Rogue Farmer

AP News - 539 days ago
Rogue Farmer
In this Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 photo Giorgio Fidenato holds a raw ear of yellow corn in his office in Pordenone, northern Italy. Fidenato's corn is genetically modified, grown in fields of surreptitiously, and, detractors say, illegally planted Monsanto seed in northeastern Italy not far from the Austrian and Slovene borders. More activist than farmer, Fidenato's cultivation of nearly 5 hectares (12 acres) of GMO corn is a rogue act aimed at forcing the authorization of genetically engineered crops in Italy. The Italian battle is shaping up at a critical moment for the future of genetically modified crops in Europe, where the population has generally viewed the technology with suspicion. (AP Photo/Paolo Giovannini)