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And also sues farmers who save seeds from the plants to use next year. You have to pay the company every year for new seed instead of being able to just save s
by destitude 5y ago
And also sues farmers who save seeds from the plants to use next year. You have to pay the company every year for new seed instead of being able to just save some seed back and never having to purchase more again. Gives complete power to the companies and dependency on them.
- UncleMeat 5y agoThere are a number of reasons to be skeptical of agribusiness, but this one is especially overblown. The widely known suits around "saved seeds" were not about that specifically.
- pfdietz 5y agoSo, you're against hybrid crop varieties? Because you can't save the seeds of those and get the same results. You aren't at the mercy of the companies supplying the seeds because they compete with each other. Also, presumably if this were the objection then something like Roundup-Ready soybeans would now be ok, since those are now off patent. You're ok with those now, right?