THE drawn-out court action involving Advanta Seeds - and the alleged presence of shattercane in sorghum seed it sold to farmers- is set to go to trial on Monday.
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The case will be heard in the Brisbane Supreme Court after the parties to the case failed to reach a settlement during mediation in December.
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They allegedly suffered a shattercane infestation on their land due to the use of that seed.
Originally, the plaintiffs included the term 'noxious weed' in the Statement of Claim.
However, it has since been removed.
Advanta Seeds spokesperson Barry Croker said the trial is expected to run for about four weeks.
"We continue to work with our legal team to vigorously defend the allegations against us, none of which have been proven," Mr Croker said.
"In respect of court process, we cannot speculate on the evidence to be presented as part of the action, nor an outcome, but we're confident in our stance.
"We maintain confidence in our stringent quality controls and the consistent application of these across our seed breeding and supply practices."
Shattercane is a weed species closely related to sorghum and other noxious grass weed species such as Johnson grass.
It is alleged bags of the MR43 Elite sorghum sold to farmers were contaminated with shattercane.
Advanta Seeds was formerly known as Pacific Seeds.
Billy Jupp
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
Billy is a Senior Livestock Journalist for the Queensland Country Life based in Toowoomba. He has worked for a variety of different ACM mastheads during the past five years including the Namoi Valley Independent, Northern Daily Leader and The Land.
