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George Gough

Director, State and Local Government Affairs, Bayer Crop Science

Company Expert Monsanto Bayer

Expert Bio

I have been with Monsanto (now Bayer) for 16 years overseeing the company’s government affairs program in a portion of the Western U.S. In this position, as Director of State and Local Government Affairs, I work with diverse groups of people to solve issues of concern to the agricultural and crop protection industries at the local and state level.

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Q: Why did Monsanto engage in a multimillion dollar ad campaign to defeat a California proposition that would require disclosure of whether food is genetically modified such that the ads showed family farmers saying the disclosure would force them to shut do

Answered By George Gough - Dec 16, 2015

A: While some ads did highlight the increased costs farmers would have to endure to comply with the requirements imposed by Proposition 37, none stated the initiative would force farmers to shut down or go bankrupt. Monsanto was a member and contributor to the NO on 37 campaign, a broad coalition of farmers, doctors, scientists, food producers, grocers and others who opposed Proposition 37 on the November 2012 ballot. Prop 37 called for the mandatory labeling of foods that do or may contain genetically engineered ingredients. Although proponents tried to characterize Prop 37 as si [...]

Answered By George Gough - Dec 16, 2015

A: While some ads did highlight the increased costs farmers would have to endure to comply with the requirements imposed by Proposition 37, none stated the initiative would force farmers to shut down or go bankrupt. Monsanto was a member and contributor to the NO on 37 campaign, a broad coalition of farmers, doctors, scientists, food producers, grocers and others who opposed Proposition 37 on the November 2012 ballot. Prop 37 called for the mandatory labeling of foods that do or may contain genetically engineered ingredients. Although proponents tried to characterize Prop 37 as si [...]

Business Practices GMOs & Farmers

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Q: Why did Monsanto engage in a multimillion dollar ad campaign to defeat a California proposition that would require disclosure of whether food is genetically modified such that the ads showed family farmers saying the disclosure would force them to shut do

Answered By George Gough - Dec 16, 2015

A: While some ads did highlight the increased costs farmers would have to endure to comply with the requirements imposed by Proposition 37, none stated the initiative would force farmers to shut down or go bankrupt. Monsanto was a member and contributor to the NO on 37 campaign, a broad coalition of farmers, doctors, scientists, food producers, grocers and others who opposed Proposition 37 on the November 2012 ballot. Prop 37 called for the mandatory labeling of foods that do or may contain genetically engineered ingredients. Although proponents tried to characterize Prop 37 as si [...]

Answered By George Gough - Dec 16, 2015

A: While some ads did highlight the increased costs farmers would have to endure to comply with the requirements imposed by Proposition 37, none stated the initiative would force farmers to shut down or go bankrupt. Monsanto was a member and contributor to the NO on 37 campaign, a broad coalition of farmers, doctors, scientists, food producers, grocers and others who opposed Proposition 37 on the November 2012 ballot. Prop 37 called for the mandatory labeling of foods that do or may contain genetically engineered ingredients. Although proponents tried to characterize Prop 37 as si [...]

Business Practices GMOs & Farmers