Chapter 511: No One Can Fight
Peach farmer Bill Budd won the case.

That day, he received his $2.65 million Roundup compensation in court.

The judge who ruled said the evidence showed Monsanto acted with "reckless indifference" when it launched its upgraded seeds tolerant of dicamba.

Monsanto's stock price plunged.

However, this was just the beginning of the avalanche.

Another plaintiff, Californian Edwin Hardeman, won a verdict and was awarded $8000 million in damages.

Not long after, the jury in Brandon's case also determined that dicamba was a substantial factor in causing Brandon to suffer from a malignant tumor.

It received $6000 million in compensation.

In just a few days, Monsanto lost nearly $300 billion in the capital market.

This seemed like a signal, and long queues formed at the door of the court, and tens of millions of victims filed lawsuits against Monsanto.

At the same time, they also took to the streets to protest, and the voices against the ruling party remained high.

Step down!

Some people even openly called for the assassination of those who have plunged the country into crisis!

Facing tremendous pressure, the federal government pushed most of the responsibility onto Monsanto, and as Guo Yang expected, Monsanto once again became the scapegoat.

Half a month later, one-third of Monsanto's market value vanished.

Ironically, this amount is exactly the total amount it originally used to acquire Syngenta.

Investors were furious.

So a historic moment occurred: Hugh Grant, who had worked at Monsanto for more than 40 years and brought Roundup to its peak, was driven off the stage.

Even most of the management was purged.

The new management tried to calm the public, but bad news kept coming.

Yet another lawsuit over Roundup is taking a toll on Monsanto.

A couple who claimed dicamba caused their cancer won a stunning $20 billion verdict in the San Francisco Bay Area!
By this time, the avalanche could not be stopped.

At this time, various Roundup lawsuits have reached millions.

And it’s still rising.

Regardless of whether they have suffered losses from Monsanto or not, people hope to take a piece of the Monsanto elephant.

Monsanto, which once attempted to monopolize the market, was also ruthlessly isolated.

When you are desperate, you will find that everyone is against you, and that is the case with Monsanto.

While Monsanto was mired in litigation, big trouble on the farmlands was still growing rapidly.

Super-resistant weeds have spread to all agricultural areas of the United States, causing far more damage than the caltrops did a few years ago.

Because this time the resistant weeds are not one species, but multiple species.

The farmers were powerless.

Many people watched helplessly as the fruits of their labor vanished into thin air.

This is a disaster for the entire agricultural sector.

Agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, as well as farmers, processors, traders, and even ordinary consumers are all suffering from the disaster.

Agricultural supplies cannot be sold and their prices have plummeted.

Farmers face reduced or no harvests.

Processors' costs have increased significantly and raw materials may also be in short supply.

Not to mention the traders, the granaries of Cargill and ADM on both sides of the Mississippi River are empty, and the four major grain traders are not worthy of their name.

In supermarkets, prices of all kinds of cheap food are also rising rapidly.

The United Nations has also issued a warning that the agricultural crisis in the United States and India will lead to a new round of food crisis, and a large number of people in poor food-importing countries may starve to death.

Monsanto is mired in compensation claims.

It was clear to everyone that Monsanto was finished this time, and there needed to be a culprit for the disaster the federation was suffering.

Monsanto is the most suitable.

And the federation has to continue, and major companies, colleges, and scientists are all thinking about solutions.

How to control weeds?
As time entered the summer of 2015, the abundant sunshine caused the weeds to grow wildly again.

Agrochemical companies and farmers, who are accustomed to relying on chemical pesticides, are helpless.

However, some farmers who insist on organic farming have found a solution: physical removal.

Weeds can be cleared using cultivators, manual labor, flame weeders, etc., but this brings us back to the original point: agricultural production costs increase significantly.

The farm's income, plus government subsidies, is far from covering the production costs.

Besides, it’s too late this season.

There are too many weeds. If you want to completely remove them, you can only uproot them along with the crops, which is useless and will result in a complete harvest failure.

But many people still do it, and even federal agricultural experts are calling for it.

Because it can reduce weed seeds for the next season, even if the effect may be minimal, it is better than nothing.

In Illinois, some people have actually done this a long time ago.

months ago,

After Bernard David's 600 acres of farm were destroyed by drifting dicamba, he was on the verge of despair and had no choice but to sue Monsanto.

