Organic farmer in appeals court over neighbour's crop

GM damages decision in court as organic farmer Steve Marsh launches appeal - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):

"A judge should have found a farmer of genetically modified canola was responsible for anticipating the impact of his crop and harvesting methods on his neighbour's organic farm, an appeals court has been told.

Prominent QC and former West Australian governor Malcolm McCusker is representing Kojonup organic farmer Steve Marsh who wants to overturn a Supreme Court ruling which struck down his compensation claim.

Mr Marsh had sought $85,000 in damages from his former childhood friend Michael Baxter and a permanent injunction that would stop Mr Baxter growing GM canola in the future.

The canola swathes blew onto his property in 2010 and he later lost organic certification for 70 per cent of his land.

It's the manner with which they harvested which caused the problem."



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