Australian Story - Seeds of Wrath (Part 1 and 2)

Part 1:

Good neighbours are worth having whether you live in an apartment or a suburban block or the bush. This week's program features an epic saga of former schoolyard mates, now neighbours falling out. It centres on events that are still unfolding in the scenic wheat belt of Western Australia. It began when one farmer decided to plant genetically modified crops near his neighbour's certified organic farm... What started with words of warning over a farm fence soon escalated to the Supreme Court and a series of international headlines. It's divided the small community of Kojonup and set former friends against each other, with unexpected consequences. With the legal case about to return to the court room, we hear from the two farmers, and their families, for the first time.


Part 2:

This week's program concludes the powerful story of childhood friends caught up in an epic neighbours' dispute in a small community in rural WA. Kojonup is a small town in the scenic wheat belt region. Michael Baxter and Stephen Marsh grew up as schoolyard friends. They were good neighbours as well. But that all changed dramatically when Michael decided to grow genetically modified canola and seeds ended up in Stephen's certified organic oat field. The stakes escalated as powerful interest groups got involved. Soon both men found themselves on opposing sides in the court room as international observers looked on...