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Not a farmer, but this was in the article: "Even before biotech seeds came on the market, corn farmers tended not to save seeds, since store-bought hybrids del
by pchristensen 12y ago
Not a farmer, but this was in the article:
"Even before biotech seeds came on the market, corn farmers tended not to save seeds, since store-bought hybrids delivered higher yields, but the technology agreement farmers sign when buying Monsanto’s biotech seeds forbids them from doing it."
- giarc 12y agoI didn't get that far I guess. So if I read this correctly, the only difference from pre-GMO days and now is that the common practice of buying new seeds every year is in a contract rather than just "common behaviour".