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Permit Applications for Release of Genetically Engineered Organisms - 1997
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PERMIT

COMPANY

CROP

PROJECT

COUNTY

STATUS

RELEASE DATE

FEDERAL RELEASE

ACRES

97-PEr-001

Novartis

Sugarbeet

Pesticide tolerant

Clay, Scott, Wilkin, Polk, Chippewa, Renville, Sibley

Permit renewed 5/19/97

Spring 1997

96-361-02r

Up to 0.25 acres per site

97-PE-002

Monsanto

Wheat

Disease resistance

Ramsey

Permit issued 4/1/97

Spring 1997

96-346-01r

2 acres

97-PEr-003 (96-PE-014 and -015)

AgrEvo

Canola

Herbicide tolerant

Polk, Clay

Permit renewed 4/21/97

Spring 1997

97-015-01r

0.5 acres per site

97-PEr-004 (96) PE-010 thru -013)

AgrEvo

Sugarbeet

Herbicide tolerant

Polk, Clay, Wilkin, Norman, Kittson, Chippewa

Permit renewed 6/9/97

Spring 1997

97-029-01r

Up to 2 acres per site

97-PEr-005 (96-PE-003)

Betaseed

Sugarbeet

Herbicide tolerant

Wilken, Clay, Marshall

Permit renewed 5/15/97

Spring 1997

97-044-01r

Up to 0.3 acres per site

97-PE-006

Betaseed

Sugarbeet

Herbicide tolerant

Clay, Wilken, Chippewa, Renville, Sibley, Scott, Marshall

Withdrawn

Spring 1997

96-359-03r

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97-PE-007

AgrEvo

Canola

Herbicide tolerant

Roseau, East Polk, Kittson, Red Lake, Polk, Clay

Permit issued 5/15/97

Spring 1997

97-035-05r

0.5 acres per site

97-PE-008

Pioneer

Sunflower

Disease resistant

Red Lake

Permit issued 5/15/97

Spring 1997

97-029-03r

Less than 0.1 acre

97-PEr-009 (96-PEr-006)

Monsanto

Potato

CO potato beetle and leaf roll virus resistant

Dakota, Lake of the Woods

Permit renewed 4/24/97

Spring 1997

97-017-03r

0.2 acres per site

97-PEr-010 (96-PE-007 to -009)

Monsanto

Sugarbeet

Herbicide tolerant

Chippewa, Polk

Permit renewed 5/5/97

Spring 1997

97-029-02r

Up to 1 acre per site


MDA Contact

Mary Hanks, Supervisor
Energy and Sustainable Agriculture Program
Mary.Hanks@state.mn.us
651-201-6277 • 1-800-967-2474

Ag Marketing & Development Division