US GM wheat outbreak sees industry watching to see customer reaction

Gregor Heard
Updated June 20 2019 - 10:46am, first published 12:00pm
It is believed the GM wheat volunteers found in Washington state in the US may be descended from plants grown as part of GM wheat trials in the area years ago. Photo - a trial plot of wheat grown for research purposes.
It is believed the GM wheat volunteers found in Washington state in the US may be descended from plants grown as part of GM wheat trials in the area years ago. Photo - a trial plot of wheat grown for research purposes.

THE US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed the discovery of genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing wild in an unsown paddock in Washington state in the north-west of the US.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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