Bibliograph

Seed money, Monsanto's past and our food future, Bartow J. Elmore

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Seed money, Monsanto's past and our food future, Bartow J. Elmore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Seed money

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1233267796

Responsibility statement

Bartow J. Elmore

Sub title

Monsanto's past and our food future

Summary

"A deeply researched and eye-opening history that shows how Monsanto came to have outsized influence over our food system. This is the definitive history of Monsanto, a St. Louis chemical firm that became the world's largest genetically engineered seed enterprise. Monsanto merged with German pharma-biotech giant Bayer in 2018, but its Roundup Ready seeds, introduced twenty-five years ago, are still reshaping the farms that feed us. Incorporating global fieldwork, interviews with company employees, and untapped corporate and government records, award-winning historian Bartow J. Elmore traces Monsanto's astounding evolution from a scrappy chemical startup to a global agrobusiness powerhouse. Capitalizing on deals with customers like Coca-Cola, General Electric, and especially the US government, Monsanto used seed money derived from toxic products-including PCBs and Agent Orange-to build an agricultural empire, promising endless bounty through its genetically engineered technology. As new data emerges about its blockbuster Roundup system, and as Bayer faces a tide of lawsuits over Monsanto products past and present, Elmore's urgent history takes a penetrating look at the company's past"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Pt. I. Seeds -- Introduction : Don't do it. Expect lawsuits -- Pt. II. Roots -- You are getting into chemistry now, Senator, on which subject I am rather weak -- A coal-tar war -- A die-hard admirer of the tooth-and-claw -- Pt. III. Plants -- Wonderful stuff, this 2, 4, 5-T! -- So you see, I am prepared to argue on either side -- Sell the hell out them as long as we can -- Strategic exit -- They can have my house; I just need thirty days -- Trespassing to get to our own property -- The only weed control you need -- I have to cry for them -- Pt IV. Weeds -- Oh shit, the margins were very, very, very good -- They are selling us a problem we don't have -- Pt. V. Harvest -- Conclusion : Malicious code

Target audience

adult

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