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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Snowy weather and roads coming our way ... Mt. Ashland: All systems go at the ski area ... Location, location, location ... Snowy weather and roads coming our way ... Mt. Ashland: All systems go at the ski area ... Location, location, location ... Settlement in GMO case lets some afalfa growers keep their crops for eight years By Damian Mann Mail Tribune Follow @@reporterdm MailTribune.com By Damian Mann Mail Tribune Follow @@reporterdm Posted Dec. 23, 2015 @ 12:10 pm By Damian Mann Mail Tribune Follow @@reporterdm Posted Dec. 23, 2015 @ 12:10 pm » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke approved a settlement Tuesday that allows local farmers to continue to grow genetically modified alfalfa despite a GMO ban in Jackson County, but they must submit their field locations to attorneys representing GMO opponents. Farmers with genetically modified or GMO alfalfa would have an eight-year period in which they could continue to grow their crops under terms of the settlement. The settlement was agreed to by all parties in a lawsuit brought by Bruce Schulz of Gold Hill and James and Marilyn Frink of Sams Valley against Jackson County. Shulz said he would lose more than $2.2 million if he had to remove his alfalfa. Jackson County voters in May 2014 overwhelmingly supported a ban on genetically modified crops. Since then, the Swiss biotechnology firm Syngenta has confirmed it has stopped growing test plots of GMO sugar beets, which it grew on leased land in the Rogue Valley. But some farmers who had already started growing GMO alfalfa protested. The so-called Roundup-ready alfalfa can be sprayed with the Roundup herbicide and continue to thrive while surrounding weeds are killed. By Damian Mann Mail Tribune Follow @@reporterdm MailTribune.com By Damian Mann Mail Tribune Follow @@reporterdm Posted Dec. 23, 2015 @ 12:10 pm » Comment or view comments Terms of Service /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501