Wales-GM Farmer paddles his own canoe.

WALES-GM FARMERS GOES IT ALONE.

Ronald Bailey | January 26, 2009, 1:54pm The Guardian is reporting that Welsh farmer and agronomist Jonathan Harrington secretly imported and planted genetically enhanced varieties of corn (maize) at his farm in Wales.

He also fed the silage made from the corn to cattle and sheep which he then sold. Why did he do it? An unrepentant Harrington said he had resorted to the secret planting after the Welsh assembly, which voted unanimously for GM-free status in 2000, refused to have any meaningful discussions over its policy.

He said: "Out of frustration I went and bought some varieties of maize bred to be resistant to a pest called the European corn borer and which are grown widely in Spain, France, Germany and the Czech Republic." The varieties he chose were on the EU common variety".