Help!!! Where are we at production/quality wise???

[rosco]

I suppose that it is a plausible solution to put more money in the seed growers pockets, if that is what you are after. I realize that they have to be compensated for their investment, but my neighbors who have nothing aren't going to pay me an extra surcharge for PBR if they can by brown bag for less from someone else who doesn't care about PBR. I'm not that much of a friend to the seed growers. My seed is common this year and will be 2 years away next year. Would you pay PBR on seed 2 years past certified? You obviously don't sit on a seed plant board either. Do you want the hassel of collecting & distributing levies? Most seed plants want to know as little as possible about the grain they are cleaning, with the exception of RR canola. They don't want to be the PBR police either. The seed growers will sell everthing that they have this year. I don't think that they need my help to make more money. Or what do you think?

[TOM4CWB]

Rosco,

Seed growers in the parkland drought area will not likely have supplies sufficient to meet the needs of planting for next spring. They don't make any more because of PBR, infact the margins have been getting tighter every year.

The seed companies and plant breeders are making some more money, however this system is bound to make lawyers rich, and farmers angry.

Just so you are aware, the person you sell seed of a PBR variety to is not the one that gets sued, you are.

Anyway, this situation is not going away any time soon... I guess we will have to grin and bare it...