At this time, Du He, the technical director of Tianhe Seed Industry, appeared on his farm.

Boren David said: "It has nothing to do with you. It is my own choice."

Du He is about 40 years old and comes from China. He speaks English haltingly. "It's still early. You still have a chance to make up for it. Sow the seeds again."

David teased, "And then get killed by the drifting dicamba again?"

Du He didn't know how to answer.

In fact, he didn't know why the company gave this order.

With the threat of dicamba, no matter how many times you sow, the result will be the same.

Then, super-resistant weeds broke out across the United States, and David's neighbor even developed a malignant tumor.

Du He came to David's farm again.

Under his persuasion, David chose to physically remove the withered crops and weeds from the field this time, and then sowed the seeds.

When weeds popped up, he chose the physical removal solution provided by Tianhe.

Although the farming season was missed, crop yields may not be high and costs have increased significantly, but as time goes by, what Tianhe predicted happened.

Corn prices have soared.

At the same time, in addition to subsidies, the federal government provides special compensation to farmers who continue to produce, allegedly to restore their reputation and resist price inflation.

This didn't work, and most farmers gave up and lay low.

However, for David, who is sowing seeds again, this is a bonus.

All in all, his income may not be much less than last year.

This is all brought by Tianhe.

When most agrochemical companies are holding Monsanto accountable and trying to bite off a piece of meat from Monsanto, only Tianhe Seeds is still considering the farmers.

They actively work on farms, provide solutions to problems and reduce farmers' losses.

When major seed companies were facing a severe threat, they chose to shrink their businesses, lay off employees, etc. to reduce losses.

Only Tianhe seemed like a breath of fresh air. Instead, it increased its recruitment of personnel, with more technicians running around in the fields, trying to solve various difficulties.

Although the effect is minimal.

But compared with other companies that have disappeared without a trace, Tianhe has undoubtedly won the recognition of many farmers.

The mayor of Springfield praised Tianhe highly, and even the state government and the federal government praised this Chinese seed company on formal occasions. …

Beijing.

A large conference had just concluded, followed by several smaller meetings.

Then, a piece of news came out: the Hongqi River project plan passed the review.

In an era of increasingly developed Internet, news began to spread at an astonishing speed, quickly topping the hot search lists on major platforms.

This caused many onlookers to exclaim.

"It's too much. It's only been a short time and the plan has been approved. This kind of mega project planning will take several years."

"I had expected this day since we sent troops to Dudeng, but when we landed, it still felt unreal."

"Could it be a rumor?"

Netizens were shocked, incredulous, and even suspicious, but the moment the news was broadcast, all the voices doubting that it was a rumor stopped.

Then, there was overwhelming discussion.

"Damn, there's so much good news this year."

"My country is so great!"

"First there was southern Tibet, then there was the chaos in the United States, and now there is the Red Flag River. Each one is more serious than the last!"

"Not only that, the country has changed so much in recent years, especially the Northwest. The environment of green mountains and clear waters has changed so much. If there is another Red Flag River in the future, I can't imagine what the Northwest will become in the future."

“I feel like there are a lot of opportunities for development in the northwest in the future!”

"Have you seen this, people sitting in the first row? It's really scary to think about it, Jiahe has become so strong!"

The approval of the Hongqi River plan means so many things. It may be a real millennium plan.

Once completed, it has the potential to change the history of the Northwest.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, the Northwest was a land with abundant water and grass. However, with climate change and human factors, it eventually became a desert.

With the Hongqi River, the biggest water resource problem has been solved, and the Northwest may be able to reproduce the splendor of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

With the support of modern science and technology, the potential of Northwest China is beyond imagination. It is a major granary, energy base, and rear base...

The living space of Chinese people will be greatly increased, alleviating the various existing survival pressures.

Just thinking about it makes my heart surge.

Of course, there are also noisy voices of opposition.

For example, ecological damage and economic pressure.

Many university experts and professors have come out to oppose it, and the so-called "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" experts have once again emphasized the oppression of farmers by capital.

One of the representatives is Lin Song, who seems to have a conflict with Jiahe and started to accuse Jiahe in a university speech.

"A super agricultural capital has been formed in China: Jiahe Group! Hongqi River was promoted by Jiahe alone."

