Farmers and Seed Producers Launch Preemptive Strike against Monsanto
Submitted by Jefferson2 on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 09:36Lawsuit Filed To Protect Themselves from Unfair Patent Enforcement on Genetically Modified Seed
Action Would Prohibit Biotechnology Giant from Suing Organic Farmers and Seed Growers If Innocently Contaminated by Roundup Ready Genes
(Excerpt)
“This case asks whether Monsanto has the right to sue organic farmers for patent infringement if Monsanto’s transgenic seed or pollen should land on their property,” said Dan Ravicher, PUBPAT’s Executive Director. “It seems quite perverse that an organic farmer contaminated by transgenic seed could be accused of patent infringement, but Monsanto has made such accusations before and is notorious for having sued hundreds of farmers for patent infringement, so we had to act to protect the interests of our clients.”
Once released into the environment, genetically modified seed can contaminate and destroy organic seed for the same crop. For example, soon after Monsanto introduced genetically modified seed for canola, organic canola became virtually impossible to grow as a result of contamination.
Organic corn, soybeans, cotton, sugar beets and alfalfa also face the same fate, as Monsanto has released genetically modified seed for each of those crops as well.
Continued:
http://www.cornucopia.org/2011/03/farmers-and-seed-producers...
I've said it before, and I will repeat it . . .
Monsanto is evil.
The original Monsanto (ancestor of the wife of the man who started the company many decades ago)--
was a sugar plantation owner in the 1700s--
in the Caribbean, I believe.
Evil.
it's hard to be awake; it's easier to dream--
I worry for the world
I worry for the world
hobibahcesi
Baby Andrew's father has been raw for over 8 years.
Their family has a keen eye out for wholesome foods of the highest quality and best in season.
Why it is so important we take our lands back ...
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And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
Bravo. I'll do my part, will you
do yours.
Thanks Jefferson, for you are a true patriot and what I consider a friend.
Jim
1976-1982 USMC, You can thank me for my service by voting for Dr. Ron Paul, President 2012
Just Say NO to GMO
Here's a condensed version of Monsanto's assault on our health, in a hip-hop song by Mike Adams, including salient quotes by Jeffrey Smith woven in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnN6FFjZBZQ
For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it. - Patrick Henry
Sue Monsanto
The organic farmers should be more aggresive and sue Monsanto for destroying their organic crops. I recently ordered Heirloom seeds to plant in my organic garden. Some seeds are self-pollinators, some pollinated by insects and some wind pollinated. My neighbors have gardens in which they plant hybred seeds and GM seeds. To my horror, I found out that my heirloom corn plants (just one of the air pollinated plants) have to be at least 1/2 to 2 miles away from my neighbors seeds to prevent crosspollination. I've watched documentaries about genetically modified corn and other plants and when the non GM carn is close to GM corn the plant is then altered which means that you have GM corn and can't use the seeds from that corn to plant the next year. It's a double whammy for the organic, non GM seed farmers and home gardeners. Monsanto seed plants can not only destroy your pure seed plants but also Monsanto can sue you for having their GM plants on your property without buying their seeds. All Americans should be livid about this. Now Monsanto has the patent on alfalfa GM seeds which in turn when harvested will be feed to our cattle and dairy cows. This is corruption at it's best and we should all be joining with farmers of non-GM seeds and organic farmers to stop this travesy. In the end it hurts all of us.
heres another article on this
http://www.nofamass.org/news/nofamass_sues_monsanto.php
NOFA ACTION ALERT:
NOFA/Mass Sues Biotech Giant Monsanto
Suit Seeks Protection of Plaintiffs in Case of GMO Seed Contamination
NEW YORK - March 29, 2011 - On behalf of the Northeast Organic Farming Association/Massachusetts Chapter, Inc. (NOFA/Mass) and others, the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) filed suit today against Monsanto Company to challenge the chemical giant's patents on genetically modified seed. The case, Organic Seed Growers & Trade Association, et al. v. Monsanto, was filed in federal district court in Manhattan and assigned to Judge Naomi Buchwald. Plaintiffs in the suit represent a broad array of family farmers, small businesses and organizations from within the organic and non-GMO agriculture community who are increasingly threatened by genetically modified seed contamination despite using their best efforts to avoid it.
continue: http://www.nofamass.org/news/nofamass_sues_monsanto.php
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ℛ[ƎVO˩]ution
"When one gets in bed with government,
one must expect the diseases it spreads."
"It's not like I'm a powerful person. My ideas are."
More people need to become aware..
Of what Monsanto is doing to the farmers, the food, etc.
This needs to become a mainstream issue.
Business Model
I would think that Monsanto would be re-thinking this business model by now.
The freedom movement has put together some campaigns to influence the GOP. Why not do the same with Monsanto?
If we all put their stock in our portfolios, even token amounts, and then attended the next stockholder meeting...?
