❓ Question regarding GM canola contamination near Cunderdin following a hailstorm. Minister acknowledges the issue, confirms investigation, and reports a single positive GM plant found in a drain near the non-GM property, but none on the property itself.
AnsweredQoN 1069Legislative Council
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED CANOLA — CONTAMINATION — CUNDERDIN
Further to the question asked by Hon Lynn MacLaren on 10 November in which she asked — Is the minister aware that the hail storm near Cunderdin last week resulted in around 100 tonnes of GM canola being knocked to the ground, with some of this running off onto the roadside verge and a neighbouring non-GM property? Given the statement on Hon Lynn MacLaren’s website as at 22 November that around 100 tonnes of GM canola had been knocked to the ground and “this”—which in my view insinuates the 100 tonnes—then washed downhill contaminating the verge and neighbouring non-GM property, would the minister please update the house on the true state of the situation? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
Further to the question asked by Hon Lynn MacLaren on 10 November in which she asked — Is the minister aware that the hail storm near Cunderdin last week resulted in around 100 tonnes of GM canola being knocked to the ground, with some of this running off onto the roadside verge and a neighbouring non-GM property? Given the statement on Hon Lynn MacLaren’s website as at 22 November that around 100 tonnes of GM canola had been knocked to the ground and “this”—which in my view insinuates the 100 tonnes—then washed downhill contaminating the verge and neighbouring non-GM property, would the minister please update the house on the true state of the situation? Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY
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Thank you — Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: Thank you — Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Thank you — Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied: Thank you — Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Thank you — Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Several members interjected. The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
The PRESIDENT : Order! That is hardly a concise question either, but I will call the minister again. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Thank you, Mr President. I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I do not think the other side has ever seen 100 tonnes of canola. Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Several members interjected. Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY : Ooh; a bit noisy! On 12 and 15 November 2011 Department of Agriculture and Food staff visited the properties in Cunderdin referred to in Hon Lyn McLaren’s question. This involved two properties, one growing a GM canola crop and one growing a non-GM canola crop. At those properties DAFWA staff noted there was evidence of water flowing downhill from the property containing the GM canola crop, on the shoulders of Mt Anne Road, which runs between the two properties and two canola crops in question, through a drain under Mt Anne Road and from the drain onto the property containing the non- gm crop. Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
Both canola crops had suffered severe hail damage with the majority of seed remaining on the ground within the crop, much of which had subsequently germinated. The landscape profile of the paddock on which the GM crop was sown was such that water from a portion of the paddock had moved offsite. There were dense populations of wild radish and other weeds on both verges of Mt Anne Road. Each of the verges contained a bank of earth running parallel to the road. The thick vegetation and the earth banks prevented significant water flowing over Mt Anne Road and between the two canola crops. DAFWA staff collected seed and plant samples from the grower’s paddocks, the road verge and the drain under Mt Anne Road. DAFWA tested these samples for the presence of the Roundup Ready gene and found one positive plant in the drain near the non-GM canola grower’s property. None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
None of the samples taken from the non-GM grower’s property tested positive.
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