A farmers stand against monsanto.

[checking]

Absolutely correct, grassfarmer.

If it was the other way, then public funds would be doing the development for the good of feeding the people. That will never happen, as I have yet to see any under nourished politician anywhere in the world.

[bucket]

On another point, sure Monsanto has spent plenty of money on the technology but you would think after its long paid for they could reduce the cost.

They have essentially eliminated conventional canola.

BTW if anyone knows where to get some post it.

Sure RR canola cleans up the land but with some of the other chemicals coming down as well and the proper rotations, does RR canola have to be the only choice?

My farm has grown just as good canola crops with conventional as RR - all depends on the year.

[Burbert]

Boohoo poor Monsanto, feeding the world
wit it technology, then (hopefully)
getting a kick in the knackers cousin
some old framer has infringed on their
patent. Yup all seed research'll stop
and the world will begin ta starve, once
this stupid patent is voided. Oh me, oh
my, the sky is falling, the sky is
falling, clasping and winging of hands,
poor multi-billion air Monsanto we all
loves them out here in framer land!!!!!

[TOM4CWB]

WD9,

If the farmer grew the RR soybeans for his own
commercial/feed/food use... didn't sell them as seed
for planting purposes... and Monsanto had NO contract
with this farmer.... preventing seeding... he didn't
break the law. Then The person who sold the RR
Soybeans to this farmer(to be used as planting seed)...
was the responsible party... to make sure the soybeans
were NOT used as planting seed... if Monsanto had a
contract to prevent the soybeans being used as seed.

I do not believe a farmer using the soybeans (for
commercial use/NOT selling as planting seed)... is
going to hurt Monsanto or other tech companies or
future development. Contract law should easily resolve
this... if Monsanto did NOT have proper contracts in
place... they need to fix that problem.

[FarmRanger]

So Tom, if I give a copy of my favorite movie to you, that gives you the right to make and sell all the copies you want, because you didn't buy the original?

[Goodtime]

I despise Monsanto like everyone else but I think this is a tough one for this fellow to win. This is Percy S all over again, but could you imagine not having to pay for RR canola seed every year? Would mean I would actually have a little money left over to go to a Ritchie Bro sale.

[FarmRanger]

I hear ya, it makes me so angry when those nasty companies want to protect their property. Why should their shareholders benefit when I could make more money from stealing their investment?
/sarc

[sumdumguy]

Canada Seed Act says you cant call it by name
unless its registered, so why the double
standard? Unregistered is unregistered seed, just
saying.

[Goodtime]

Is anyone else wondering who this Farmranger clown is spewing the sarcasm?

[Goodtime]

We get it FarmRanger you are all about protecting property etc etc now go to one of your GreenPeace rallys or whatever makes you feel good about yourself.