GM Grapes Raise Hopes for Midwest Wine Industry
One of the most effective, widely used herbicides in the United States-known as 2, 4-D-has a serious drawback: It devastates grapes. That makes it very difficult to raise grapes in the Midwest, because 2, 4-D is widely used on popular staple food crops including corn and wheat, and it can harm grapes up to two miles away from its point of application.
Posted: 12/30/2008 | Commentaries | Policy Issue: Biotechnology