A Message from Michael Pollan: Help Protect Our Farmers From Assaults By Monsanto

If you saw the film "Food Inc.", you heard Michael Pollan talking about the prosecution of farmers across the country by Monsanto for patent infringement. Starting several years ago, CFS discovered that Monsanto, the worlds leading agricultural biotechnology company, has used heavy-handed investigations and ruthless prosecutions that have fundamentally changed the way many American farmers farm. The agribusiness giant has sued hundreds of farmers over GMO crops, and has been awarded more than $20 million from these farmers. The result has been nothing less than an assault on the foundations of farming practices and traditions that have endured for centuries in this country and millennia around the world, including one of the oldest the right to save and replant crop seed.

CFS has been at the forefront of protecting farmers from these assaults by Monsanto. We have uncovered this startling practice of Monsanto suing farmers via our groundbreaking report Monsanto vs. U.S. Farmers. Weve helped and participated in farmers legal defense again Monsanto. And weve set up a hotline for farmers to call if theyre facing lawsuits or threats from Monsanto to help them get guidance and legal referrals. Please help CFS stop this corporate persecution of our farmers in its tracks by supporting our work today. Read more and donate today at www.centerforfoodsafety.org.

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[AkasaWolfSong]

It's time for us to take back our farmlands and our food chain and not leave it in the hands of Corporate Greed to do what is right for us...we are fast succumbing to toxicity all around us through the use of chemicals in order to keep out the weed that our Elders saw a use for! Down with Monsanto and other companies whose sole desire is the almighty dollar! Farmers have always been the backbone of America and now it is time to stand behind them.

[djdnauk1977]

monsanto are a huge threat to our freedom, environment and health, please boycott all monstanto products! (in the us that includes most products with sugar in, look for products containing organic sugar)

[glamourxxxcore]

i <3<3<3 Michael Pollan!! Keep up the good work!

[CouldNotCareLes]

I get a kick out of it when folks say that GMOs have not increased yields.

On my own farm, we get twice the corn per acre than we did just ten years ago.

Les

[Davebjj]

monsanto puts food on my family's plate.

Without their technology this planet couldn't feed the near 7 billion people.

Today a North American farmer produces more than double the amount of bushels per acre than 50 years ago.

new ge corn does produce more yield don't lie to me

[TheDudeRulez09]

Monsanto produces GE/GM seeds for 90% of every food product in the grocery store if not more. They are trying to profit by creating toxic food products that make foods grow faster but kill us, they run their company by "the ends justify the means" meaning it doesnt matter if what they make kills you as long as you buy it and make them richer. Do not buy them! Grow your own! Buy from local farmers markets or co-ops, free yourself and your family and friends!!!!!!