“DESPITE the findings of the Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs which found that existing common law compensation mechanisms were adequate to compensate non-GM farmers, we believe a solution to coexistence with GMO farming systems still needs to be found for Western Australia,” said Glenn Schaube, Chair of the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia (NASAA). The report found …. more
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Assessing the glyphosate spin
By Graeme Sait THE internet is pregnant with the potential to deliver us from apathy and misinformation. With the promise of an unlimited, uncensored smorgasbord of information, we should no longer live like mushrooms, fed dung in the dark. It seems that enlightenment is now within the grasp of everyone, but . . . Although …. more
How to tell if products are really GMO, chemical free
NEW research from the University of Adelaide has found that despite growing interest from Australian consumers to make ethical food choices, most find food labelling inadequate. It’s a subject Australia’s leading organic certifier, the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA) has long been aware of. NASAA General Manager Ben Copeman said while many products …. more
GM contamination judgement day
STEVE Marsh’s loss in the Marsh v Baxter case today by a 2 to 1 vote of the judges just confirms that the Barnett government sold out organic and GM-free farmers. Common law and the courts can’t deliver a fair remedy to family farmers for GM contamination of organic and GM-free farms. “Monsanto and the …. more
World Health Organisation classifies glyphosate as a carcinogen
Annual Incidence of Diabetes (age adjusted) – Swanson et al. 2014 By Andre Leu, President, IFOAM IF you are involved in agriculture or gardening you have probably heard the claims about glyphosate that ‘It is so safe that you can drink it’. A few days after the World Health Organization (WHO) classified glyphosate as the second …. more
The Soil Solution
By Graeme Sait THE UN has named 2015 the International Year of Soils and we should surely embrace this initiative with open hearts and willing hands. It is an incredibly timely focus, in light of a series of serious challenges impacting our future and perhaps our very existence. Soil health directly affects plant, animal and human …. more