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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: RV Kirgit on November 19, 2022, 07:18:01 AM
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This was Percy appearing for a talk at UC Berkely (University of California).
Monsanto filed a lawsuit in 1998 against Percy Schmeiser for patent infringement.
Percy was living in Saskatchewan in Canada, but also knew farmers from all over North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho.
The Schmeisers were known for being seed developers of canola. At that time it was known as rapeseed. Half was canola for lubricating, and the other half was for cooking oil.
In 1996, the governments of both the US and Canada introduced GMO cotton, corn, soybeans, and canola.
The farmers were told GMO would be a bigger yield, use less chemicals, and be more nutritious.
(My comments: of course this was all a lie.)
Most of the farmers wanted less chemicals because of the environment and the human health issues.
At the time, Percy didn’t know a thing about gene splicing.
So the case against Percy went to federal court where there was only one judge. There was no regular jury where there could have be farmers on the jury.
https://ourfreesociety.com/percy-schmeiser-vs-monsanto/
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