Friday Food Facts
Arizona Agriculture Grows 3 Biotech Crops: Cotton, Corn and Alfalfa
News Flash, there are only 10 biotech crops approved of and growing in the United States. Also known as GMO crops and successful as reducing pesticide use and improving production, the biotech crops in Arizona are cotton, alfalfa, and corn.
While Arizona only grows three of the biotech crops, there are 10 crops available and on the market today:
- Apple
- Potato
- Field Corn
- Canola
- Alfalfa
- Soybean
- Rainbow Papaya
- Cotton
- Sugar Beet
- Sweet Corn
- Summer Squash
And, while Arizona’s biotech crops are not considered direct food crops to consumers, according to scientists, there is no reason to avoid GMO foods. Why? There’s no nutritional difference between a GMO and its non-GMO counterpart unless it has intentionally added nutrients.
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