SA set to repeal GM moratorium

Gregor Heard
Updated August 19 2019 - 6:23pm, first published 6:16pm
South Australian farmers will be allowed to grow genetically modified canola when the state government removes the moratorium on GM food crops.
South Australian farmers will be allowed to grow genetically modified canola when the state government removes the moratorium on GM food crops.

FARMERS straddling the South Australia / Victoria border and the plant science sector are among those congratulating the South Australian government on its decision to move towards removing its moratorium on genetically modified (GM) food crops.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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