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Tag Archives: Marsh_Steve
Steve Marsh to appeal GM canola contamination case
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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Tagged Asia, biotechnology, brassica, canola, crop, escaping transgene, farmer, genetic modification, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, oilseed, organic, plant_dicot, rapeseed, Roundup Ready crop, seed
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Is organic farming out of date?
There’s evidence that organic methods can be very productive, as I’ll discuss in this blog when I get around to that. I grow food on an allotment here in Britain. There, like many modern allotmenteers, I use organic methods. I … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, food, horticulture
Tagged allotment, America, Asia, biotechnology, Europe, farmer, gardener, genetic modification, grocery, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, organic, patent, pesticide
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Western Australia Supreme Court Declares: “Coexistence” With GMOs Is Impossible
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> 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state of Western Australia has issued a summary judgement against Steve Marsh, an organic farmer whose certification was revoked when his land was trespassed upon and his…
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Tagged Asia, biotechnology, brassica, canola, crop, escaping transgene, farmer, genetic modification, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, oilseed, organic, plant_dicot, rapeseed, Roundup Ready crop, seed
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Australian organic farmer loses landmark GMO contamination case
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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Tagged Asia, biotechnology, brassica, canola, crop, escaping transgene, farmer, genetic modification, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, oilseed, organic, plant_dicot, rapeseed, Roundup Ready crop, seed
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Australian crops with or without genetic modification
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
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
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GM canola trial verdict still unknown
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
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Tagged Asia, biotechnology, brassica, canola, crop, escaping transgene, farmer, genetic modification, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, oilseed, organic, plant_dicot, rapeseed, Roundup Ready crop, seed
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GM canola verdict will come soon
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
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Tagged Asia, biotechnology, brassica, canola, crop, escaping transgene, farmer, genetic modification, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, oilseed, organic, plant_dicot, rapeseed, Roundup Ready crop, seed
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Steve Marsh genetically modified canola court case transcripts to be made available online
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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Tagged Asia, biotechnology, brassica, canola, crop, escaping transgene, farmer, genetic modification, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, organic, patent, plant_dicot, rapeseed
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Are Monsanto’s GM seeds invincible?
Monsanto is a giant company selling chemicals. It also sells seeds. Some of those seeds are for crops genetically modified (GM, genetically engineered) to be grown with Monsanto’s agrochemicals. Monsanto is used to winning legal battles but now a case … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, BASF, Bayer, biotechnology, brassica, canola, crop, Dow, DuPont, escaping transgene, farmer, finance, food safety, food security, food sovereignty, genetic modification, glyphosate, herbicide, knowledge, law, Marsh_Steve, Monsanto, oilseed, organic, patent, pesticide, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, politics, rapeseed, Roundup, Roundup Ready crop, seed, Syngenta, trade, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, weed
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