Don’t play silly politics with farmers’ livelihoods – support farmer choice
The parliamentary debate on securing farmer choice in Western Australia is welcomed, however playing silly politics with farmers’ livelihoods by unnecessarily extending debate to delay or entirely prevent the vote on the GM moratorium repeal bill is outright irresponsible. The WA Labor Opposition should put politics aside for the sake of the state’s farmers and the success of WA agriculture. Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s plant science industry peak organisation CropLife Australia, today
