Everyone is aware of the concept of 'buyer beware'.
Despite this, there are numerous protections in place for anyone
who buys a product, particularly in relation to the product being
of a suitable quality and doing what it is advertised to do.
There are numerous instances where farming enterprises rely on a
product doing what it is advertised to do – whether it is the
seeds being sown, the fertiliser being spread, the pesticides being
sprayed or the machinery and equipment being used to undertake the
farming activities.
But what happens when a product doesn't do what it is meant
to? The law provides some protection, although it isn't
all-encompassing. This has been evidenced by a case that has been
running for a number of years. Court proceedings were begun against
Advanta Seeds in about 2017, on behalf of a group of commercial
sorghum farmers.
