Avoca is a town in Benton County, Arkansas state. At the 2000 census the population was 423. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 square miles, all of it land.

What’s the Harm? Studies Show GMOs May Cause Plenty

  Written by:  Lee Ann Rush Recent legislation dubbed the “Monsanto Protection Act” has put the controversy over genetically engineered (GE) foods* back into the headlines, as research continues to identify more and more negative effects resulting from the proliferation of these “Frankencrops.”   GE foods are those which have had their genetic composition altered in order to add a “desirable” trait..