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genetically modified Monsanto crops -seeds poisons
the bad news -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ki1iPiyFQc
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If you've never heard of Monsanto, or don't know much about them, here's a great place to start:
The World According to Monsanto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_OJcPKEYDE

Monsanto 2009 'Peak' Year: Feb 10th 2009
http://www.reuters.com/article/BROKER...

Posiliac cow hormone sold to Eli Lilly August 2008:
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/20...

Monsanto Investigator in Illinois Laughs They Are Doing 'Rural Cleansing'
http://www.opednews.com/articles/MONS...

The Multiple Ways Monsanto is Putting Normal Seeds Out of Reach
http://survivingthemiddleclasscrash.w...
(includes links to Monsanto seed laws, which they call the "brainchild of Vilsack")

Where the laws have been passed (map)
http://www.environmentalcommons.org/i...

More on Vilsack:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/17/us/...
http://PamelaDrew.newsvine.com/_news/...
Six Reasons Why Obama Appointing Monsanto's Buddy, Former Iowa Governor Vilsack, for USDA Head Would be a Terrible Idea
http://www.organicconsumers.org/artic...
Obama sold out. Vilsack is pro-biotech AND anti-democratic
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12...

He's even got a myspace, the muppet:
http://www.myspace.com/vilsack

French Food Agency Says GM Corn From Monsanto Safe: February 12, 2009: 09:24 AM ET
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/a...

Fallow land/GAEC 12
http://www.monsanto-ag.co.uk/content....
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publicatio...

Management of Species Rich Grassland (Rural Priorities)
Any land which remains non-cropped but is not in environmental or other schemes is classed as 'Land not in agricultural production'. It must be kept in 'Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition' (GAEC)

Extensive GM contamination of honey
http://www.gmwatch.eu/

OLDER LINKS:
Vanity Fair Article 5/5/2008
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/news/re...

Pamela Drew's breakdown of the Monsanto response to Vanity Fair Article
http://pameladrew.newsvine.com/_news/...
http://pameladrew.newsvine.com/_news/...

Soil Association report shows GM crops do not yield more - sometimes less
http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa...

Monsanto Company patents
The following is a sampling of recent Monsanto Company patent applications, they sure are busy!
http://www.freshpatents.com/Monsanto-...

Farmers can save on crop insurance with GMO corn: March 25, 2008
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/disp...