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29. Monsanto dominates MORE than just the Food Industry.

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 02:57 PM

Feb 2013

They dominate our government.

Google: Tom Vilsack & Monsanto.
Tom Vilscak (AKA The King of Monsanto Corn, Iowa) was appointed by President Obama as the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA)

Google: Michael Taylor & Monsanto

Monsanto in the White House

Michael R. Taylor’s appointment by the Obama administration to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 7th sparked immediate debate and even outrage among many food and agriculture researchers, NGOs and activists. The Vice President for Public Policy at Monsanto Corp. from 1998 until 2001, Taylor exemplifies the revolving door between the food industry and the government agencies that regulate it. He is reviled for shaping and implementing the government’s favorable agricultural biotechnology policies during the Clinton administration

http://www.counterpunch.org/2009/08/14/monsanto-s-man-in-the-obama-administration/

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Monsanto sued small famers to protect seed patents, report says [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2013 OP

Monsanto MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #1

A friend who used to work for Ciba-Geigy Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #11

That's apt.. 'cause in Cha Feb 2013 #17

"famers" WilliamPitt Feb 2013 #2

We will not be civilized until food is free for everyone. N/T broadcaster75201 Feb 2013 #3

They'd send their patent lawyers out with crop engineers walk across the street from a farm with GM Earth_First Feb 2013 #4

Even if seeds fall from a farm truck and lands in the ditch alfredo Feb 2013 #23

Republican Family 'Values' - MonsantoStyle Berlum Feb 2013 #5

Exactly. Small farmers should sue Monsanto for contaminating THEIR fields. riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #12

why have they not? riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #16

See post #18, riverbendviewgal.. Cha Feb 2013 #19

Its just starting to happen but small farmers are just that, small. riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #20

It's happened.. Cha Feb 2013 #18

I would lijke to know how much Monsanto paid the judge to rule . . . Jack Rabbit Feb 2013 #22

Monsanto, keep your pollen off my crops, and your lawyers alfredo Feb 2013 #24

If ever there is a AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #6

Monsatan geardaddy Feb 2013 #7

Monsanto is another timdog44 Feb 2013 #8

+ a million n/t geardaddy Feb 2013 #9

It's the System november3rd Feb 2013 #10

Hear, Hear! ReRe Feb 2013 #14

If the framers were alive today, they would ABOLISH the patent system which has been ABUSED beyond.. Faryn Balyncd Feb 2013 #13

K&R ReRe Feb 2013 #15

more about Bowman + pdf of the suit farminator3000 Feb 2013 #21

Why can't Monsatan make it's seeds non-self replicating? fasttense Feb 2013 #27

their 'terminator' tech (see my screen name) is BANNED, possibly...but, a big mess as usual farminator3000 Feb 2013 #28

Yet many a hybrid seed (seeds from hybrid plants grown from hybrid seeds) fasttense Feb 2013 #30

they own all of those, too farminator3000 Feb 2013 #31

Oh, so they are playing both sides of the fence so to speak. fasttense Feb 2013 #32

Several of us have been trying for months Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #25

Monsanto dominates MORE than just the Food Industry. bvar22 Feb 2013 #29

A few words from Willie Nelson... limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #26