GM Protesters plant a good idea

Posted April 21st, 2007 by Anonymous

Date:

21 Apr 2007

Potatoes against GM Protestors have planted non-GM organic potatoes on a site that it is believed the Government will authorise for the testing of a BASF genetically modifed potato.

The trial site for Cambridge has already been approved. After having to move the proposed northern site as a previous farmer backed out the closing date for submissions about the new site near Hull was yesterday. Local farmers have already tried to get the trial stopped.

Many local farmers are reliant on bees keepers coming to the area to pollenate their crops, this won't be able to happen with the trial of the genetically modifed crop close by. The mutatoes created by Chemical Multinational BASF has previously been rejected by the Netherlands because the lack of trials in a controlled (greenhouse/lab) environment. BASF also pulled out of Ireland because unlike the UK Governement they placed restrictions thay the German based corporation found to harsh for them.

GM Protesters setting off: Demonstration setting off from the edge of Hull in the direction of the proposed trial site

No mutatoes, potatos work: Mutatoes ready for digging, potatoes ready for planting

Starting to enter the field: Protesters starting to enter the field belived to about to be given authorisation to start trial of the BASF Genetically Modified potato crop.