium on Law and Values, University of Minnesota, Esther McGinnis, explains why Oregon’s sugar beet farmers are at the center of a national lawsuit, compares the environmental impacts of planting engineered and non-engineered sugar beet, and examines the legal rights of conventional and organic farmers.
- lecture intro by OrB director Steve Strauss
- lecture slides (pdf version)
- study guide (pdf version)
- podcast
- streaming video
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