For 40 years Percy Schmeiser grew oilseed rape on his farm in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Usually, he would sow each year’s crop with seeds saved from the previous harvest. In 1998 Monsanto took Schmeiser to court.
… Percy Schmeiser: the man that took on Monsanto Edward Goldsmith | 1st May 2004 News Monsanto Gm Seeds Canada Oilseed Rape Canola … GM Cases Action Agribusiness Companies Monsanto Biotechnology Food Chain Agribusiness …
How do you get your GM crops and herbicides into countries that don't want and can't afford them? Simple - you just wait for a crisis, and offer a helping hand...
… Monsanto's philanthropy Kamalakar Duvvuru | 26th June 2009 Comment Food And Farming Monsanto Gm Roundup handshake.jpg How do you … Over a period of several years, biotech giant Monsanto has worked very hard to build its …
In an open letter to the Ecologist, Douglas Gowan has detailed a two-year smear campaign waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the Agency and were only revealed when Gowan submitted a Freedom of Information request. Who was it protecting?
… | 16th August 2007 News Douglas Gowan Gowan Monsanto Redland Purle Brofiscin Maendy … waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the … sites that were operated by either Monsanto or their primary waste hauler and …
Over 400 cities in 52 countries joined the March Against Monsanto yesterday with as many as a million people, or more, joining the global protest.
… Fifty-two countries join 'March against Monsanto' The Ecologist | 25th May 2014 News … Farming Society Corporations march-against-monsanto_240514-cut.jpg Over 400 cities in 52 countries joined the March Against Monsanto yesterday with as many as a million …
In an open letter to the Ecologist, Douglas Gowan has detailed a two-year smear campaign waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the Agency and were only revealed when Gowan submitted a Freedom of Information request. Who was it protecting?
… 16th August 2007 Comment Douglas Gowan Gowan Monsanto Redland Purle Brofiscin Maendy … waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the … sites that were operated by either Monsanto or their primary waste hauler and …
The mass spraying of glyphosate in Colombia, both on farmland and in the 'war on drugs', is a direct an attack on small scale farmers, rural communities and FARC rebels, writes W.T. Whitney Jr. But since the chemical was declared a 'probable carcinogen' Colombia has restricted aerial applications. The first step in a wider backlash against the toxic herbicide?
… Colombia's first steps of resistance against Monsanto's chemical war W.T. Whitney Jr | 8th … a wider backlash against the toxic herbicide? Monsanto Corporation's glyphosate, sold as … Glyphosate gained worldwide usage and Monsanto - no longer the chemical's sole …
Proposed merger between Dupont-owned Pioneer Hi-Bred and Pannar Seeds could spell disaster for local farmers and food security, watchdog claims
… Dupont follows Monsanto in new move to consolidate South … 1st December 2010 News Food And Farming Seeds Monsanto Dupont Gm News gmmaize.jpg Activists … two foreign seed market giants, DuPont and Monsanto, for local seed supplies. Pioneer …
US company wants its GM crops to be given carbon credits and to be at the forefront of tackling climate change despite link to deforestation
… Monsanto named worst corporate climate … Climate Change Gm Food And Farming Monsanto mermaid.jpg The Angry Mermaid award … despite link to deforestation Biotech giant Monsanto has been criticised for its … Shell and the American Petroleum Institute. Monsanto was nominated for its promotion of …
The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize for use in the EU. Yet, as Jeffrey M Smith reveals, proper analysis of tests done to gain that approval suggest it should never have been given
… The European Commission has just cleared Monsanto's GM maize for use in the EU. Yet, as … never have been given When rats were fed Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) maize Mon … court ruled in favour of Greenpeace, forcing Monsanto to release the Mon 863 study. With …
The answer to the ongoing Brofiscin saga lies not in the South Wales Quarry but in Doncaster. Jon Hughes explains the complex legal judgement that has paralysed the Environment Agency and undermined its raison d’etre; to make the polluter pay
… 10th January 2008 News Brofiscin Bawtry Gowan Monsanto Risk Cancer Pollution Society … for EAW to pursue the self-confessed polluter Monsanto in 2006. Not only is it relevant to … the environmental legacy issues caused by Monsanto’s past waste disposal practices. …
GMO promoters enthuse about how GM crops will be able to help the poor and hungry, far in the future, writes Claire Robinson. But they are silent about the currently-planted GM crops - 99% of them herbicide-tolerant or insecticidal. Could it be because opponents of the technology are being proved right at every turn?
… me? Here's a quick guide. 1. Everyone hates Monsanto In Europe at least, even the most … die-hard promoters of GMOs refuse to defend Monsanto and claim to despise the company. … is winning the war" on GMOs, concedes that "Monsanto was cast as the prime villain for …
After a run of low quality GM cotton crops with unusually short fibres, Burkina Faso has ended its love affair with Monsanto's Bt cotton, writes Claire Robinson. In a further blow to the company, growers are demanding $280 million compensation for their losses.
