Legal row over genetic crop trials
AN ORGANIC farmer, backed by environmentalists, launches a legal action today to challenge the government over trials of genetically-engineered crops.
Lawyers are starting judicial review proceedings over concerns that a research institute is carrying out genetic trials next to the organic farm of Guy Watson in Devon.
Mr Watson fears weedkiller-resistant genetically-engineered maize could contaminate his organic crops.
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