On 08/11/2014 4:23 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-11-08 4:57 PM, graham wrote:
>> On 08/11/2014 1:00 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2014-11-08 1:28 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>>
>>>> that pushes for such laws.
>>>
>>> Most of the people are ignorant about some of the details. Farmers used
>>> to be able to buy their seed, harvest it and keep a portion for the seed
>>> for the next year's crop. GMOs won't let you do that. There is concern
>>> about them contaminating other crops and farmers being on the hook for
>>> patent fees. Look at the case of Monsanto vs.Schmeiser where a farmer's
>>> field was accidentally contaminated and Monsanto sued.
>>>
>> If you believe it was accidentally contaminated, I have a bridge that you
>> might be interested in buying! {:-)
>
>
> It happens. The story is that the there was some accidental
> contamination, and the farmer kept the seed from that field. It was
> from his field and his crop. He had not planted GMO seed.
>
He *had* but the stupid sod kept some to plant the following year and
tried to
convince them that it had blown in from neighbours.
Graham