"Because it is the biggest beneficiary of Hongqi River, Jiahe owns a large area of ​​land and agricultural bases in the northwest, and the largest bioenergy forest base in the country is in Jiahe's hands.

Relying on the energy forest, Jiahe has accumulated amazing wealth, and its strength is even greater than that of Monsanto, the four major grain traders and other large multinational groups! "

As expected, Lin Song’s speech video was posted online.

Comparing Jiahe with Monsanto and the four major grain traders, netizens can understand it. After all, Jiahe is indeed powerful and involves all aspects.

The rapid development of bioenergy in the past two years has made Jiahe a household name.

Every car owner who fills his car with cheap biodiesel should give Jiahe a kowtow.

But far more than Monsanto and the four major grain traders, netizens asked, "Professor Lin Song, do you know what this means?"

However, Lin Song was confident about this.

Because of several previous grievances, Lin Song conducted an in-depth analysis of Jiahe. It was impossible to let go of the grudges that had already been formed.

During another university speech, Lin Song released the PPT he carefully prepared for Jiahe.

This PPT was even kept by Guo Yang afterwards.

Because it feels so good.

It is like the People's Liberation Army captured by the AFP lens, creating a strong sense of oppression and austerity, giving the feeling of an invincible army.

You can doubt AFP's motives, but you can't doubt their cameras.

In Lin Song’s PPT, Jiahe is such an existence.

It involves more than a dozen fields including seeds, forage, milk, agricultural machinery, animal husbandry, sand industry, grain and oil, beverages, food, biotechnology, bioenergy, fertilizers, agricultural supplies circulation, and finance.

And we have achieved industry leadership in every field, and most of them are even industry leaders!
It is like a super industrial giant and agricultural empire!

Even after Guo Yang looked at Lin Song's PPT, he felt oppressed.

Not to mention ordinary netizens.

“I actually feel invincible!”

"too strong!"

"horrible!"

“It turns out that the giants are right next to us.”

After attracting the attention of the whole society, Lin Songcai asked leisurely: "Do you still support Hongqi River now?"

“Once the Red Flag River is repaired, Jiahe’s agricultural empire will only become stronger, and the lives of ordinary farmers in the country will become more difficult.”

"The lesson of Monsanto is right in front of us!"

Mentioning Monsanto brings up a horrifying feeling. Netizens suspect that in America, Monsanto might have the effect of stopping children from crying.

Lin Song said: "Golden Harvest is just another Monsanto. No, Golden Harvest is far scarier than Monsanto!"

Another college student who was eager to watch the fun asked, "Since Jiahe is so powerful, aren't you afraid that Jiahe will cause trouble for you?"

Lin Song said righteously: "It is our duty and we cannot shirk it!"

The college student gave a sarcastic smile.

Lin Song added: "If I disappear one day, don't doubt it, it was Jia He who did it!"

After this speech, Lin Songzhen disappeared out of thin air.

This surprised all the netizens.

Is it really that amazing?

Not long after, someone broke the news that Lin Song was invited to have tea, and he might not be able to come out.

The construction of Hongqi River continued smoothly, and even the construction schedule was circulated on the Internet.

Negative news about Jiahe disappeared overnight, and countless people took a deep breath: Jiahe is so horrible~
Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.

Guo Yang, who was still admiring the PPT in Jiuquan, suddenly felt that retribution had come after learning all this from Lin Keqing.

We are used to Monsanto passing the buck, and this time Golden Harvest also suddenly had to bear the blame.

He is more wronged than Monsanto.

I obviously didn't do anything!

But there is one thing that Lin Song did say right. In terms of economic size and strength, Jiahe may not have any rivals in the global agricultural chemical industry.

Monsanto, which acquired Syngenta, is in a precarious situation. The destruction of America's agricultural ecology has caused heavy losses to traditional giants such as Corteva, Bayer, BASF, and the four major grain traders.

Golden Harvest is based in the Chinese market. The giants' businesses in China have been beaten back and their overseas businesses are also growing rapidly.

The market vacated after the collapse of Monsanto and the foreseeable food crisis will also bring huge profits to the well-prepared Jiahe.

Looking around the world,

There is not a single one who can fight.

But he didn't want to take the blame.

(End of this chapter)