Farmers demand compensation for use of balers and storage of bales on arable land. Computer viruses blamed as hundreds of home PCs crash. Government announces that second GM snowflake trial will begin in April, with 15-mile cordon sanitaire around each GM seeded cloud. April UK paralysed as snow again falls countrywide. Monsanto starts legal proceedings against Meteorological Office.
Farmers refuse to allow use of balers until compensation terms are agreed.
France bans products containing UK snow. Inspectors at Calais begin systematic analysis of all UK imports. Iceland confirms that all own-brand foods are GM snow free. Funding is to be provided by Hall's. May UK still paralysed as Dover-bound lorries clog major highways.