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This list of testsites has been compiled from information produced by the Biotechnology Unit of the Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions. There is a KEY available at the end of the table.

08/04/04 UPDATE: At present the only GM crop trial being carried out in the UK in 2004 is a research and development trial of GM peas by John Innes Centre in Norwich, (TG 180070). This is the second year of a two year trial. More information on this trial from DEFRA. A new table for 2003-2004 will be added shortly as will an update to the 2002-2003 table

If you have any additional information that would increase the accuracy of this table please email us at

You can see the data for the following periods:

 

Crops planted from Autumn 1999 and harvested by Autumn 2000

This list was last updated on September 14 2000. This was the final update.

Click here to see this data in map form.

 

Hide columns: Farm Address | Company | Area | Sown | Traits | Status

Show columns: Grid Ref | Gmo Ref | Crop | Harvest

 

Farm Address

Company

Area

Sown

Traits

Status

 
ABERDEENSHIRE

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

Damaged 

SAC 

0.001 

 

LA 

 

NIAB 

10 

rotation 

LLor RR 

 

Aventis 

* 0.04 

Win99 

LL SL 

 

 
ANGUS

? Liff 

SAC 

0.2 

apr 

AS, AB 

 

 
MIDLOTHIAN

Aventis 

0.04 

Win99 

LL SL 

 

 
CUMBRIA

Wellington Farm, Sandwith Newton 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

 
YORKSHIRE

Aventis 

0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

 

Novartis 

0.03 

mar-may 

RR 

 

Leeds uni 

0.1 

apr 

NR 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Aventis 

*1 

 

LL AB 

 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

60% Damaged 

Advanta 

*1.5 

feb-jun 

LL 

 

? Armthorpe 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

Damaged 

Aventis 

0.04 

winter 99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

 
HUMBERSIDE

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

 

 
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

ADAS Gleadthorpe, Meden Vale 

Aventis 

1.6 

Win99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

ADAS Gleadthorpe, Meden Vale 

Novartis 

0.03 

mar-may 

RR 

 

ADAS Gleadthorpe, Meden Vale 

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

 

ADAS Gleadthorpe, Meden Vale 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Aventis 

0.05 

Win99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

 
LINCOLNSHIRE

Advanta Seeds,Boothby Graffoe 

Aventis 

* 0.04 

Win99 

LL SL 

 

Advanta Seeds,Boothby Graffoe 

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

 

Advanta Seeds,Boothby Graffoe 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

 

Advanta Seeds,Boothby Graffoe 

Advanta 

*1.5 

feb-jun 

LL 

 

Barr Farm, Edlington 

Aventis 

0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

 

Barr Farm, Edlington 

Novartis 

0.03 

mar-may 

RR 

Destroyed 

Barr Farm, Edlington 

Aventis 

*1 

 

LL AB 

 

Barr Farm, Edlington 

Advanta 

*1.5 

feb-jun 

LL 

 

Monmouth House, Long Sutton 

Aventis 

0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

 

Monmouth House, Long Sutton 

Novartis 

0.03 

mar-may 

RR 

Destroyed 

Monmouth House, Long Sutton 

Aventis 

*1 

 

LL AB 

 

Monmouth House, Long Sutton 

Advanta 

*1.5 

feb-jun 

LL 

 

Home Farm, Spittal in the Street 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

 

Home Farm, Spittal in the Street 

Aventis 

** 10 

Win99 

LL SL 

 

Dalby Farms Ltd., Brigsley 

Aventis 

* 0.04 

Win99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

The Old Rectory, Croxby 

Aventis 

** 10 

Win99 

LL SL 

 

Wickham Hall, Burgh on Bain 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Heath Farm, Sudbrook 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

? Gedney Hill 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

? North Kelsey 

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

 

 
CHESHIRE

? Aston 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

 

 
FLINTSHIRE, NORTH WALES

? Sealand 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

60% Damaged 

 
SHROPSHIRE

Aventis 

0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

 

Novartis 

0.03 

mar-may 

RR 

 

Aventis 

*1 

 

LL AB 

 

Advanta 

*1.5 

feb-jun 

LL 

 

? Beckbury 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

? Ash Parva 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

? Prees Heath 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

 

 
WORCESTERSHIRE

Aventis 

* 0.04 

Win99 

LL SL 

 

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

 
HEREFORDSHIRE

? Preston Wynne 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

15% Damaged 

? Preston Wynne 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

 
WARWICKSHIRE

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

 

 
GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

75% Damaged 

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

50%+ Damaged 

? Down Hatherley 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

 
OXFORDSHIRE

Aventis 

2 X 0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

 

Aventis 

2 tests 

may 

LL SL 

 

Aventis 

*1 

 

LL AB 

 

IVEM 

0.02 

Spring 

BV 

 

 
CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Aventis 

* 0.04 

winter 99 

LL SL 

Damaged 

Aventis 

* 0.04 

winter 99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

Aventis 

0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

 

Aventis 

*1 

 

LL AB 

 

Monsanto 

* 2 

feb 

RR 

 

NIAB 

10 

rotation 

LL or RR 

 

NIAB 

10 

rotation 

LL or RR 

 

NIAB 

0.001 

apr 

NR AS AB 

 

Novartis 

0.03 

mar-may 

RR 

 

Adv Tech 

0.4 

apr 

AS 

 

Advanta 

*1.5 

feb-jun 

LL 

 

Monsanto 

mar-may 

RR 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Novartis 

0.03 

mar-may 

RR 

Destroyed 

IACR 

Oct-99 

RR 

 

Monsanto 

mar-may 

RR 

 

Aventis 

* 0.04 

winter 99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Biogemma 

0.005 

jan-mar 

PS 

 

Biogemma 

0.03 

mar-may 

AP RA 

Destroyed 

IACR 

Oct-99 

RR 

 

Aventis 

* 0.04 

Win99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

Aventis 

2 X 0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

 

Aventis 

 

mar-apr 

LL SL 

85% Damaged 

Aventis 

*1 

 

LL AB 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

 
NORFOLK

NIAB 

10 

rotation 

LL or RR 

 

Aventis 

2 tests 

 

LL AB 

Destroyed? 

