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'''Growers for Biotechnology''' is a US-based lobby group that picked up the tab for Monsanto's controversial private dinner with lawmakers in Montana - after which, the lawmakers decided to shelve a bill that would have required Monsanto and other companies to get permission from a farmer before taking a sample from their crops.<ref>Kahrin Deines, "[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gE61B6LHmZRyYsT3HtZKRbJqoa0gD975IP981 Biotech seed bill tabled by Montana senators]", Associated Press, 26 March 2009</ref> | '''Growers for Biotechnology''' is a US-based lobby group that picked up the tab for Monsanto's controversial private dinner with lawmakers in Montana - after which, the lawmakers decided to shelve a bill that would have required Monsanto and other companies to get permission from a farmer before taking a sample from their crops.<ref>Kahrin Deines, "[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gE61B6LHmZRyYsT3HtZKRbJqoa0gD975IP981 Biotech seed bill tabled by Montana senators]", Associated Press, 26 March 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | Such sampling, often done by the company's representatives without first notifying farmers or asking their permission, is highly controversial. It has often been the prelude for lawsuits launched by Monsanto against farmers for alleged patent infringement regarding the company's patented GM seeds.<ref>Press coverage of these cases has been widespread. The issues are summarised in the Sourcewatch article "[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Goliath_and_David:_Monsanto%27s_Legal_Battles_against_Farmers Goliath and David: Monsanto's Legal Battles against Farmers]", which provides links to other articles on the subject.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:16, 26 March 2009
Growers for Biotechnology is a US-based lobby group that picked up the tab for Monsanto's controversial private dinner with lawmakers in Montana - after which, the lawmakers decided to shelve a bill that would have required Monsanto and other companies to get permission from a farmer before taking a sample from their crops.[1]
Such sampling, often done by the company's representatives without first notifying farmers or asking their permission, is highly controversial. It has often been the prelude for lawsuits launched by Monsanto against farmers for alleged patent infringement regarding the company's patented GM seeds.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Kahrin Deines, "Biotech seed bill tabled by Montana senators", Associated Press, 26 March 2009
- ↑ Press coverage of these cases has been widespread. The issues are summarised in the Sourcewatch article "Goliath and David: Monsanto's Legal Battles against Farmers", which provides links to other articles on the subject.
