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Fri Jan 4, 2013, 03:15 PM Jan 2013

A List of Some Seed Companies Owned by Monsanto Or Sell Monsanto And Seminis Seeds [View all]

When you purchase seeds be aware of their source, expecting Non GMO seeds and getting Gm seeds would not be beneficial. Listed here is a list of companies that Evil Monsanto owns to profit off of so-called organic Non GMO seeds.

As of 2005, Monsanto owns Seminis. It is estimated that Seminis controls 40 percent of the U.S. vegetable seed market and 20 percent of the world market—supplying the genetics for 55 percent of the lettuce on U.S. supermarket shelves, 75 percent of the tomatoes, and 85 percent of the peppers, with strong holdings in beans, cucumbers, squash, melons, broccoli, cabbage, spinach and peas. The company’s biggest revenue source comes from tomato and peppers seeds, followed by cucumbers and beans.

In large part, these numbers reflect usage of Seminis varieties within large industrial production geared towards supermarkets, but Seminis seeds are also widely used by regional conventional and organic farmers as well as market and home gardeners. Johnny’s, Territorial, Fedco, Nichol’s, Rupp, Osborne, Snow, and Stokes are among the dozens of commercial and garden seed catalogs that carry the more than 3,500 varieties that comprise Seminis’ offerings. This includes dozens of All-American Selections and an increasing number of varieties licensed to third parties for certified organic seed production.

http://www.emergencyhomesteader.com/a-complete-list-of-seed-companies-owned-by-monsanto-and-a-complete-list-of-seed-companies-not-owned-by-monsanto/

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People need to pay attemption to the depth and breadth of what Monsanto are doing and intending. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #1
thank you april Jan 2013 #2
Yah, lots of bogus articles at that website. MineralMan Jan 2013 #3
Thanks! Bjornsdotter Jan 2013 #4
Good to know about Burpee. intheflow Jan 2013 #11
Ferry Morse is not owned by Monsanto KurtNYC Jan 2013 #5
which is itself owned by johan g olsen (shipbrokers), which is in turn owned by the pareto group, HiPointDem Jan 2013 #16
Just threw Jungs catalog away. jwirr Jan 2013 #6
I question some of their information Retrograde Jan 2013 #7
Baker Creek Seed company is not only non-GMO... LancetChick Jan 2013 #8
Right on their website lunasun Jan 2013 #12
Baker Creek is a good one Marrah_G Jan 2013 #19
Not true RomneyLies Jan 2013 #20
Your information is incorrect. While a few of the seeds sold at such outlets may not MineralMan Jan 2013 #22
thanks for posting... handmade34 Jan 2013 #9
Further down they're saying Johnny's, Territorial, Burpee's and Parks don't belong on the list.... dmosh42 Jan 2013 #10
The list is quesitonable at best RomneyLies Jan 2013 #13
Please buy heirloom seeds Marrah_G Jan 2013 #14
Please, learn the difference between a species and a varietal. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #17
I believe you are unclear on the difference between a species and MineralMan Jan 2013 #21
What? LancetChick Jan 2013 #24
the issue i think isn't only that monsanto owns the seeds, but rather that it owns the genes. HiPointDem Jan 2013 #15
i think this list is more complete farminator3000 Jan 2013 #18
Monsanto also OWNS a good chunck of the White House. bvar22 Jan 2013 #23
That list is really inaccurate... druidity33 Jan 2013 #25
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