Chown: anti-GM cropping activists equivalent of ISIS operatives

Colin Bettles
Updated April 2 2018 - 2:02pm, first published 1:29pm
A scene from Food Evolution directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy. Photo courtesy of Black Valley Films.
A scene from Food Evolution directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy. Photo courtesy of Black Valley Films.

WA UPPER House Liberal member and former grains farmer Jim Chown says anti-Genetically Modified (GM) crop activists are equal to Islamic State operatives, due to undue interference not only in legal farming systems, but also the courts.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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