Video: Saving Seeds and Patents — Treating Farmers Fairly
February 5, 2010
By G. Kasper
Have you ever wondered about Monsanto’s business practices regarding saved seed?
Monsanto’s Garrett Kasper answers some of the most commonly asked questions regarding saving patented seed and how Monsanto investigates these cases. Kasper tackles many of the myths that have developed around this topic and gives a frank and clear explanation of why it’s not only illegal to save patented seed but how it’s detrimental to farmers who follow the law.
For more information regard seeds and patent protection please visit:
http://www.monsanto.com/seedpatentprotection
Editor's Note: It has never been, nor will it be Monsanto policy to exercise its patent rights where trace amounts of our patented traits are present in farmer's fields as a result of inadvertent means.
Adam from IL
Shamefull Video , one can only imagine the type of comments you are getting considering they are all filtered and none posted.
You blatently admit that 300.000 customers is not enough and no one but you are allowed a piece of the pie. You steal people's lives in the name of the $ and expect you will get away with it forever . How much is actually enough ? do you expect to go on untill you take every cent from the entire farming community?
the public is not as stupid as Monsanto seem's to think , we are aware that corrupt bills passed into law stem from personal investment interests(ie the law that actually allows you to stop people replanting their own paid for seed). You then use and abuse the law to actually sue people who's customers you stole in the first place and who are basically doing what they have done their whole lives to feed their familly(ie seed cleaner's).
I have had enough of company's like Monsanto and will never purchase anything from you or any company related to you untill you include true moral decency in your bussiness practice.
Farming is an honest occupation. We don't like thieves in our midst.
Editor's Note: It has never been, nor will it be Monsanto policy to exercise its patent rights where trace amounts of our patented traits are present in farmer's fields as a result of inadvertent means.
I've watched Food Inc., the Botany of Desire and read articles on this site and many others, and I just don't know what's going on with our food. It's seems bizarre that a bag of carrots costs more than a case of soda. I mean it doesn't once you know corn has been heavily subsidized, but why?
The "only problem" I have, is what "rodney richbourg" said about gmo pollen going into his heirloom crops. If I'm growing my own heirloom soy beans and it gets contaminated with Monsanto's pollen, does that make me a criminal? And if I want to save my own seed, I shouldn't get sued because of this.
From my own organic gardening experiences, it just makes sense not to use pesticides and other chemicals. Over the last few years with bees declining, it's hard to get anything to pollinate. Look at Asia, they have to pollinate their Pears by hand - something bees did for us naturally.
Editor's Note: It has never been, nor will it be Monsanto policy to exercise its patent rights where trace amounts of our patented traits are present in farmer's fields as a result of inadvertent means. If you’d like to read more please see our FAQ page on the film, Food, Inc.