# Terminator Seeds on The No Agenda Show

Terminator Seeds comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from June 2009 to February 2011.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** June 2009 – February 2011
- **Related topics:** [Monsanto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/monsanto.md), [India](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/india.md), [Agriculture](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/agriculture.md), [Bees](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bees.md), [Colony Collapse Disorder](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/colony-collapse-disorder.md), [Fda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fda.md), [Gmo](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gmo.md), [Michael Taylor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/michael-taylor.md), [Pollen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pollen.md), [Usda](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/usda.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Monsanto Seed Monopoly, FDA Regulatory Capture

- **Episode:** [275: The New Normal](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/275-the-new-normal.md)
- **Published:** 2011-02-03
- **Time:** 51:46–55:31
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/275-the-new-normal/chapter/monsanto-seed-monopoly-fda-regulatory-capture.md

The hosts discuss Monsanto's "Terminator seeds" and the company's influence over the FDA through former executive Michael Taylor. They compare the seed monopoly to software lock-in, where farmers are forced to buy new seeds every year rather than saving them. The discussion touches on the high rate of farmer suicides in India linked to debt and the transition from traditional farming to commercial seed dependency.

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### Monsanto Terminator Seeds, Bee Colony Collapse Theory

- **Episode:** [111: Atlas Shrugged](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/111-atlas-shrugged.md)
- **Published:** 2009-07-09
- **Time:** 48:11–51:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/111-atlas-shrugged/chapter/monsanto-terminator-seeds-bee-colony-collapse-theory.md

Monsanto's "Terminator" seeds, which are engineered to be sterile after one harvest, are being linked to the decline of bee populations. A theory suggests that the neutered pollen from these genetically modified plants may lack necessary nutrients, causing bees to starve or fail to return to their hives. This ecological disruption threatens the global food supply.

Keywords: [monsanto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/monsanto.md), [terminator seeds](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/terminator-seeds.md), [colony collapse disorder](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/colony-collapse-disorder.md), [bees](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bees.md), [pollen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pollen.md)

### Monsanto Terminator Seeds and Indian Farmer Suicides

- **Episode:** [106: A Jew In The Safe](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/106-a-jew-in-the-safe.md)
- **Published:** 2009-06-21
- **Time:** 56:16–1:00:19
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/106-a-jew-in-the-safe/chapter/monsanto-terminator-seeds-and-indian-farmer-suicides.md

The discussion focuses on Monsanto's "Terminator seeds," which are genetically modified to prevent replication, forcing farmers to buy new seeds annually. This technology, along with crop failures, is linked to a crisis in India where over 87,000 farmers reportedly committed suicide between 2002 and 2006 due to insurmountable debt.

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