site  contact  subhomenews

We are eating weed killer

October 19, 2018 — BarryK

A few days ago, on a day-outing to the little town of York, about 50 minutes drive out of Perth, I picked up the free local community newspaper, "the York & Districts Community Matters". This was an interesting read;

image1


image2

Depressing hey!

The article refers to this website:

https://foodrevolution.org/blog/monsanto-lawsuit-dewayne-johnson/

...is Monsanto, now Bayer, the Microsoft of the seed industry?

What is most depressing for me are the inroads that Monsanto and others have made into Australia. There were many people in Western Australia who were trying to keep the State GM-free, but it is a lost battle. What it all comes down to is one word: greed.

What is also depressing is how Bayer is likely to fight the ruling in courts, for years to come. 

Tags: ethos