Chapter 150 Genetically Modified Seeds Launched

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Churbanov was not afraid of these prosecutors who came to investigate, because he was very careful and confident that he had left nothing behind. As early as when he was the Minister of the Interior, under Sergey's persuasion, he had already dealt with all his accounts. Since leaving the ministerial leadership position, Cherbanov has gradually lived a semi-retired life . Now he has a lot of money in his Swiss bank account. In addition, he also has a nominal job in the Mediterranean Trading Company, which can bring him a lot of income every month. He has quit taking bribes a long time ago. Besides, Brezhnev has been dead for many years. Even if Churbanov wants to receive gifts, someone must give him them.

After sending away the prosecutors from Moscow, Churbanov immediately called Seryozha and told him about the incident. Seryozha was a little surprised after hearing this. He didn't expect Ligachev to move so fast. So he said to Churbanov on the phone: "Don't worry, but you'd better come back to Moscow. Don't go there during this time, and don't take the initiative to meet anyone. If someone dares to touch you, Brezhnev The old courtiers left by my husband will not agree..."

Seryozha comforted Churbanov on the phone, after ending the call. Seryozha made another phone call to the KGB, telling them to pay attention to who Ligachev's men were investigating.

Ligachev's move Sergey did not expect, but Sergey did not believe that Ligachev really dared to act as vigorously as Andropov, he thought Ligachev was just trying to make an example of others.

Because Volkswagen is currently a key cooperation project between the Soviet Union and Western countries, Seryozha was once again valued by Gorbachev. Everything related to the joint venture automobile factory will be handled quickly. According to Sergesha, the Soviet Union has not done something so efficiently for a long time. Because the joint venture car factory represented the direction of reform, the Soviet Union completely relied on the team sent by Fang, whether it was taxation or management. However, Seryozha has secretly controlled Volkswagen, so these management teams sent from Germany are actually implementing Seryozha's will.

In order to further strengthen the position of Golgi-type enterprises in the industry. During this period of time, all the companies under Sergei Shah are taking advantage of capital to expand their strength. Glencore’s grain business unit is currently the largest grain company in North America, but Macrich is not satisfied with this. At his request, Glencore began to enter another important grain producing area in the world—— South Australia. After a series of negotiations, Glencore acquired ABB Grain, the largest grain company in Oceania in Australia. Its predecessor was the Australian Barley Board established by the Australian government in 1939. This company has seriously dragged down the Australian government's finances when global food prices have fallen into a downturn, and has become a burden on the hands of the Australian government. However, this is an opportunity for Glencore, which has been deeply involved in the grain trade for many years.

Macrich handed over Glencore's oil and non-ferrous metals business to his deputy, Green, and he was dedicated to the layout of the grain business. Just about a month after Glencore ate ABB cereal,

FDA officially approves Monsanto's genetically modified corn. At this moment, Griffith had just been sworn in as the governor of South Dakota. The first policy he announced after he took office was to unite with the South Dakota Farmers Association to bid for seed companies, so after Griffith and the farmers Under the secret operation of the association, Glencore's new products became the biggest winner of this bidding. They have an exclusive contract to supply South Dakota soybean and corn seed for the next year.

In the United States, non-governmental organizations such as the Farmers Association have as much power as the government. They can ask the government to protect prices when food prices are low, and they will also negotiate with suppliers on pesticides, seeds, and agricultural machinery. Farmers strive for their best interests.

Monsanto showed the Farmers Association and South Dakota Department of Agriculture officials a miracle, a large field completely free of weeds, with only corn and soybeans growing.

It was almost the time of harvest, and the green corn fields stretched as far as the eye could see, but even though the agricultural experts who came to investigate opened their eyes wide, there was not a single weed here.

"This..." The experts were speechless in astonishment, and so were the officials from the agricultural department. They were all curious about how this was done.

"Yes, we have to spray this farmland with our company's glyphosate-based herbicide - Roundup every week by plane. As we all know, apart from the basic growth environment, the most important thing that affects the yield of crops is the grass. pests and insects, and weeds have always been the biggest headache for our farmers because they compete with crops for light, land, water and nutrients.”

"But your corn and soybeans..." the expert asked puzzledly.

"Our soybeans and corn use new products from Monsanto. We have genetically modified them using molecular biology methods. Now these two crops are not afraid of glyphosate-like herbicides at all. You can use Roundup as a They won’t die if you pour water directly on them. In the future, you only need to rent a plane to spray your farmland, and you don’t have to worry about weed damage at all!” the staff of Monsanto said confidently.

Everyone at the scene ran into the farmland curiously, broke open the immature corn, and checked the fullness of the kernels. It can be seen that the corn here is growing well. If the interference of weeds can be completely eliminated, the area will be Farmland will be productive to an incredible degree.

"This is a masterpiece of science..." Several farmers present sighed sincerely. They are all farmers who live on the land, so they naturally know the value of this achievement. For farmers, yield means everything, and they don't even consider the impact of genetic modification on human health. What's more, Monsanto's seeds have passed the authoritative FDA certification.

In order to increase the sales of glyphosate, the flagship product of Glencore's chemical department, Roundup can mark up the usage of Agricultural University in its publicity. This herbicide, while minimally toxic to humans, is devastating to perennial root weeds. As long as a piece of land is sprayed with excessive glyphosate according to Monsanto's requirements, within a few years this piece of land can only be planted with Monsanto's genetically modified seeds.