New US seed ban risks driving cannabis genetics underground, growers warn

But if the ban goes through, she noted, "it's going to be a handful of the really large companies that have those right licenses. All those genetics, the good wine will go underground, and you're just going to get Ernest and Julio Gallo, rather than all the varietals that we can get at our local wine store. And so it's going to really impact the consumer experience."…

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/06/cannabis-seed-ban-growers-warn

 

Revealed: Monsanto predicted crop system would damage US farms

The US agriculture giant Monsanto and the German chemical giant BASF were aware for years that their plan to introduce a new agricultural seed and chemical system would probably lead to damage on many US farms, internal documents seen by the Guardian show. Risks were downplayed even while they planned how to profit off farmers who would buy Monsanto’s new seeds just to avoid damage, according to documents unearthed during a recent successful $265m lawsuit brought against both firms by a Missouri farmer. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/30/monsanto-crop-system-damage-us-farms-documents

Black farmers were deliberately sold ‘fake seeds’ in scheme to steal their land: report

Black farmers in the Mid-South region surrounding Memphis used science to uncover a multi-million scheme to put them out of business and steal their farmland, WMC News reported Tuesday.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/black-farmers-deliberately-sold-fake-seeds-scheme-steal-land-report/