Monsanto sues small farmers again (and again)


	Monsanto sues small farmers again (and again)

bignosemousie

5-6-2007 12:19 PM

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monsanto, farming, agriculture, genetics, agrobusiness, engineering, science

bignosemousie says:

Monsanto is suing a canola farmer because bees pollinated his crops with "trademarked" pollen from a GM farm. Nice way to do business. Soon all canola crops will be owned by Monsanto, if it doesn't kill the bees first.

Monsanto also sued a dairy farmer to prevent him from labelling his milk rBGH-free. Monsanto is the number one producer of rBGH.

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5-6-2007 3:38 PM

enbar

What an incredibly depressing story. Monsanto is so effing evil.

5-6-2007 4:13 PM

The REAL Napster

Monsanto is def the Evil empire to watch. All of their products smack of global domination. No regard for anyone else but themselves...in anything they do.

5-6-2007 7:59 PM

bignosemousie

No regard for anyone else but themselves...in anything they do.

You are so right about that.

5-8-2007 9:03 PM

Antara

Who keeps them in business?

5-8-2007 9:09 PM

bignosemousie

Who keeps them in business?

Apparently everyone. They own most of the food or things that food is made out of.

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