{"id":2796,"date":"2015-04-07T12:16:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T17:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=2796"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:30:20","slug":"syngenta-corn-lawsuits-answers-to-producers-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2015\/04\/07\/syngenta-corn-lawsuits-answers-to-producers-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Syngenta Corn Lawsuits:  Answers to Producers&#8217; Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we have previously discussed in several Weekly Round Up Posts, there have been numerous lawsuits filed across the county related against Syngenta related to a genetically modified corn seed that resulted in China rejecting shipments of US corn.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2798\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/04\/corn-producers2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2798\" class=\"wp-image-2798 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/04\/corn-producers2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/04\/corn-producers2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/04\/corn-producers2.jpg 952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Texas Corn Producers<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After receiving questions from numerous corn producers and agribusiness owners about exactly what was going on with these lawsuits, I have worked with attorneys William Chaney and Mitch Carthel to put together a Fact Sheet answering many of\u00a0the questions frequently asked by producers.<\/p>\n<p>In order to obtain a copy of the Fact Sheet,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/files\/2015\/04\/just-click-here..pdf\">just click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we have previously discussed in several Weekly Round Up Posts, there have been numerous lawsuits filed across the county related against Syngenta related to a genetically modified corn seed that resulted in China rejecting shipments of US corn. &nbsp; After receiving questions from numerous corn producers and agribusiness owners about exactly what was going on with these lawsuits, I have worked with attorneys William Chaney and Mitch Carthel to put together a Fact Sheet answering many of\u00a0the questions frequently asked by producers. 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