Percy Schmeiser

Percy Schmeiser (1931–2020) was a Canadian businessman, farmer, and politician who ran a family farm operation in Saskatchewan for decades and later served in municipal and provincial politics. He gained international recognition for his landmark legal battle against the multinational agrichemical company Monsanto. He became a prominent advocate and symbol for independent farmers' rights and the regulation of transgenic crops, and was the subject of numerous films and documentaries, including Percy (2020).