A big coalition of farmers, consumers and environmental activists on Thursday sued the US government over its approval of a biotech alfalfa. The lawsuit contends that the US Department of Agriculture improperly is allowing Monsanto to sell an herbicide-resistant alfalfa seed while failing to analyse the public health, environmental, and economic consequences of that action.</p><p><a href="http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/35154/story.htm">Reuters: Farmers, Others Sue USDA Over Monsanto GMO Alfalfa</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/ComplaintAlfalfa2.15.2006.pdf">View the Complaint</a></p><p><a href="http://www.saveourseeds.org/downloads/Alfalfa_WORC_Factsheet.pdf">WORC Factsheet: The Problem with GM Alfalfa</a>