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In reply to the discussion: Modified Wheat Discovered In Oregon [View all]defacto7
(13,485 posts)17. Does that mean it's virtually unstoppable?
Now that is scary when you are talking about the worlds food supply.
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I think they ought to test related grasses in the area to see if they have the gene too.
alfredo
May 2013
#19
Sounds to me like farmers should sue Monsanto for modifying the genetics of their crop...
Veilex
May 2013
#23
If they can trace this back to Monsanto intentionally releasing this, they need to pay big time.
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#3
It depends on how it is determined the seeds got there. However, the Monsanto Protection Act...
Poll_Blind
May 2013
#18
From everything I've read, it started with (R) Roy Blunt and (D) Daniel Inouye, but there...
Poll_Blind
May 2013
#30
This particular product wasn't even cleared for commercial use so the likelihood that....
Poll_Blind
May 2013
#43
The farmer was actually trying to kill the wheat, notice some of it didn't die, became suspicious...
Poll_Blind
May 2013
#44
This story is a lot less "fuck Monsanto" and more "US wheat farmers get fucked"
Buzz Clik
May 2013
#51
UPDATE: Japan cancels all orders for Western white wheat after Oregon crop find
Poll_Blind
May 2013
#57