v-Fluence Interactive
USA
Internet PR company whose controversial President, CEO and founder, Jay Byrne, was previously Monsanto's head of corporate communications. v-Fluence's original vice-president, Richard Levine, formerly worked for Monsanto's Internet PR firm Bivings. Monsanto has been among the clients of v-Fluence, as have CropLife (membership includes Monsanto), American Chemistry Council (membership includes Monsanto), Syngenta, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), American Farm Bureau, Grocery Manufacturers Association and National Corn Growers Association (NCGA).
Profiles: Powerbase
Linked to: Jay Byrne, Bivings Group, Monsanto
Vrijheid om te Boeren
Netherlands
One of the fake farmer groups defending glyphosate set up by PR agencies working for Monsanto.
Articles: Fake "Farmer Willi" part of an international fake parade
How lobbyists for Monsanto led a 'grassroots farmers' movement against an EU glyphosate ban
Faux groupes d'agriculteurs de Monsanto: les coulisses d'une manipulation
Links to: Red Flag Consulting, FleishmanHillard, Lincoln Strategy Group, Agriculture et Liberté, Free to Farm, Liberta di coltivare, Raum für Landwirtschaft, Libertad para consultar, Rolnictwo Dobrej Praktyki