Time Bomb For World's Wheat Crop


	Time Bomb For World's Wheat Crop

debbyski

6-14-2009 12:52 PM

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6-14-2009 6:59 PM

disenchantedcitizen

I'm sure Monsanto will gladly jump right on that. For a huge fee and a signed contract to buy only from them, of course.

6-14-2009 7:20 PM

jerry1152

Another "Gotcha" by the big chemical companies.

6-15-2009 6:57 AM

thisnamecantbetaken

@disenchanted
Ha! My first thought when I read this was also, that Monsanto will be ALL over this. They are probably rubbing their hands together in glee at the prospects of the fortunes to made out of this.

6-15-2009 7:03 PM

tanyamm

Maybe they started it in the first place.

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