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USA: Monsanto, Bayer, D & PL sued by cotton farmers
More than 90 Texas cotton farmers have sued Monsanto, Bayer and Delta & Pine Land for crop losses due to a defect in its GM cotton. The farmers claim Monsanto knew the herbicide resistance of the plants would not work in extreme heat and drought conditions but did not tell them. "We feel like Monsanto`s been lying to us all along," said B.B. Krenek, a Wharton, Texas cotton consultant who is working with a number of affected farmers.</p><p><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2006-02-25T013514Z_01_N24200998_RTRUKOC_0_US-FOOD-MONSANTO-COTTON.xml&archived=False">Reuters: Cotton farmers sue Monsanto, others, for crop loss</a>