Sugar Industry Biotech Council

October 17, 2011
On Oct. 14, 2011, announcement of a public comment period for Glyphosate-Tolerant H7–1 Sugar Beets, Request for Nonregulated Status, was published in the Federal Register. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on Oct. 11, 2011, the availability of a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that [...]

May 26, 2011
On May 20, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted the motion of Monsanto and other industry intervenors to dismiss the remaining appeals on Case number 10-17335.  The intervenor group had voluntarily asked that the appeal be dismissed.  As a result of subsequent court decisions and the U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]

February 28, 2011
On February 25, 2011, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an injunction that had ordered the destruction of sugar beet stecklings (seedlings) that were genetically modified to tolerate labeled applications of Roundup agricultural herbicides. The Appeals Court said plaintiffs failed to show that the stecklings, being grown under permits from the U.S. Department [...]

February 8, 2011
On February 4, 2011, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) authorized planting of Roundup Ready sugar beets. USDA APHIS’ decision included mandatory interim measures for planting Roundup Ready sugar beet crops, including the spring 2011 crop, while APHIS prepares a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) [...]

December 22, 2010
On December 21, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals extended its stay pending appeal of Judge Jeffrey White’s November 30, 2010, injunction requiring destruction of sugar beet stecklings (seedlings) currently being grown under permits from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The stecklings are intended [...]

December 7, 2010
On December 6, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay of Judge Jeffrey White’s November 30, 2010, ruling requiring destruction of sugar beet stecklings (seedlings) currently being grown under permits from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The stecklings are intended for [...]

December 2, 2010
On November 30, 2010, Judge Jeffrey White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the removal from the ground of sugar beet stecklings (seedlings) currently being grown under permits from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and intended for research and [...]

October 13, 2010
On October 8, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a notice of appeal, pending approval of the United States Solicitor General, of the court order issued on August 13, 2010, by Judge Jeffrey White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in which the United States Department of [...]

September 1, 2010
On September 1, 2010, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced its next steps in response to the August 13 ruling by Judge Jeffrey White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California regarding Roundup Ready sugar beets.
The court returned this matter [...]

August 14, 2010
On August 13, 2010, Judge Jeffrey White of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied plaintiffs’ motion for a permanent injunction banning Roundup Ready sugar beets.  The Court vacated the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) original deregulation decision and remanded the [...]