What RR1 Patent Expiration Means for Farmers
The patent for the original Roundup Ready (RR1) soybean trait is set to expire in 2014. That fact has raised all kinds of interest and questions, starting first with what it means for farmers. Late last year, Monsanto worked to explain our intentions. Lately, several groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, have asked about [...]
How Farmers Feel About Patented Seed Saving
Family farmers speak on the practice of seed saving, a topic discussed in the film, Food, Inc.
Seed Patent History
There needs to be incentive to inspire invention, without it there would be no progress. This is true with Monsanto, as with any company. Without the ability to patent and profit from our efforts there would be little incentive to develop the technology that thousands of farmers use today.
