MONSANTO vs. The People
Monsanto is completely disregarding the everyday farmer and is an absolute bully in agriculture. Farmers fear that they will have no choice but to produce Monsanto soy and will lose the privilege of choosing what they want to produce in the future. Whether you are for or against GMO's, it does not make sense for one company to produce two of the largest crops, (corn and soy), of the exact same genetic modification, all across the world. If there was ever a recall on Monsanto crops, nearly half the world would already be consuming it. Even if you don't eat either, all of our live stock already do.
"Ready 2 Xtend" is intended for Monsanto's new seeds which are supposedly resilient to the herbicide "dicamba." Farmers throughout Arkansas, Tennessee, and southern Missouri are witnessing first hand the negative effects of pesticide drift, severely damaging non-Monsanto crops. The new toxic weed killer alone has damaged more than 200,000 acres. It's important to note that US federal regulators have yet to approve the use of dicamba.
Side note: many of the preservatives/pesticides used, such as "RoundUp", are sprayed on most GMO crops. They contain some of the worst cancer causing agents including glyphosate, which is scientifically proven and can even cause birth defects. Monsanto is the main producer of Roundup and has been criticized in the past for manipulating agriculture in their favor, in order to sell more Roundup.
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@coloured-content do you believe this to be the answer to overpopulation and the many agricultural issues that we face today, or is it simply a way for Monsanto to increase their influence and exert more control?
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overpopulation may be a problem but monsanto cant be the answer
I'm not sure, but he might be suggesting that this gives Monsanto enormous control over food, which indeed allows it to be the "answer" to overpopulation -- i.e., starve people out if it comes to that by reducing food production. Doesn't mean it's a good answer.
isnt Monsanto part of the Bill Gates foundation ...
I know the Bill Gates Foundation has been buying up large amounts of shares in Monsanto's company recently, I'm not sure to what extent the Foundation has over them however. Maybe someone else can inform on this!?
he owns 51% of it...! i read an article a while back that Monsanto are open to suing farmers when 'their seeds' blow across fields and cross pollonate then farmer gets sued for infringing there 'patent' ....
Wow, I had no clue!...That's horrific, thanks for sharing I'll definitely look into that. I love how everyone tries to make Bill Gates look so philanthropic...
Google cotton farmers India committing suicide over monopolisation of the market by Monsanto terminator seeds....interesting read
lots of Governments trying to ban