Biotechnology

Greenpeace have been running a campaign against the planting of new crop varieties in Australia since about 2001 as part of their global campaign against genetically modified (GM) food. The Australian campaign has been phenomenally successful with … [Read more...] about This Year Critical for Australian Agriculture, So Greenpeace Sponsors Tour by Anti-GM Campaigner

Over 114 million hectares of land was planted to GM crops in 23 countries in 2007. Poland and Chile were new additions with Chile producing GM for seed export and Poland grew Bt maize for the first time. The USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India … [Read more...] about Australian Agriculture Slipping in Adoption of New Crop Varieties

On February 8, 2008, South Australian Premier Mike Rann and the Minister for Agriculture Rory McEwen announced a continuation of the ban on genetically modified plants. They can not be grown in South Australia. In a media release Mr Rann said … [Read more...] about South Australian Government Ignores Recommendation to Lift Ban on GM Crops

Reports in Australian Cotton Outlook that India is on the cusp of a “White Gold Revolution” have prompted renewed calls from for all Australian farmers to be given the right to participate in the biotech revolution. India has progressed from an … [Read more...] about Farmers Looking Forward to a Golden Revolution: Media Release from The Producers Forum

Jen, NSW and Victoria have just lifted the ban on genetically modified (GM) crops! It wont take them long to see the benifits either... won't take long before South Australia and Western Australia freak out because the yeilds back in the eastern … [Read more...] about Bans Lifted on GM Food Crops