Over a month after a federal judge ordered a temporary injunction to prevent farmers from planting Monsanto's Roundup Ready alfalfa, oral arguments are set to begin in the case to determine whether or not the genetically modified crop should be returned to the marketplace.
The Center for Food Safety brought the case against USDA because of questions about the approval process for the alfalfa. The concern is that unintentional cross-pollination could cause the uncontrolled spread of genetically modified alfalfa into conventional alfalfa fields..
While the government works on an environmental study of the crop and its potential spread through pollination, Monsanto will be allowed to present its arguments in an attempt to allow farmers to plant Roundup Ready alfalfa again.