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[SANET-MG] farmer protection act



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

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