THERE is a place for genetically modified canola in his district says Canowindra farmer, Mick Townsend, who has been growing the controversial crop for the past three years. Mr Townsend said the GM debate needed to come away from glyphosate tolerant canola. ”There are dozens of other traits that can be introduced to some of our current species which give us better moisture usage, disease control and yields, and this can happen as soon as people become better informed about of the benefits of genetic modification,” he said.