GM crops


GM canola — is anyone buying it?

Grain traders and the WA government are refusing to divulge how much of the genetically modified (GM) canola grown in WA last year has been sold, amid reports that sales have been sluggish, writes Lisa Roth of 3rd Degree.

GM random audits — are they truly representative?

Many WA farmers have welcomed the government-endorsed option to grow genetically modified (GM) canola, claiming coexistence between GM, non-GM and organic farming is possible, writes Lisa Roth of 3rd Degree.

Greenpeace and the agri-politics of GM wheat

Greenpeace’s destruction of a GM wheat trial was less about denialism about GM as the disastrous economic potential of contamination.

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