Wayne Amos operates Big Dog Farm, a conventional 3400 acres (1350 hectares) grain farm near Oxbow, Saskatchewan. Wayne has worked with farmers in El Salvador to establish a chile pepper processing co-operative. He worked to help set up the Canadian Caribbean Agricultural Exchange program. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Food Grains Bank. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and has worked as a school teacher in rural Saskatchewan.

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One voice is too often missing in the debate about genetically-modified (GM) foodstuffs – that of experienced, practical farmers themselves. In a wide-ranging interview with Sophie Jeffreys and Caspar Henderson of openDemocracy, three Canadian farmers explain why they think it is time to bring the GM rollercoaster under control.