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2009-09-23 | permalink
Monsanto Australia declares GE canola spreading as ”normal occurance”
MONSANTO has dismissed reports of genetically modified canola contamination along the Riverina Highway near Berrigan. Monsanto spokeswoman Honi McNaughton said a few plants found outside a paddock ”did not equate to ”rogue weeds or contamination” but was a normal, agriculture occurrence. This followed claims by Berrigan farmer Gai Marshall that GM canola weeds were found on the highway near her farm.
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2009-09-23 | permalink
Monsanto Australia declares GE canola spreading as ”normal occurance”
MONSANTO has dismissed reports of genetically modified canola contamination along the Riverina Highway near Berrigan. Monsanto spokeswoman Honi McNaughton said a few plants found outside a paddock ”did not equate to ”rogue weeds or contamination” but was a normal, agriculture occurrence. This followed claims by Berrigan farmer Gai Marshall that GM canola weeds were found on the highway near her farm.
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