You can reach voters in California, here: http://consequeries.com/California-voter-guide.php
Where can I get a copy of
Where can I get a copy of that corn's genome? I want to grow my own illegal stash of GM corn.
According to Numbers 5:11, abortions are supposed to be performed by priests, not doctors.
אני מקלל אותך עברית כי אתה לא שווה את המאמץ לקלל באנגלית
Monsanto...
needs to wiped clean from the face of God's green earth...
“The Internet is the first thing that humanity has built that humanity doesn't understand, the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had." - Eric Schmidt
Great job!! +1 Beat them to
Great job!!
+1
Beat them to hell in the courts, TeamLaw.net is the best pro se assistance I've ever seen, take advantage of it!
I reserve the right to govern myself.
sui juris is better
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David Versus Monsanto
Here's another link on YouTube to the entire 52 minute, award-winning documentary. This is a powerful and moving production--very much worth your time!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLzELDt3d2I
This is another instance of so many
federal legislative and legal injustices that an actively vigilant citizenry could eliminate with jury nullification or state nullification.
This Movie Dovetails Nicely With This Post Called Peepli Live
Peepli Live is a 2010 Indian comic satire that explores the topic of "farmer suicides" and the subsequent media and political response.
Peepli Live(2010) *480P* w /Eng Sub - Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Ca-QGT3vg
Peepli Live(2010) *480P* w /Eng Sub - Part 2
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1447508/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peepli_Live
Over 250,000 suicides in India now..thanks Monsanto.
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http://www.blackboxvoting.org/
http://www.votefraud.org/
http://www.hulu.com/hacking-democracy
"Have you lost your mind at the bar; why did the bank call you?"
"Because they want to auction the farm", he replied.
Thanks Thomas, great documentary filmed on location.
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
If they can't control their GMO crops from contaminating
other fields, then they can't grow them in the wild.
This is how the free market handles assaults on property.
You don't need regulations - just liability for damages.
Here it is
http://www.percyschmeiser.com/conflict.htm
Nano size anything is serious as nuclear atomic bombs.
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Thanks Augie!
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
End of Gene Patents Will Help Patients Force Companies to Change
Some activists cheered the landmark decision on general principle, but for others, it was a business and medical matter. They say the end of gene patents could be a boon for patients, who will benefit from gene-testing companies competing for their business.
“They’ll have to deliver products to the marketplace faster, better and cheaper. There’s all sorts of ways to make money,” said Dan Ravicher, executive director of the Public Patent Foundation and a plaintiff in the lawsuit, which pitted civil rights activists and patient groups against Myriad Genetics, a Utah provider of tests on its patented breast-cancer-risk genes. “I’m a strong conservative. I believe companies are good and competition is good.”
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/tag/dan-ravicher/
And never forget, “Humans, despite our artistic pretensions, our sophistication and many accomplishments, owe the fact of our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact that it rains.”
I know that somewhere I read about a farmer
That got sued by Monsanto, and lost, he then counter sued Monsanto to protect his land from contamination and won. I know I watched the whole video on it. I swear the guy was from Canada.
I heard an interview of the
I heard an interview of the farmer you are talking about on Revolution Broadcasting last year. He lives in the Canadian province of Alberta.
There is no Left or Right -- there is only freedom or tyranny. Everything else is an illusion, an obfuscation to keep you confused and silent as the world burns around you." - Philip Brennan
"Invest only in things that you can stand in front of and pr
This guy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kut0hHJACPo
Or the ones in the documentary
"The World According To Monsanto"?
I think they were cotton farmers around the Canadian border if I remember correctly.
I can't believe more people aren't up in arms about this dastardly company. It's like people have been chemically lobotomized.
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bump for solidarity.
bump for solidarity.
BUMP
It's about time! We all need to stand behind this lawsuit. Our air, sea and land are being destroyed by greed.
My question is, after we are all sick or dead where are these globals going to start over if there are no sustainable areas left?
mtlady
They should be sued for the contamination.
It needs the farmers to unite as a body, Monsato are just too big to be taken on by single farmers
Didn't Monsanto just loose a
Didn't Monsanto just loose a lawsuit? But yes, more lawsuits the better!
If all the surrounding
If all the surrounding farmers steal their corn and grow it, then the government is bankrupt and can't afford to pay judges, what the hell can Monsanto do about it?
Actually what those farmers should be raising are horses and ash trees to make crossbows, because mounted archers are precisely what I need! I believe a million should suffice.
According to Numbers 5:11, abortions are supposed to be performed by priests, not doctors.
אני מקלל אותך עברית כי אתה לא שווה את המאמץ לקלל באנגלית
You're joking right?
I know this is April Fools day and all.
"if all the surrounding farmers steal their corn and grow it"
Monsanto, just like the germ warfare labs, and the Fukushima reactors, need to be filled in with cement.
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