Australian state to lift GM moratorium


	Australian state to lift GM moratorium

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5-13-2007 7:16 AM

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gm, genetic modification, australia, victoria, agriculture, farming

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/dfb48d5d-5b99-495b-b99b-7e8ce1909dd0/3A24738D-678C-48B0-9DE2-9DFABE924154/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gm-food-in-victorian-shops-soon/2007/05/12/1178899169197.html?s_cid=rss_age" href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gm-food-in-victorian-shops-soon/2007/05/12/1178899169197.html?s_cid=rss_age" style="font-size: 11px;">www.theage.com.au</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gm-food-in-victorian-shops-soon/2007/05/12/1178899169197.html?s_cid=rss_age">VICTORIA is set to lift its ban on planting genetically modified
food crops as early as February next year, paving the way for a
rush of new food varieties on supermarket shelves.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gm-food-in-victorian-shops-soon/2007/05/12/1178899169197.html?s_cid=rss_age"><P>Under pressure from the Federal Government and farm groups, the
Bracks Government is preparing to scrap the moratorium that stops
farmers using genetically modified products.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gm-food-in-victorian-shops-soon/2007/05/12/1178899169197.html?s_cid=rss_age"><P>Other states are expected to follow Victoria's lead, which GM
supporters predict could cause a surge in agricultural
productivity, with farmers able to plant crops resistant to weeds,
insects and salinity and that need less water.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gm-food-in-victorian-shops-soon/2007/05/12/1178899169197.html?s_cid=rss_age"><P>Federal Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran has told <I>The
Sunday Age</I> it is time for Australia to move on. "I strongly
believe in the environmental and economic benefits of GM crops," Mr
McGauran said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/gm-food-in-victorian-shops-soon/2007/05/12/1178899169197.html?s_cid=rss_age"><P>"Farmers have much to gain, particularly in times of drought,
from growing GM crops such as wheat and canola that use less water
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