… Burkina Faso calls time on Monsanto's GM cotton, demands $280m damages … News Burkina Faso Gm Cotton Africa Burkinabè Monsanto dadjan wassinatou, 34, holds a basket … Burkina Faso has ended its love affair with Monsanto's Bt cotton, writes Claire Robinson. …
Graphic illustrates how just five biotech giants have increased their control of the global seed market, promoting monoculture farming and making it harder for farmers to find alternative sources of seeds
… Revealed: how seed market is controlled by Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dow & DuPont Tom … 7th October 2010 News Seeds Food And Farming Monsanto Bayer Syngenta Gm … the mid-1990s just five biotech giants - Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer, Dow and DuPont - …
The answer to the ongoing Brofiscin saga lies not in the South Wales Quarry but in Doncaster. Jon Hughes explains the complex legal judgement that has paralysed the Environment Agency and undermined its raison d’etre; to make the polluter pay
… 10th January 2008 News Brofiscin Bawtry Gowan Monsanto Risk Cancer Pollution Society … for EAW to pursue the self-confessed polluter Monsanto in 2006. Not only is it relevant to … the environmental legacy issues caused by Monsanto’s past waste disposal practices. …
Vandana Shiva explains to the Ecologist how the global anti-GM food movement resonates with the Occupy Wall Street protests
… recent decision to file suit against Monsanto for developing Bt brinjal varities? … Spinks: What is the Indian consumer’s view of Monsanto? Vandana Shiva: The biggest … because there’s nothing else to buy! First, Monsanto goes to the farmer and says give up …
After years of failing to make its modified products do its bidding, the biotech industry is changing tack – now its modifying the protestors. Jonathan Matthews reports from South Africa
… Equals Jobs’. The paper reported that Monsanto’s PR company Burston–Marsteller had … for over a decade has featured prominently in Monsanto’s promotional work in India, was … which itself has been closely aligned with Monsanto’s lobbying for its products. Heart …
… 2008 News Gm Genetic Modification GM Crops Monsanto Biotech Biotechnology Agribusiness … Biotechnology Biotechnology Gm Products Monsanto Pests And Pesticides Food Security … In 2004, the Kenyan government admitted that Monsanto’s GM sweet potatoes were no more …
A weedkiller that kills a lot more than simply weeds? If it’s worse than the poison it’s no cure at all, says Pat thomas
… Pests And Pesticides Agribusiness Gm Products Monsanto Allergies Risk Cancer National Trust … designed to kill them - chemicals such as Monsanto’s Roundup. The name will be familiar … crops are being genetically modified (also by Monsanto) to be ‘Roundup resistant’, which …
Questions raised over why European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) chair Diana Banati failed to make clear her connections to International Life Science Institute (ILSI), which advises biotech giants like Monsanto, Bayer and BASF
… (ILSI), which advises biotech giants like Monsanto, Bayer and BASF A key figure in … which advises biotech corporations including Monsanto, Bayer and BASF. However, she has … which advises biotech corporations like Monsanto, Bayer and BASF is another nail in …
Whether it’s because of GM or gluten; if you’re giving wheat the chop, there’s an eco-friendly alternative to suit you
… Gluten Food And Farming Rothamsted Research Monsanto Rice Gram Millet Cassava Tapioca … genetic makeover. In 2009 agricultural giant Monsanto, a company that has invested heavily … in the U.S., South America, China and Canada, Monsanto’s super seeds have yet not crept into …
It was a bad year for the biotech barons. At a conference in January 1999, the consulting firm Arthur Andersen revealed Monsanto executives’ vision of an ideal future – a world in which natural seeds were virtually all extinct and where commercial seeds were genetically modified (GM) and patented.
… the consulting firm Arthur Andersen revealed Monsanto executives’ vision of an ideal future … developing the strategy and tactics to help Monsanto achieve industry dominance in a GM … major food companies followed suit, leaving Monsanto’s ideal future in tatters. That …
The promise of more food from increased yields is driving the appeal for more GM crops, but that promise is theoretical and unfulfilled, argue Dr Ricarda A Steinbrecher and Antje Lorch
… in 2001, and for reasons not yet understood, Monsanto’s herbicidetolerant RR … with manganese availability in soil. Monsanto’s new RR2Y soya (MON89788) is to be … variety A3244 as the new background line, Monsanto claims RR2Y has an ‘increased yield’ …
In the face of food shortages, Indonesia is preparing to turn towards GM crops to feed its 220 million people.
… Indonesia to go GM 20th July 2007 News Gm Monsanto Indonesia Monsanto Biotechnology Gm Products Natural … Previous trials of GM cotton sponsored by Monsanto in the South Sulawesi region had to …