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100			_aBurrows, D.
245			_aCaught in the middle of the bitter GM battle
260			_c2003
490			_aFarmers' Weekly _v138(6) 7 February 2003, 74-78(5)
520			_aA special feature on the different opinions on genetically modified produce as farmers are caught between arguments in favour of GM crops and the possibility that there will be no market among consumers for such products. Includes the experience of conventional farmers growing GM crops and the benefits of reducing the amount of herbicides and pesticides. However some US experience shows an increase in chemicals sprayed on crops and there is no proof that GM crops are more economical. Also examines the issues that organic farmers will suffer from cross-contamination and consumers will reject food labelled GM.
650			_aGENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS
650			_aGENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS
650			_aFARMING INDUSTRY
650			_aORGANIC FARMING
650			_aFOOD PRODUCTION
690			_aRURAL-AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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