Farmers Suit Against Monsanto Continues
On January 31, family farmers will take part in the
first phase of a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic
trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which contaminates organic and non-GMO
farmer’s crops and opens them up to abusive lawsuits. In the past two
decades, Monsanto’s seed monopoly has grown so powerful that they
control the genetics of nearly 90% of five major commodity crops
including corn, soybeans, cotton, canola and sugar beets.
In many cases farmers are forced to stop growing certain
crops to avoid genetic contamination and potential lawsuits. Between
1997 and 2010, Monsanto admits to filing 144 lawsuits against America’s
family farmers, while settling another 700 out of court for undisclosed
amounts. Due to these aggressive lawsuits, Monsanto has created an
atmosphere of fear in rural America and driven dozens of farmers into
bankruptcy. Please stand up for family farmers everywhere against Monsanto's abusive seed monopoly.
Send your vocal support to these farmers.
Washington State Bill to Label GM Food
Washington State Senator Maralyn Chase has sponsored a new bill that
would require both raw GMOs and processed foods containing GMOs to be
properly labeled beginning July 2014. Any food product containing GMOs
will have to bear a list outlining which ingredients are natural and
which ingredients are GMO. Learn more:
