OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » farmer http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:52:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Soy Farmer and Monsanto Head to the Supreme Court Over Patent Rights http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/soy-farmer-and-monsanto-head-to-the-supreme-court-over-patent-rights/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/soy-farmer-and-monsanto-head-to-the-supreme-court-over-patent-rights/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:15:59 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11285 Supreme Court

Monsanto will face farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman in front of the Supreme Court, the justices announced last week, agreeing to hear the dispute brought about by an appeal from Bowman—an Indiana soybean farmer targeted by the biotech industry giant.

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Women and Hispanic U.S. farmers can snag a chunk of a $1.33 billion settlement based on claims that the groups were discriminated against by the USDA; in addition, they're now also eligible for funds from $160 million pot set aside to assist with debt relief, according to the agency.

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