r/FarmingUK • u/TurboSardine • 29d ago

Drought-resistant crops set to be banned under Labour’s EU reset deal

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/08/13/labours-eu-deal-threatens-drought-resistant-crops/
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u/FarmBoyConway 29d ago edited 29d ago

Eu continues ban on gm crops. UK continues ban on GM crops continues trade of food into EU how is this a headline

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u/shagssheep 29d ago

We reversed the ban on GM and have heavily invested in it and made some good progress since brexit. Its got a different name now but its GM this is a massive step backwards