Food Writers: Conservation district selects essay winners

During the annual meeting on Jan. 28, the Adams County Conservation District presented three local sixth graders with awards for their essays on transgenic foods. The students placing in the contest are Taela Church from Washtucna School, Tyler Moore from Washtucna School, and Taelor Umland from Lind-Ritzville Middle School.

Transgenic foods are produced from organisms that have had genes from other species transformed into the genetic code using genetic engineering. Transgenic foods are most often referred to in the media as genetically modified foods. Since genetic modification occurs in a v...