'''LibertyLink''' is a BASF-owned brand of genes for use in agriculture providing tolerance to Liberty herbicide and glufosinate (a.k.a. Liberty or Basta). The genes were developed by Bayer CropScience, before being sold to BASF Ag in late 2017. LibertyLink provides an herbicide resistance system that is still effective in the presence of glyphosate resistant weeds.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://southeastfarmpress.com/soybeans/ignite-herbicide-0731/ |title=Agribusiness: Bayer launches Ignite herbicide |access-date=2009-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715062009/http://southeastfarmpress.com/soybeans/ignite-herbicide-0731/ |archive-date=2010-07-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The gene which gives resistance to glufosinate is a bar or pat gene which was first isolated from two species of ''Streptomyces'' bacteria. Glufosinate was included in a biocide ban proposed by the Swedish Chemicals Agency<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kemi.se/templates/News____5415.aspx |title=Interpretation of criteria for approval of active substances in the proposed EU plant protection regulation |date=2008-09-23 |publisher=Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI) |accessdate=2009-01-14 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101024604/http://www.kemi.se/templates/News____5415.aspx |archivedate=January 1, 2009 }}</ref> and approved by the European Parliament on January 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/066-45937-012-01-03-911-20090112IPR45936-12-01-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm |title=MEPs approve pesticides legislation |date=2009-01-13 |accessdate=2009-01-14 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125031216/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/066-45937-012-01-03-911-20090112IPR45936-12-01-2009-2009-false/default_en.htm |archivedate=January 25, 2009 }}</ref>
==Crops== The LibertyLink gene is available in a variety of crops including corn, cotton, canola, sugarbeet and soybean. It is not available in rice.<ref>http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2008/08/16/ag_news/production_news/duc19.txt{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/ge-rice-1209/index.html |title=U.S. Rice 99.9 percent LL trait-free | content from Delta Farm Press |website=deltafarmpress.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712115829/http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/ge-rice-1209/index.html |archive-date=12 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Contamination lawsuit== In 2006, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Bayer CropScience's LibertyLink genetically modified rice had contaminated the U.S. rice supply. Shortly after the public learned of the contamination, the E.U. banned imports of U.S. long-grain rice and the futures price plunged. In April 2010, a Lonoke County, Arkansas jury awarded a dozen farmers $48 million. The case was appealed to the Arkansas Supreme Court, which affirmed the judgement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bayer CropScience LP v. Schafer|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/arkansas/supreme-court/2011/10-1246-0.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Justia Law|language=en}}</ref> On 1 July 2011, Bayer CropScience agreed to a global settlement for up to $750 million.<ref>{{cite news|author=Bloomberg L.P.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/business/02rice.html|newspaper=The New York Times | title=Bayer Settles With Farmers Over Modified Rice Seeds|date=1 July 2011}}</ref>
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Category:Chemical companies of Germany Category:Genetically modified organisms in agriculture
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