Last week, the Western Australian Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Forestry quietly lifted their statewide ban on the growth of genetically engineered crops to allow for GE cotton to be grown in the Kimberley valley.

Both "WA Farmers" and the "Pastoralists and Graziers' Association", have applauded the move calling it a step out of the “technological dark ages” for Western Australian agriculture.

Leon Bruce is a farmer, a genetic engineer and the chairman of the Western Green Growers Committee, a pro-GE wing of the Pastoralists and Graziers' Association.

He spoke with 2ser’s Cale Bain.

But not everybody is as optimistic about the new crops as Mr Bruce. Michelle Sheather is the genetic engineering campaign coordinator for Greenpeace. She has several key concerns about the growth of GE crops.