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Hi Peter,
I have to agree the future is frightening. Corporatism is here, has
been here for quite some time, I don't see USA legislators tackling the
problem in favor of both the Ag. producer and the consumer of Ag. production
or the courts ruling in favor of the growers. The same USA courts that
failed to protect our real-estate property against corporate seizure aren't
going to protect our crops against the ingress of GM pollen. Again I have
to ask if the Ag. producers exhibiting any concern? I live in the middle of
Kansas and while the local newspapers give brief coverage to the subject,
there is no in-depth coverage or any editorial discussion. I have think
"heritage seed companies" an oxymoron, heritage seeds need no companies to
survive, up to the point where they become contaminated anyway. The question
is can the Ag. producer survive with the yields heritage seeds provide? I'm
fairly certain large scale food production will be with us for quite some
time yet. Later...
Doug, N0LKK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guag Meister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Seed terrorism
Hi Keith and Doug and All ;
Respectfully, you are absolutely correct that you can
still by seeds that are "heirloom". This is the
present time. What is frightening is the direction
that the planet is headed.
How long before these "heirloom" seed suppliers are
bought by the agro giants? How long before some gene
sneaks into the "heirloom" verieties and patent
infringment money is due? What to do when two
different genes from two (or more!) different
companies are in your crop? You'll be sue'ed from
every direction.
Respectfully we all need to wake up. It will not be
long (like 100 years) that ALL life forms (including
animals) will be patented. Anyone think that this
will guarantee "quality"?
Governments need to invalidate ANY and ALL patents on
life forms. And while they are at it they should make
it illegal to sell seeds which bear sterile seeds.
Best Regards,
Peter G.
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Potential solution: Maybe create a non-proprietary seed bank?
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