March, Friday 20th: News Flash, there are only 8 biotech crops approved of and growing in the United States. Also known as GMO crops and successful as reducing pesticide use and improving yields, the biotech crops are cotton, alfalfa, soybeans, corn, papaya, a summer squash and sugar beets. The biotech crops growing in Arizona are alfalfa, corn and cotton.
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