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So when the biotech giant named Brumback and more than 100 other local farmers in a subpoena seeking five years of sales records, his first reaction was befuddlement. Then anger. "With Monsanto, you're guilty until you're proven innocent," he said. Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Monsanto gmo biotech roundup ...
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Xinhua News is reporting that China's State Council has approved a significant expansion of a "transgenic species development" program to "shore up the country's sustainable agricultural development." Critics of genetic modification may find the idea of "sustainable" transgenics an oxymoron, but China's move is nonetheless a huge story, with enormous implications. Just as the high price of gas is driving Americans to reconsider offshore drilling, the issue of food security appears to be forcing the Chinese government to put genetically modified rice back on the menu. In the West, anti-GM activists are quick to dismiss all claims of improved yields or other positive attributes associated with GM crops as nothing more than Monsanto pulling the propaganda wool over the eyes of browbeaten farmers or coopted governments. But this is China. To paraphrase Deng Xiaoping: "It doesn't matter whether the cat is genetically modified or not, as long as it catches mice." From The Guardian: The cabinet last week approved a long-term grain output blueprint, which aims to increase grain production to more than 540 million tonnes annually by 2020 so it can be 95 percent self-sufficient in feeding the country's growing population of more than 1.3 billion people. But analysts say that because China's arable land is shrinking every year due to industrialization, the country has no option but to turn to genetic modification technology to increase yiel ... Source: stlouis.bizjournals.com --- 23 days ago
Monsanto Co. said Wednesday it completed its purchase of Marmot SA, which operates corn producer Semillas Cristiani Burkard (SCB). The cash purchase price was $135 million, according to Monsanto's quarterly report filed June 27. (MON) ... Source: www.prnewswire.com --- 22 days ago
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Monsanto Company posts another awesome quarter. ... Source: www.godlikeproductions.com --- 8 days ago
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PILOT GROVE, Mo.-- Soybean farmer David Brumback calls himself a loyal customer of Monsanto Co. His product of choice: genetically engineered seeds resistant to pesticides and weed killers. ... Source: www.bnd.com --- 23 days ago
Two weeks after Monsanto announced plans to purchase a Guatemala-based seed company, the deal is now complete. ...
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07/02/2008 12:00:00 AM Monsanto Co. said today it has completed the acquisition of Guatemalan seed company Marmot SA. It paid $135 million in cash, according to a June 27 regulatory filing. Monsan... ...
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Via Daily Kos. From Physorg.com: Milk goes green: Cows that receive recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbST) make more milk, all the while easing natural resource pressure and substantially reducing environmental impact, according to a Cornell University study to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (June 30, 2008.) [snip] This research found that, compared to [...] ...
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In late March, Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser won a small victory against Monsanto Corporation after a decade-long legal engagement. His struggle began in 1997 when the company sued Schmeiser after the its genetically modified canola plants were discovered growing on Schmeiser's property in Saskatchewan. Schmeiser said the modified canola was blown onto his property from a nearby farm, but Monsanto sued for $400,000, citing patent infringement and failure to pay technology fees. Schmeiser and his wife became international spokespeople for farmer's rights and the fight against genetically modified crops -- but in 2004, Canada's Supreme Court ruled against the Schmeisers, reinforcing Monsanto's patent, but waiving punitive damages. One year later, in 2005, Schmeiser found more of Monsanto's plants on his farm, and after uprooting them billed Monsanto $660 for the labor. The issue landed in small claims court, and Monsanto agreed to pay as long as the Schmeisers didn't discuss the case. The Schmeisers rejected the offer. "There was no way we were going to give up our freedom of speech to a corporation," said Mr. Schmeiser told The Globe & Mail of Toronto. Finally, in March, Monsanto paid the fees with no conditions. "After 10 years, finally justice has been served," Mr. Schmeiser said. --Julia Hengst/Newsdesk.org Source: "Grain Farmer Percy Schmeiser Claims Moral Victory in Seed Battle Against Monsanto" The Globe & Mail (Canada), March 2 ... Find more results for Monsanto on RSSMicro.com |
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Author: Oslo78 Tags: Monsanto OGM agriculture complot mondial maïs nature monde Posted: 17 July 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0 ...
Author: Oslo78 Tags: Monsanto OGM agriculture complot mondial maïs nature monde Posted: 17 July 2008 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0 ...
Soybean farmer David Brumback calls himself a loyal customer of Monsanto Co. His product of choice: genetically engineered seeds resistant to pesticides and weed killers. So when the biotech giant named Brumback and more than 100 other local farmers in a subpoena seeking five years of sales records, his first reaction was befuddlement. Then anger. “With Monsanto, you’re guilty until you’re proven innocent,” he said. Across rural America, Monsanto is known for aggressive legal efforts to protect its patent. Farmers who save and replant the patented seeds in subsequent growing seasons quickly hear from the company’s lawyers – and almost always lose, or settle out of court before trial. Now Monsanto is raising the stakes against this so-called seed piracy with an unprecedented lawsuit against a farm co-op it accuses of aiding the illegal practice by cleaning seeds for use in future crops. That practice violates the contract between Monsanto and farmers which prohibits farmers from stockpiling seeds or selling second-generation seeds. For the rest of the story, read the Tuesday, July 15 print edition of the BDN. ...
In its May issue, Vanity Fair magazine investigated the methods and tactics being used by Monsanto, the world’s largest and most powerful seed company, against farmers, several of whom were sued for “seed piracy.” Farmers who buy Monsanto’s patented Roundup Ready seeds are required to sign an agreement promising not to save the seed produced after each harvest for re-planting, or to sell the seed to other farmers. This means that farmers must buy new seed every year. Those increased sales, coupled with ballooning sales of its Roundup weed killer, have been a bonanza for Monsanto. This radical departure from age-old practice has created turmoil in farm country. In trying to protect its seeds, Monsanto, the magazine reports, has resorted to intimidation, threats, and long-drawn-out legal battles. What Monsanto does elsewhere it can replicate in the Philippines, where the laws favor corporate behemoths at the expense of peasants and farmers. Read the full Vanity Fair story here. ...