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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] [Fwd: [SANET-MG] farmer protection act]
  • Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:49:35 -0500

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [SANET-MG] farmer protection act
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:30:44 -0500
From: jcummins <jcummins@UWO.CA>
Reply-To: Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group
<SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

The move to call GM pollution not-pollution is a pr effort not and to
make organic farmers responsible for paying for the pollution goes hand
in hand with increasing subjugation of independent farmers.

Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Article published Jan 25, 2006
Support Farmer Protection Act

The Farmer Protection Act was created to protect farmers from lawsuits
by multi-national corporations such as Monsanto, DuPont and Dow. It was
not created to take away "tools" from farmers or to drive farmers apart.

Monsanto, DuPont and Dow are attempting to take over the global seed
supply. Meanwhile, farmers are being forced to assume all liability for
untested products such as genetically modified seeds. The farmers have
to take on this liability even though they are never allowed to actually
own the seed. They are paying a user fee for the technology, the
corporation retains ownership. Monsanto, DuPont and Dow should be
willing to stand behind their products, and our legislators should stand
with all Vermont family farms.

The Senate has overwhelmingly supported the bill (26-1), but some in the
House want to weaken it. I encourage the conference committee between
the Vermont Senate and the Vermont House to support keeping strict
liability in the Farmer Protection Act.

Maureen Lehouillier

Irasburg






  • [permaculture] [Fwd: [SANET-MG] farmer protection act], Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/25/2006

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