” If you plant a non Monsanto crop and some of your crop gets contaminated w/ pollen from your neighbors GMO crop and you try to save or resell your seeds, Monsanto will come down on you like a ton of bricks and sue you for “copyright infringement” and take you to the cleaners. “
That’s interesting.
Can you point me to some examples for further reading?
That’s interesting. Can you point me to some examples for further reading?
Here are a few articles about what "pollen contamination" is. More GMO Corn Increasing Risk of Contamination
Managing "Pollen Drift" to Minimize Contamination of Non-GMO Corn
Minimizing Pollen Drift & Commingling of GMO and non-GMO Corn Grain
Information on contamination of Hawai'i Island papaya by genetically engineered varieties
Here are a examples of Monsanto suing farmers for planting cross contaminated seed. They actually sue farmers who plant heirloom or organic plants that have been unknowingly contaminated by GMO pollen. When the farmer save their seed and plant them the next year, Monsanto sues them for "patent infringement".
Agricultural Giant Battles Small Farmers
State government tests confirm GM contamination--This farmer's organic farm tested 70% positive for GMO and his organic certification is in the process of being taken away from him. Monsanto has said they will pay the defense fees of the farmer that contaminated Marsh's farm if Marsh decides to sue them for contaminating his organic field w/ their GMO.