“Farmer Tackling Monsanto’s Seed Policy Gets A Day In Supreme Court”
Monsanto is one of Caribou County, Idaho’s largest employers where a key ingredient in its weed killer ‘RoundUp’ is mined.
- Source: Npr
Is it because this multinational corporation pioneered some enormously successful genetically engineered crops, including corn, soybeans, and cotton?
Maybe, but I suspect that much of the passion is inspired by Monsanto’s hard-line approach to ownership of those crops. Monsanto claims those seeds — and all offspring of those seeds — as its intellectual property. Farmers aren’t allowed to save and replant any part of their harvest; if they do, Monsanto takes them to court and demands large damages. Critics call the company bullying and ruthless.
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