[mountainlion]

A cousin told me about monsanto pollen blowing into adjacent fields and monsanto claimed the adjacent field was monsanto’s and sued the adjacent farmer. He lost the farm because of monsanto patents.

[Sir Napsalot]

I knew of Monsanto “threatened” to sue for their proprietary intellectual property in the past, but didn't know they actually sued. They lost a HUGE PR battle back then.

Disclaimer: I never worked for Monsanto, and this is not a defense for Monsanto per se.

[drunknsage]

http://www.percyschmeiser.com/conflict.htm

Is this the case? Screw Monsanto. Their actions say everything.

[Mase]

He lost the farm because of monsanto patents.

If he truly lost the farm to Monsanto, then it happened because he was intentionally stealing Monsanto technology.

[Mr. Lucky]

The trouble with the feral pollen story is that it's not possible. While pollen from one soybean plant can theoretically cross pollinate another (and it really is only theoretical because soybeans are almost entirely self pollinating) all of the bean plants in one field would never, ever, be pollinated by plants in a different field...and virtually all of the plants would have to be so pollinated for there to be any benefit.

The story was originally made up by a farmer who purchased soybeans he knew to have been “Round-Up Ready” from the local elevator and planted them, thinking he had avoided paying the license fee.