IACR 

Oct-99 

RR 

Destroyed? 

Novartis 

0.03 

mar-may 

RR 

Destroyed? 

Aventis 

2 X 0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

Destroyed? 

Advanta 

*1.5 

feb-jun 

LL 

Destroyed? 

IACR 

mar 

LL or RR AB 

Destroyed? 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Monsanto 

mar-may 

RR 

Destroyed 

 
SUFFOLK

Aventis 

0.5 

mar-apr 

LL AB CM 

 

NIAB 

10 

rotation 

LL or RR 

 

IACR 

mar 

LL or RR AB 

 

Monsanto 

mar-may 

RR 

 

IACR 

Oct-99 

RR 

 

Aventis 

*1 

 

LL AB 

 

Aventis 

0.12 

Win99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

Monsanto 

**2-10 

Spring 

RR 

 

? Kenny Hill 

Monsanto 

mar-may 

RR 

Destroyed 

 
HERTFORDSHIRE

Aventis 

 

Win99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

Aventis 

** 

Win99 

LL SL 

Damaged 

Aventis 

** 

mar-may 

LL SL 

75% Damaged 

Aventis 

 

Win99 

LL SL 

 

Aventis 

mar-apr 

LL SL 

 

NIAB 

10 

rotation 

Ll or RR 

 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

Destroyed 

Biogemma 

0.005 

jan-mar 

PS 

 

Aventis 

* 0.04 

Win99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

Aventis 

0.15 

Win99 

LL SL 

Destroyed 

 
BERKSHIRE

Astra-Zeneca 

0.4 

apr 

SFR 

 

Astra-Zeneca 

0.1 

may 

SP ABR 

 

 
ESSEX

? Wivenhoe 

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

Damaged 

 
SOMERSET

Biogemma 

0.005 

jan-mar 

PS 

 

 
DORSET

Aventis 

** 

 

LL AB CM 

15% Damaged 

 
 

Key:

Grid Ref
Grid references, four number refs will be updated to six number refs when information is available
Farm Address
Grouped by county. Addresses of farms hosting test sites are no longer made public, only the parish names are supplied. Over time we hope to fill in the addresses. If you can help with this please us.
Company

Aventis= formerly known as AgrEvo. AgrEvo's German parent company Hoescht have merged with Rhone-Poulenc to create Aventis.
Advanta= Seed company owned by Astra-Zeneca
Adv. Tech= Advanced Technologies, based in Cambridge
SAC
= Scottish Agricultural College
NIAB= National Institute of Agricultural Botany
IACR= Institute of Arable Crop Research
IVEM= Oxford University's Institute of Virology & Environmental Microbiology.
SCRI
= Scottish Crop Research Institute
GMO Ref
quote this reference when in communication with the government's Biotech Unit; there is a dossier of information available on each of these tests from them.
Crop
WOSR
= Winter oil seed rape, SOSR= Spring oil seed rape, S Beet= Sugar Beet, F Beet= Fodder Beet, F Maize= Fodder Maize, S Wheat= Spring Wheat.

Area
Maximum area of test crop in hectares.
* = National Seed List - site size is 'per variety'
**= government sponsored "Farm Scale Trials", all are the split field design, half the field is GE and half is a non-GE, and there is a non-GE border crop. Except where stated, these are up to 10 hectares in size, more exact areas may be available soon.

Traits
RR= "Roundup Ready" Resistant to Monsanto's patented broad-spectrum herbicide, active ingredient glyphosate.
LL= "Liberty Link" Resistant to Aventis' patented broad-spectrum herbicide glufosinate ammonium, sold as Liberty.
SL= Aventis' patented system for producing oil seed rape hybrids by using genetically engineered male sterility.
SP= Astra-Zeneca's "switchable promoter" allows genes to be switched on and off, dubbed "Traitor Technology".
SFR=Switchable fungal resistance genes, an application of Traitor Technology
AB= GM Crops known to contain antibiotic resistance marker genes.
DR =Disease Resistant
AS= Altered starch and sugar content.
AP= Altered proteins
HL= High Laurate acid content
RA
= Resistant to Asulam herbicide.
NR= Resistance to nematodes, microscopic soil creatures.
CM= Cauliflower Mosiac Virus (CamV) used as a vector in GE process.
PS= Oil seed rape engineered to have reduced pod shatter.
BV= This organism is a GE baculovirus, an insect attacking virus made more deadly, tested for use as an insecticide (sprayed on plants).
Status
Destroyed= Test site destroyed by public
Damaged= Test site damaged by public
Abandoned= Trial abandoned by company due to crop failure or damage by public

(VCU)= National Seed Listing Trial for Value for Cultivation and Use
(DUS)= National Seed Listing Trial for Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Stability

 

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