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Markets still rose even after this came out with most wheat still in bad shape from freeze and drought. Wheat is one of the oldest crops out there and still one of the least know also. They are already finding kochia that is becoming resistant to round up. Monsanto keeps all farmers bent over a barrel.
 
Many weeds are developing the trait, so in my opinion it is quite possible that some wheat has made the jump on it's own.

Mother nature has a way of showing us she is still in charge!
 
tenbach79 said:
Markets still rose even after this came out with most wheat still in bad shape from freeze and drought. Wheat is one of the oldest crops out there and still one of the least know also. They are already finding kochia that is becoming resistant to round up. Monsanto keeps all farmers bent over a barrel.
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Just curious, how do you think Monsanto hurts farmers?
 
I don't think Monsanto hurts farmers, i have more complaints about the price of the seed that comes out of Monsanto. I don't think they are as evil that some make them out to be.
 
tenbach79 said:
I don't think Monsanto hurts farmers, i have more complaints about the price of the seed that comes out of Monsanto. I don't think they are as evil that some make them out to be.
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I agree, I think they get a bad rap from a lot of people who are just repeating something they read on the internet. Yes the seed is expensive. But the results speak for themselves. If it wasn't profitable to plant the stuff, farmers wouldnt pay up for it. There is still non-GMO corn in the country, but there's a reason it isn't getting planted by anyone except the organic farmers. Besides, looking at my neighbors who grow corn, I don't think the cost of seed has hurt their pocketbook too much the past few years. Lots of shiny new bins in the yard and bright paint on the new equipment parked in the new heated shop.
 
Monsanto is Satan. I know a man who is tied into Monsanto at a very high up position. he said that you have no idea how bad round up effects the environment..... there was a large pay off to get it FDA approved, and in time 245T will look like Kool-Aid in comparison to round up.
 
I know nothing about this subject.........I repeat, I know NOTHING about this subject, :? but I know a person who does and is very concerned. In light of jigs' post, here is the name of a book he told me every farmer should read: "Seeds of Deception."
 
I can't disagree about the roundup part of this conversation. I'm trying to not use it as much as possible. But the part that is a bit confusing to me is how everyone hates gm grains. And then on the other hand don't want the farmer to spray a pesticide on their crops either. Since using gm crops and a rotation. We have all but stopped spraying our fields for bugs. Prior to bt corn the corn borer could wipe out a crop without spraying it.
 
The big thing that scares me about Monsanto is the "Terminator Seed" technology they currently possess. Although they promised to not perpetuate these genetics, if they were to go wild and invade other plants, it is perceivable that no seed would be viable in the future.

A scary thought.

This, plus the fact that they have bought and control so many other seed companies (40% in the U.S.) is reason for concern.
 
Farmer Sues Monsanto for Gross Negligence

Northern Ag Network posted on June 04, 2013 11:24 :: 180 Views




by Carey Gillam



(Reuters) - A U.S. wheat farmer has sued Monsanto Co, accusing the biotech seed giant of gross negligence for not containing an experimental genetically modified wheat discovered in an Oregon field that has put U.S. wheat export sales at risk.



Farmer Ernest Barnes, who grows wheat in Morton County in the southwest corner of Kansas, filed suit Monday in U.S. District Court in Wichita, Kansas, alleging that he and other wheat farmers have been hurt financially by the discovery of the unapproved biotech wheat that Monsanto said it stopped testing and shelved nine years ago.



"Monsanto has released GE (genetically engineered) wheat into the non-genetically modified wheat population," the petition states.



The "plaintiff has been harmed by any and all Monsanto GE wheat because it has impacted wheat exports and the price of wheat," the petition also states.



It is not known how widespread the unapproved wheat is, or if it has contaminated food supplies. But some buyers of U.S. wheat have backed away from purchases. South Korea and Japan immediately suspended their U.S. wheat purchases and European Union officials have said they want to test all incoming shipments and block any containing genetically modified wheat.



The suit does not state a specific claim for damages but says the amount in dispute exceeds $75,000.



More lawsuits are likely, the plaintiff's attorney said. Monsanto said the lawsuit was a "wild swing" that lacked basis.



"Tractor-chasing lawyers have prematurely filed suit without any evidence of fault and in advance of the crop's harvest," David Snively, Monsanto executive vice president and general counsel, said in a statement.



Monsanto said it had followed a "government-directed, rigorous, well-documented and audited" program in conducting its wheat field trials and it is likely that the presence of its biotech trait in wheat is very limited.



"Given the care undertaken, no legal liability exists and the company will present a vigorous defense," the Monsanto statement said.



The petition filed by Barnes claims Monsanto knew there was a high risk the genetically modified wheat it was testing could contaminate other varieties of wheat, and the company failed to follow proper procedures to keep the wheat contained.



Monsanto tested the wheat in many states, including Kansas, the top U.S. wheat-producing state, but did not disclose to farmers in those states that it was testing the controversial wheat there, the petition states.



The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced May 29 that a wheat farmer in Oregon had discovered Monsanto's experimental wheat growing on his farm.



The wheat was developed by Monsanto to withstand treatments of the Roundup weed killer, but the firm never commercialized the product because of widespread industry opposition. International buyers threatened to boycott U.S. wheat if the biotech wheat was introduced to the marketplace, and Monsanto said in 2004 that it would discontinue testing and efforts to commercialize the "Roundup Ready" wheat.



The field testing that Monsanto had been doing in many states across the country was supposed to contain the biotech wheat and keep it from contaminating conventional wheat supplies, so the discovery of the experimental Roundup Ready wheat immediately triggered harsh reactions from international buyers of U.S. wheat.



U.S. wheat exports, forecast this year at about $9 billion, are at further risk if unapproved wheat is found to be more widespread than the few plants in Oregon.







Source: Reuters

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So is Monsanto liable if their gmo infiltrates the supply of wheat seed and then the farmer cannot use glyphos to kill volunteer what
 
3 M L & C said:
I can't disagree about the roundup part of this conversation. I'm trying to not use it as much as possible. But the part that is a bit confusing to me is how everyone hates gm grains. And then on the other hand don't want the farmer to spray a pesticide on their crops either. Since using gm crops and a rotation. We have all but stopped spraying our fields for bugs. Prior to bt corn the corn borer could wipe out a crop without spraying it.
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That is exactly what I was thinking. I didn't see this whole 'franken food' nonsense coming. I thought that those who were always yelling about herbicides & pesticides being sprayed on crops would be relived by this technology breakthrough. I should have realized that what they really are in opposition to, is technological advancement.

The organic growers were opposed to GMO's from the beginning, but not because they were afraid of the science. They were afraid that their #1 organically labeled pesticide Bt or Bacillus thuringiensis would become less effective if the bugs became resistant. If you have ever eaten organic produce... chances are good it was sprayed with Bt.
 
it is a catch 22...people complain about the sprays, and complain about gmo.... however, the bt corn is a nightmare.... stalks wont disintegrate, cattle do poor grazing them, and they are hell on balers..... Monsanto is the new AT&T...they need broken up a bit, in my opinion, they hold too much power in their hands.


I only trust "organic" if it comes from my wifes garden.....
 
Just my 2 cents on the whole gmo thingy.

If I recall correctly, most pesticides and herbicides are heavily petroleum-based. With the world's population growing exponentially and future oil supplies facing a peak in production, I'd think it'd be wise to look for alternative means of producing food that most certainly will be needed.
 

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