Patents and Soybeans…a tale as old as time? In this post, 2L staffer Lilly Keitges explores the relationship between patents, soybeans, and GMOs.
Monsanto’s Dicamba a Headache for Farmers
Monsanto Faces Litigation Concerning New Dicamba Products
When Monsanto introduced dicamba-resistant soybeans for the first time, 200 dicamba spraying complaints were lodged in Missouri, with a host of aggravation for farmers, businessmen, and scientists on both sides of the issues. In fact, —a dicamba dispute between two Arkansas farmers even led to one farmer’s death and a murder indictment for the other. Farmers from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas have been deemed eligible to join a class-action lawsuit against Monsanto because of the alleged dicamba drift damage suffered byto their crops.