this very issue is handled in Food Inc (the movie) - fascinating issue with cross pollination -i would think that if the farmer can prove he planted an open pollinated variety and not a crossed monsanto product, his ability to deflect this nonsense should be assured
as for reusing monsanto seed - thats just asking for problems
“as for reusing monsanto seed - thats just asking for problems.”
What do they mean by “reusing seed”? Leftovers from last year? How can that be wrong?
Exactly. We have paperwork and receipts on seed for every crop that we plant. I always hear about all of the lawsuits that Monsanto is filing against farmers, but I can't seem to find any record of such suits. If a farmer is saving seed on a patented hybrid, then he should be pursued.
We've never been questioned by Monsanto, nor has any farmer that I've ever known personally or known of by talk in the farming community. Seems odd.