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Greg Casar: “They bar farmers from reusing seeds from previous harvests.”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Published | Video Starts at 07:58

These big corporations force farmers to pay more and more for their seeds. They bar farmers from breeding their own seeds. They bar farmers from reusing seeds from previous harvests. And as a result, you end up paying more and more from everything that comes, from seeds, from apples to bread. And the grocery store shoppers are not the only ones getting hurt. (07:58–08:02)

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