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John Reitman

By John Reitman

Genetically modified bentgrass seed still causing headaches on Oregon farms

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Roundup ready creeping bentgrass seed is planted in an Oregon field 15 years ago. Photo by The Oregonian

Remember the promise of glyphosate-resistant creeping bentgrass that was all the rage about 15 years ago and has been all but dead for the past 10?

Turns out, we've not hear the last of this genetically modified turfgrass that promised so much to golf courses at the height of the construction boom nearly two decades ago.

Farmers throughout Oregon are still battling this GMO, and many are at their wit’s end over what to do about it.

Click here to read the rest of the story in The Oregonian.






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