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Canadian Farmer

Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser fought a David-and-Goliath battle against Monsanto after the biotech giant accused him of planting its Roundup ready canola seeds without its permission. Schmeiser, seen here with files from the legal action, argued the seeds he'd saved from the previous year's crop had been contaminated with the bioengineered product. "Organic farmers can't even grow canola anymore," he said. "It's all contaminated." A judge ruled in Monsanto's favor.

Photograph by Jim Richardson