Victory for Willamette Valley Farmers and Public as Oregon Governor Signs Moratorium on Canola Production

Late yesterday, Governor John Kitzhaber (D-OR) signed into law a bill banning commercial production of canola (rapeseed) until 2019 inside the three million acre Willamette Valley Protected District, one of the world’s pre-eminent vegetable seed producing regions.

http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/2446/victory-for-willamette-valley-farmers-and-public-as-oregon-governor-signs-moratorium-on-canola-production