2012 November 27.
In a November 19 61-page report to Secretary Tom Vilsack from the USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture, also called AC21, members “acknowledge the premise that American agriculture production practices are diverse in nature and the need for enhancing coexistence between all sectors of agriculture is important. American farmers have the right to make the best choices for their own farms, including the choice to grow GE crops, the choice to grow IP, non-GE, or organic crops, the choice to practice different agricultural management systems, and the choice to grow crops with new functional traits.
