Tag Archives: escaping transgene

Steve Marsh to appeal GM canola contamination case

Posted on June 20, 2014 by argylesock

Steve Marsh is a Western Australian farmer who sued his neighbour Michael Baxter for ‘reckless’ harvesting of GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered) canola (oilseed rape, rapeseed, Brassica napus). Some GM canola seeds ended up on Mr Marsh’s land. Mr Marsh … Continue reading →

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Contamination Matters – Why GM crops can’t be managed at a national level

Posted on June 5, 2014 by argylesock

Rob White at GM Freeze in Manchester, England, tells us that GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered) crops can’t be managed at a national level. As you know I’m quite discouraged about this biotech. Is the GM crops war over? I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, horticulture | Tagged academia, America, Asia, biodiversity, biotechnology, Bt crop, crop, escaping transgene, Europe, flax, flax Triffid, food, genetic modification, grain, herbicide resistance, insecticide, law, oilseed, pesticide, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, politics, research, rice, rice Bt63, rice LL601, rice LL62, textile, trade, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership | 9 Comments

Western Australia Supreme Court Declares: “Coexistence” With GMOs Is Impossible

Posted on May 31, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on Volatility:
> A judge writing for the supreme court of the state of Western Australia has issued a summary judgement against Steve Marsh, an organic farmer whose certification was revoked when his land was trespassed upon and his…

Australian organic farmer loses landmark GMO contamination case

Posted on May 28, 2014 by argylesock

Roundup Ready superweeds

Posted on May 2, 2014 by argylesock

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is a campaigning organisation based in the United States. UCS isn’t very impressed by genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered) crops. Here’s a UCS film telling us that the chemical and biotech giant Monsanto has … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture | Tagged agroecology, biotechnology, escaping transgene, evolution, genetic modification, glyphosate, Monsanto, pest, pesticide, pesticide resistance, Roundup, Roundup Ready crop, superweed, weed | 4 Comments

Australian crops with or without genetic modification

Posted on April 16, 2014 by argylesock

Posted in agriculture, money and trade | Tagged arthropod, Asia, biotechnology, brassica, Bt crop, canola, cotton, crop, disease, escaping transgene, farmer, fire, foot and mouth disease, genetic modification, glyphosate, herbicide, insect, insecticide, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, oilseed, organic, pest, plant_dicot, potato blight, rapeseed, Roundup, Roundup Ready crop, seed, weed | 2 Comments

GM canola trial verdict still unknown

Posted on March 26, 2014 by argylesock

Steve Marsh is a Western Australian farmer who sued his neighbour for ‘reckless’ harvesting of GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered) canola (oilseed rape, rapeseed, Brassica napus). The case has attracted attention around the world because it challenges the power of … Continue reading →

Amaranth

Posted on March 22, 2014 by argylesock

Some amaranths (Amaranthus spp.) are useful for people to eat or to feed to animals. Some are weeds. It’s a huge genus including the purple amaranth (A. cruentus), the prince’s feather (A. hypochondriacus), the redroot pigweed (A. retroflexus) and the … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, food, knowledge transfer | Tagged amaranth, breeding, crop, development, escaping transgene, evolution, feed, food, food security, food sovereignty, glyphosate, herbicide, herbicide resistance, history, Monsanto, neglected crop, nutrition, pesticide, plant_dicot, politics, poverty, pseudocereal, quinoa, Roundup, smallholder, staple food, vegetable, weed | 2 Comments

GM canola verdict will come soon

Posted on March 6, 2014 by argylesock

Steve Marsh is a Western Australian farmer who sued his neighbour for ‘reckless’ harvesting of GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered) canola (oilseed rape, rapeseed, Brassica napus). If Mr Marsh wins, the chemical and biotech giant Monsanto will seem less invincible … Continue reading →

Steve Marsh genetically modified canola court case transcripts to be made available online

Posted on February 19, 2014 by argylesock

Steve Marsh is the farmer I described yesterday, suing his neighbour for ‘reckless’ harvesting of GM (genetically modified, genetically engineered) oilseed rape (canola, rapeseed, Brassica napus). Today we learn that court transcripts will be available online. I’m grateful to GM … Continue reading →

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