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Focuses on the warning given to Canadian farmers concerning genetically modified (GM) crops. Remarks from Jim Robbins, spokesman for the Canadian National Farmers Union, on GM crops; Results of a study on the products of seed production firms in Canada; Reason of farmers for not growing canola.

Focuses on a report by an international group of scientists, released in 2003, which predicted the total cost of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease by the time it has disappeared in 10 years' time. Factors influenced by the epidemic; Cost of BSE in Canada; Percentage of BSE cases that appeared in Great Britain; Economic impact of the disease on beef producers in Europe.