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The dinner's over, and Montana's family farmers left on the table

by: Jay Stevens

Fri Mar 27, 2009 at 09:22:17 AM MST


Monsanto got a pretty good deal on its little "private dinner":

A Montana Senate committee has sidelined a bill that sought standards for how biotech companies test crops for patent infringement, burying the measure after members attended a private dinner also attended by biotech giant Monsanto Co. representatives....

The bill was tabled on a 6-3 vote.

Mission accomplished!

This irks me. It's not just that this whole thing is unseemly -- and it stinks. No, what really irks me is how cheaply bought these Senators are. A dinner? Come on! Even Conrad Burns got a little taste of cash for his votes...

Jay Stevens :: The dinner's over, and Montana's family farmers left on the table
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In case there is any question about how nasty these Monsanto seed disputes can get, read this article in Orion Magazine. Published in 2006 it paints a classic populist tale of rural farmers vs. The Company.

The solution? Organize an uprising. Natch'


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http://www.biotechempire.com/  

please take a look at this site that really screens this Monsanto crap. How could any politician vote yes? Who were the other 2 suck-ups?

     William in Billings


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