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08/22/07 - GE Sugar Beet Heads for Market

A genetically engineered sugar beet resistant to Roundup herbicide and developed by Monsanto Corporation has been approved for commercialization by federal regulators and is expected to be marketed for the 2008 growing season. Sugar beets are a minor California crop produced on very few acres, but are grown widely in states such as North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wyoming.

A story as reported in the Bismark Tribune can be found at:
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/08/22/news/state/138089.txt.