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Seed money : Monsanto's past and our food future / Bartow J. Elmore.
"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.
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- ISBN: 9781324002048
- ISBN: 1324002042
- Physical Description: 387 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Community Library | 338.7 ELMORE (Text) | 50687011747261 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albright Memorial Library | 338.7 ELMORE (Text) | 50686016101532 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cambria County Library | 338.766 E486s (Text) | 85131001807644 | CACM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Reading Public Library RPL - Main | 338.7 Elm (Text) | 33223008725821 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 338.7 E48s (Text) | 31901004543460 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
