Monsanto asks federal court to allow sale of GMO Alfalfa

Monsanto: a bio-tech giant that only cares about profits with a complete disregard for public health and concern. Monsanto is known for persecuting small family farmers, poisoning the third world, water privatization, genetically engineered crops, and the bovine growth hormone (rBGH). Surrounding all these issues, one could literally write a book on the atrocities that this corporation has imposed itself upon the American public as well as the rest of the globe. If Monsanto had its way, they would have patented rights to every crop there is. They would force every farmer around the world to use its product instead of farmers re-using their own seeds as they have been doing for centuries. My two cents on Monsanto...

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Amidst concerns from environmentalists, farmers, and consumer advocates a federal court has overturned a USDA approved GMO alfalfa crop. The court ruled to halt sales of the new crop for two years and gave a timetable to farmers who already purchased the seeds to plant before March 30th. The court ordered the USDA to perform a 2 year environmental impact study for the GMO crop. However, Monsanto stands to lose $250 million while this study takes place which is why Monsanto is pleading the federal court to allow its sale of GMO alfalfa during the study.

Alfalfa is among one of the widely grown crops in the United States among soybean, corn, and wheat. It is a feeder crop for various livestock which receives pollination from bees and the wind. Organic farmers are concerned that there farms could get contaminated with the genetically modified version. This could lead to law suits by Monsanto against the organic farmer for patent infringement, even though the farmer did not want the cross pollination. Sadly, Monsanto is known for this...basically forcing other small farmers to buy its seed instead of re-using its own. Its as if they have a monopoly on seeds.

This is the first time that a federal court has overturned a USDA approval of a bio-tech seed resulting in a win for environmentalists, farmers, and health advocates. Research has shown that continued use of Round Up Ready seeds has lead to "super weeds" that are extremely resistant to herbicide. Monsanto is a corporation that needs to be stopped in its track. Click Here to learn what you can do to stop Monsanto.

Reference: Reuters