On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 12:04:37 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 8/11/2018 11:53 AM, graham wrote:
>> On 2018-08-11 9:07 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2018-08-11 9:02 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 8/11/2018 8:52 AM, graham wrote:
>>>
>>>>> OTOH, were there any scientists on the jury? A competent lawyer*
>>>>> could convince a jury that homeopathy is scientifically valid.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know about the jury, but Monsanto likely had an army of
>>>> lawyers.
>>>
>>> True.* They are the company who sued a Canadian farmer for using
>>> their Roundup resistant product without paying the licensing fee.* He
>>> never bought their product, but it was growing on his property. He
>>> felt that he was entitled to plant the seeds from the crop he
>>> harvested on his property.* If I ran the world,* I would have allowed
>>> him to sue Monsanto for not controlling their product and allowing it
>>> to contaminate other farmers' fields.
>>
>> He maintained that the *seed* had blown in from a neighbour. Yeah,
>> right! He'd grown it before and knew that it was a licensed product.
>> This was one case where I was on Monsanto's side, not that I approve
>> of the company, which is now owned by Bayer.
>
> * I believe you've been misinformed . It was the POLLEN that blew over
>and pollinated his crop , thus introducing the genetic modifications to
>the grain he saved for seed . It matters not whether he knew it or not ,
>IMO Monsanto deliberately made it possible for this to happen , in order
>to force everyone to buy their seed every year . In the past , farmers
>kept a portion of their crop for seed for next year . Not anymore ,
>Big-Ag wants to control the market for seed to make a profit . They also
>hate those of us who insist on growing our gardens with either saved or
>purchased heirloom seed so we can have some for next year . THEY WANT TO
>CONTROL THE FOOD SUPPLY !!

Yes, thanks for adding some perspective.