A landmark GMO contamination ruling in Australia could usher in lower organic farming standards, stripping the country of its premier status and threatening organic exports in an industry set to double in size by 2018.

Western Australian farmer Steve Marsh (#IamSteveMarsh) has lost a landmark case which could have protected his organic status, after his property was contaminated by GM canola from a neighbouring farm.

Farmer had claimed that genetically modified canola had drifted onto his property, losing him his certification.

A farmer growing organic canola in western Australian lost his bid to claim damages from a neighbor after genetically modified (GMO) canola seed heads blew on to his property, causing him to lose his licence as an organic grower. The Supreme Court of Western Australia ruled on Wednesday against organic farmer Steve Marsh, who sued his former friend Michael Baxter after winds carried harvested seed from Baxter's Monsanto Roundup Ready canola crop on to Marsh's farm.

A truck carrying genetically modified canola has crashed in the WA Great Southern region in a spill the Australian Greens have described as a ‘serious biohazard’. The accident happened near the intersection of South Coast Highway and Cheyne Road about 50km east of Albany and about 465km southeast of Perth.

Genetically modified technology has the potential to make grapes cheaper to produce and enhance Australian wine production. But the Australian wine sector doesn't support the use of GM in its industry.

A local artist joined city officials in Brisbane Wednesday evening to introduce an art exhibit and “Bill of Rights for Seeds” in an effort to bring attention to the proliferation of genetically engineered food and people’s rights to define their own food systems.

Growing concerns over genetically modified foods and crops in Australia have prompted calls for a freeze on new GM crop and food approvals.

Biotechnology research being undertaken by Queensland University of Technology through HAL's transformational R&D program has the potential to help the horticulture industry overcome common pest and disease issues facing vegetatively propagated crops, while helping to shift the public perception of genetically modified foods.

Scientists from India and Australia have found that a native Australian grass growing in Queensland state could hold the key to ensuring the long-term viability of rice, a crop critical to global food security.

The landmark trial of a South West farmer accused of contaminating his neighbour's crops with genetically modified canola has wrapped up in the Supreme Court.