Anti-GM campaigners have now sent more than a thousand letters to
farmers, threatening them with legal action if they plant genetically
modified canola.
The form letter says non-GM farmers will seek legal recourse if
engineered crops result in any increased costs, damage or economic loss.

But the letters have received an angry response from the New South
Wales Farmers Association.

Grains committee member Angus McLaren says it's a scare tactic.

"I don't think there will be any issues, or the possibility of legal
action if growers decide to grow GM crops," he says.

"The experience overseas has been that the technology has been
accepted by just about all growers, and even those that choose not to grow
the crop haven't had a problem with it."


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