Very good, very informative and encouraging that a small group of women, focused on a cause, can make a difference. I wonder how Monsanto as the powerful reacted to this kind of opposition...

Perhaps THESMART1 is an idiot. Perhaps I am too. But what would that have to do with the truth or falsehood of our claims? Endosulfan is not a Monsanto creation. First manufactured and introduced to the US by Bayer CropScience, it was, until recently, being made by the US arm of Makhteshim Agan. After the EPA (finally) acknowledged its toxicity, it was banned for most US uses and Makhteshim Agan is winding down production since it’s worldwide use is negligible and unprofitable. And MDFOURU’s claim that you would only use Monsanto herbicides in the GM herbicide resistant corn system is false. The active ingredient in Roundup is glyphosate. Monsanto’s patent on it ran out in 2000 and it is now produced by myriad different manufacturers under a variety of brand names and also generically. While the Roundup brand is still the most prevalent (due to Monsanto's huge and, regretably, effective advertising efforts), it isn't clear from the actual facts of this case how directly Monsanto was involved as a manufacturer. The court's targets were primarily the soybean producers who took lightly or ignored the warning labels and disbursement instructions that accompany any containers of glyphosate.

Finally, how could anyone think that the "links" in these articles are useful? They almost always refer to the same "facts" in the same authors' articles published in other faux-environmental tabloids (e.g. Natural Society). The only useful link in this article was the last one. How about doing some actual investigative journalism Anthony? You could start by accessing primary sources in the form of Argentinian court documents, scientific papers on the actual effects of ..... oh never mind.

@TheSmarmy1 You're an idiot. Read the links. Last I heard, both roundup and endosulfan are Monsanto's creations. You don't plant an area with GMO soybeans and use other than Monsanto herbicides. That's the way Monsanto works. You buy their seed and you use their chemicals. One doesn't work without the other. It's a "system".
Furthermore, Argentina has a perfectly adequate and functional judicial system, so quit sounding like a typical ignorant American.

major pesticides? I do not like GMO stuff but would like to see the chemicals that were used on these beans. This story seems to make no sense to me because am betting much of the chemicals that were used if any were not Monsanto's. second this is Argentina where the rule of law pretty much does not exist and a claim can be made and won on a wim. Please finish the story with the particulars.

There is a group called Millions Against Monsanto if you are interested. They have a FB page too with updates. We can beat these giants, but we have to stick together like these mothers did. In the US, pressure the legislators of VT and CA to make Monsanto label their foods with GMOs. We have a right to know what is in the food we eat! That is not too much to ask, and if we are not right about that, why is Monsanto so reticent to add a few little words to their labels? Because they know they are poisons, but economical poisons, at least for them.
Stop buying products with soy, corn and canola oil. Change to other products and organic foods. To their benefit, Silk soy milk does label their soy products as being non-GMOs and have joined the fight against them. There is also a nogmo.org website. Who says we can't defend ourselves from these hoodlums?

It is wonderful to read that Sofia Gatica had the courage to stand up for the truth that was killing so many and that the courts ruled on behalf of that truth.