http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/04/24/privatizing-the-natural-world/ Agroecology...agroforestry...agrorevolution Wed, 19 May 2010 16:23:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/04/24/privatizing-the-natural-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5983 a concerned urbanite Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:01:57 +0000 http://www.agroblogger.com/?p=112#comment-5983 all this we are hearing about colony collapse--the word Monsanto popped immediately into my mind. is it possible that their meddling either purposefully or accidentally has something to do with this? they are a nefarious bunch! http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/04/24/privatizing-the-natural-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5884 Beeguy Sun, 25 Mar 2007 05:28:56 +0000 http://www.agroblogger.com/?p=112#comment-5884 Wouldn't it be righteous to sue Monsanto for contaminating my bees with theier GMO's? I never wanted my bees to touch their adulterated junk. Now my bess have no choice. Monsanto has crossed the line due to their bottom line and now they blames everyone else for their short sightedness. Blame the bees for stealing your Monsanto genetic secrets dumbsh*ts instead of the farmers who unknowlingly perpetuate your crappy genes out of no fault of theirs. Step on my land and see how far you crawl out of there. If colony collapse disorder is due to their negligence then we will all be the victims including Monsanto employees children. When is enough enough? Kill us all why don't you in the name of progress? Stupidity always seems to follow some genius move like GMO's. http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/04/24/privatizing-the-natural-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3381 DJEB Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:10:09 +0000 http://www.agroblogger.com/?p=112#comment-3381 I see Schiller Thurkettle's comments on blogs dealing with any variety of environmental issues, leading me to strongly suspect that Schiller is a Shillaber. On the issue of farmers' rights, it is exceedingly obvious to anyone who knows what a right is that no one has the right to "do as [they] see fit" if that action harms or has the potential to harm others. On GMOs, there have been NO long term health studies on the health effects of GMOs despite a correlated increase in illnesses with their introduction to the environment. Also, the DNA of GMOs has been shown in a peer-reviewed study to pass through the gut intact. This DNA can then transfer to intestinal fauna. This is dangerous considering that the industry regularly uses anti-biotic marker genes in the creation of GMOs. So genetically engineered food has the potential to create superbugs in your intestine. No Shill, exposing us to harm is not among your rights. Oh, one last thing, Shill, Pat Task is not lying, despite your libel. Now here is one thing you will not do: prove me wrong. http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/04/24/privatizing-the-natural-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1806 J Mathis Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:45:49 +0000 http://www.agroblogger.com/?p=112#comment-1806 When you delve deeper into this the only people making money at this are Monsanto and the lawyers. In South America they do not pay technology fees for RR beans like they do in the U.S. Why? They don't have the lawyers like we do here. What right does S & C have to go to Ethiopia and try and do the same thing to the native crops of that country and others like them. They don't. With open pollinated seed why doesn't Monsanto control the bees so they don't cross pollinate my seed. This was not a problem until they brought this on. WHY should the seed farmer suffer from this?? http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/04/24/privatizing-the-natural-world/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Brad Kik Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:29:56 +0000 http://www.agroblogger.com/?p=112#comment-51 I'm betting the last time Schiller Thurkettle touched soil was replacing his golf divot. REAL farmers - like Percy Schmeiser - know that Pat Trask is spot on. http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/04/24/privatizing-the-natural-world/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Schiller Thurkettle Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:41:25 +0000 http://www.agroblogger.com/?p=112#comment-50 I'm a farmer in the Midwest US and Pat Trask is lying. Any farmer will immediately recognize this entire article as a load of bunk. City folks won't realize it, though. Farmers have rights, too, and that includes farming as we see fit. We don't need people who don't understand farming trying to tell us how to farm. Schiller.