Outspent by Monsanto, Syngenta and Dow, local farmers still win
Major Victory for Organic Non-GMO Farmers in Southern Oregon
By Jane Ayers, Reader Supported News
21 May 14
Last night’s election results rocked Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley in celebration, as local non-GMO farmers won Measure 15-119, banning all GMOs from the Southern Oregon region of Jackson County. In the adjoining Josephine County, farmers also won their own initiative to ban GMOs.
This precedent-setting outcome makes these counties the first in the state of Oregon, and in the nation, to ban the growing of genetically engineered crops, “despite record-breaking spending by Monsanto, Syngenta, Dow, and other chemical giants,” according to Our Family Farm Coalition, one of the local grassroots organizations.
In the Ashland and Medford area, 65.90% of the Rogue Valley voted to ban the GMOs. This percentage amounted to 35,948 votes for the ban on GMOs versus 20,432 votes (34.21%) against the measure, and in favor of GMOs. The financials for the entire campaign showed approximately $400,000 in donations to support the non-GMO farmers, while $1.3 million was donated to oppose the ballot measure.
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By Jane Ayers, Reader Supported News
21 May 14
Last night’s election results rocked Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley in celebration, as local non-GMO farmers won Measure 15-119, banning all GMOs from the Southern Oregon region of Jackson County. In the adjoining Josephine County, farmers also won their own initiative to ban GMOs.
This precedent-setting outcome makes these counties the first in the state of Oregon, and in the nation, to ban the growing of genetically engineered crops, “despite record-breaking spending by Monsanto, Syngenta, Dow, and other chemical giants,” according to Our Family Farm Coalition, one of the local grassroots organizations.
In the Ashland and Medford area, 65.90% of the Rogue Valley voted to ban the GMOs. This percentage amounted to 35,948 votes for the ban on GMOs versus 20,432 votes (34.21%) against the measure, and in favor of GMOs. The financials for the entire campaign showed approximately $400,000 in donations to support the non-GMO farmers, while $1.3 million was donated to oppose the ballot measure.
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