Posted on 07/23/2009 5:11:36 AM PDT by FromLori
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Isnt this the “Monsanto” bill? This is the bill brought about by Monsanto to protect their GM==Genetically Modified==grains isnt it? If this is allowed to pass, it will give Monsanto almost total control over all crop seed, and possibly even prevent you from having a home garden unless you use Monsanto seed. This is a dangerous bill and must be stopped.
Thought this would be of interest.
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Ping.
Yes it is and it should be stopped!
Consider also...
http://www.naisstinks.com/index.php?con=NAIS_Control_Rural_Population
Who gives a damn? Vegetables are what Food eats.
Anything from Waxman has got to be bad. He’s an enemy of all that is good in America.
Now mind you, I’m no fan of Monsanto.
But don’t we all buy fresh seed every year? I always have.
I’m not trying to start a fight here.
I am going to bed because I have a raging sinus headache. But PLEASE straighten me out, especially if I have it all wrong.
About a year ago, I talked to a young man on a flight who was just returning from an agriculture conference and shared some of the details of new regulations affecting the way that farmers small and large will have to conduct business. In many cases, the new regulations are so draconian, most small farms will have to close because the added expense CANNOT be recouped through higher market prices.
The new agriculture regulations in this bill should help make America into a Robert Mugabe-style agricultural paradise (/sarc). The big problem will be, though, when WE can’t produce enough food to feed ourselves, how will ANYONE be able to stop the looming world famine!!
This is madness!!
This HR2749 is the substitute bill for HR875. It was recrafted to attempt to disguise Monsanto. As I understand this, the real purpose is to create a legal buffer zone around Monsantos GM corn crops so that neighbors cant plant within a defined space so that their patented corn seed doesnt get contaminated or cross pollinated.
This is a very dangerous bill that will result in the government being able to seize private property in the name of creating food.
A lot of us prefer heirloom seeds. I’m fortunate to live near a veggie farm that grows from a lot of heirloom seed and can buy seed from them if I wish.
A few years back I asked a friend if I could trade some morning glory seeds for a color she had growing. She told me that hers don’t produce seeds and sure enough there was no evidence of seedpods on her plants that fall.
It has always been common practice for a lot of farmers to save a certain amount of the crop back to plant as the next years seed. This law will prevent that and will legally require that farmers have to purchase new seed, from Monsanto of course. It is aimed at eliminating competition and placing Monsanto in control of the seed industry. I assure you that when I go to plant garden, I am not about going to be forced to plant Monsanto seed.
There are 56 pounds in a bushel of corn. Corn is now planted by computer controlled planters that spaces the corn seeds in the row such that the end result is something like 32,000 plants per acre. The companies began bagging corn seed in bushel bags, then 50# bags, and now 40 pound bags. They have the price at about $110 per bag of seed now. Corn at the local grain elevator is something like $3.50. If this bill is allowed to pass, farmers will be working for Monsanto. It is all part of the socialist plan. You know, Monsanto is not American owned any more?????
This must be Obamas grand secretive plan on controlling Americans.
Control the food supply.
Its not Obamacare, brownshirts or Acorn we should fear.
Its Obamas grand plan to control Americas farmers, dairy and poultry providers.
People cannot live without food. The depths of hatred towards white America must be so severe with Obama I have no doubts he will next target the farmers of America.
Hybrids are nice, are disease resistant, give good yields, etc...., but keep you on the dole for new seeds every year. For the last 5 yrs I have been growing heirlooms and a few exotics, and always harvest the seeds for the following year. I grow some hybrids too, but not many. Heirlooms take extra work, but once you get the soil prepped well, and tend to their basic needs (water, pest control, feeding, weeding) they really pay off.
I think it is at least part of the plan control the food control the people, control the weapons control the people
I have an idea - enforce the borders and don't employ illegal aliens who poop in the fields where they work. This is an easy fix that helps our economy, school system, health care, and security without damaging the environment. It's just a thought...
Thanks for the ping. My garden had a little disater last weekend. A VERY large tree, a 300+ year old red oak fell across it, completely wiping out all my zucchini, summer squash, cukes and 1 row of tomatoes. Wahhhh.
Thankfully, i still have 5 rows of tomaotes and the peppers are good, and no signs of the blight going around yet.
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