As reported by the Public Patent Foundation, four of Monsanto's key patents related to genetically modified (GM) crops have been rejected by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. After dozens of cases against North American farmers, the most well-known being Monsanto v Percy Schmeiser, the US Patent Office has [...]

I've been awful at keeping up on my commitment to blogging. Its difficult as I try to work full time to pay the bills, but I suppose there are many amateur bloggers out there who manage to keep up with all of the different things they are juggling. I will be the first to admit, [...]

In 1996, global seed companies like Monsanto and Syngenta promised that genetically modified (GM) crops would be our salvation. GM crops would solve world hunger, rescue the small farmer from bankruptcy, and reduce our reliance on environmentally damaging and expensive agrochemicals. Over ten years have passed since these [...]

I would encourage anybody interested in the implications of gene patenting and genetically modified organisms to listen to the broadcast recording of a talk given by farmer and citizen activist Percy Schmeiser. In it, Schmeiser details his multi-year legal battle with corporate giant Monsanto over contamination of his canola [...]

Many people don't realize that genetically modified (GMO) foods are already in our diets: in corn, soybeans, canola, and now in alfalfa.  According to Will Rostoff, senior attorney at the Center for Food Safety, in the summer of 2005 the USDA approved the [...]