South Australia: “the agriculture equivalent of a technical backwater”

South Australian politicians are being accused of letting down the state’s farmers during one of the worst dry spells on record.

Legislation to wind back a moratorium on GM Crops in the state failed to pass through the upper house.

Australia’s peak industry body for the plant science sector says Labor should be embarrassed for voting against a process it put in place.

Rural reporter Eddie Summerfield caught up with Crop Life Chief Executive Matthew Cossey:

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