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?????
Farmers haven’t ‘saved’ seed from previous crops for decades now. Seed is specially grown, with stains being cross pollinated for very precise seed quality crops.
That’s why yields have more than doubled in the past 50 years.
My tagline isn’t just an idle boast of the American Famer, it’s been true for more than 50 years.
Where are the environmental nutjobs on this?
This seems like their one chance to do something useful.