No to GMO's.Ukiah, California Ukiah (pronounced You-kai-ah) is the county seat and largest city of Mendocino County, California. With its accessible location in the Ukiah Valley along the Highway 101 corridor and just several miles south of the junction with Highway 20, Ukiah serves as the city center for Citizens of Mendocino County approved Measure H, which prohibits the cultivation of genetically modified organisms ge·net·i·cal·ly modified organism n. Abbr. GMO An organism whose genetic characteristics have been altered by the insertion of a modified gene or a gene from another organism using the techniques of genetic engineering. . CropLife America--a national lobbying group representing Monsanto, DuPont, and Dow--spent more than $500,000 to defeat Measure H, while supporters spent $79,000. Mendocino County is the first GMO-free county in the nation. For more information, contact GMO GMO abbr. genetically modified organism Free Mendocino at www.gmofreemendo.com. |
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