Yes, I've heard that too. Farmers who buy seeds from Monsanto (? or is
it ADM) are told they are not allowed to save seeds from future harvests
and doing so would make them subject to arrest. Family farms generally
get crushed by the "agri-corporations". They lose their land and
become tenant farmers.
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Jim Nichols wrote:
> Brian,
>
> I saw a CSI-type show on CBS last week that implied some of that. I haven't
> seen anything that was presented as a documentary.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 6:06 PM
> Subject: [OM] ( OM ) an off-topic question for rural USA-dwellers
>
>
>> My g/f tells me there is a DVD about to become available in NZ which
>> details
>> restrictive practices of large USA companies in relation to family
>> farming.
>>
>> She mentioned (a) a farm doing free-range hen & rooster culture being shut
>> down; (b) a maize grower who was sowing his own seed being prevented
>> from doing so.
>>
>> I'd appreciate informed comment on this.
>>
>> Brian Swale.
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