It is still technically illegal to grow genetically modified (GMO) crops in Jackson County. County voters passed a measure banning GMO in 2014, and the state legislature made sure no other county would have that power again.
Chris Hardy had a big hand in getting the measure to the ballot and on to victory. He is the focus of this month's , collected by Maureen Flanagan Battistella.
Maureen and Chris sit down to talk about making history in agriculture, in a way no longer possible in Oregon.