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Organic Advantage and GM Crop Watch Report
Organic Advantage with the BFA brings you a great line up of experts in the field of organics 3rd Monday 4.45-5.10pm bi-monthly (Feb, April, June, Aug, Oct, Dec) with regular contributors Dr Andrew Monk and Holly Vyner.
DR ANDREW MONK is a BFA Director and Chairman of the BFA Standards Advisory Group, in addition to assisting with organic standards development as part of other key standards committees in Australia and overseas. Andrew was formerly CEO of BFA until early 2005. Between 2005 and 2007 he managed a diversified environmental business, while being Chairman of the Victorian branch of Compost Australia through 2007. Andrew has been involved in certified organic businesses (farming and food processing) in Queensland and Victoria for many years, and has over a decade of experience in auditing organic operations across Australia and the broader region.
HOLLY VYNER is a Director and the General Manager of BFA. Holly joined the BFA Group in 2004 and working in certification then in Public Relations, began managing the Group’s PR section from late 2004. Expanding the BFA’s PR section from one person to five over a period of three years, BFA’s PR has contributed to the Group’s Bud logo enjoying approximately double the recognition of any other certification logo in Australia according to independent research in 2009 and 2010. Under Holly’s direction, PR remains a large component of the BFA’s overall role for the organic industry with an increasing focus on consumer awareness.
Join Jessica Harrison for the GM Crop Watch Report 3rd Monday 4.45-5.10pm bi-monthly (Jan, March, May, July, Sept, Nov) for current updates of GM issues from around the world.
Jessica Harrison has been monitoring GM crops since 2005. This photo shows wind-blown GM canola which had spread alond a roadside near Horsham in 2008, the first GM harvest in Victoria. Test strips can identify whether a roadside plant is GM or not in 3-5 minutes. GM Cropwatch aims to identify and eradicate GM weeds wherever outbreaks occur, and agitate so thorough clean-ups are undertaken by the authorities and laws are in place to protect non-GM farmers. GM Cropwatch is part of the Gene Ethics Network.
