Cancellation of Variety Registration by Request in Canada

[bucket]

And history has proven that isn't or hasn't happened.

[gustgd]

Don't want to argue your math Cotton but first response will point to this study of Greys.

Personally I don't think it's 20% but I haven't done any studies.


http://westerngrains.com/news/wheat-barley-varietal-research-benefits-producers/

Full study is in link at bottom of release

[Rareearth]

I second the idea of farmer check off dollars funding research that they own.

Why would I fund research ( check offs) for varieties I have to buy from private companies. This would be the same as paying Dekalb a extra bonus, dividend, call it what you want for the privilege of buying there varieties at the highest price of what the market will bear.

What is going to happen with all of the Ag Canada research, varieties, infrastructure etc?

[SASKFARMER3]

I guess what I'm getting at is their were men before you a hell of a lot smarter that believed companies would work with farmers for the betterment of agriculture and we'll one group keeps moving ahead and one is told to live with less! Do you know which one is us!
I don't

[blackpowder]

I'm not smart enough to help much either.
But I always got a charge out of the farmers who drove their Cadillacs to the post office to pick up their check off refund check.

[cottonpicken]

Mehhh,i'm still flawed,5% return year over year does not mean 5% yield increase,because the top represents the profit which doesnt need to hit a 5% yield increase to equal a 5% return,but then to be fair you have to subtract the supply/demand variable discount as supply is greater.

[bgmb]

I think once emotions cool off most us will agree that a canola model is not what we want but we do want progress and we are willing to pay but we aren't wanting to give up our rights to save seed for free without having a plan in place that will protect farmer interests

[SASKFARMER3]

Bgmb I couldn't have said it better!

[gustgd]

SF3. If people before thought that companies would look out for anyone than share holders, they couldn't have been that smart

Another thought is since we share a common boarder we could grow more American varieties. As pointed out it's already common in some areas.
As it is now Canadian farmers have it so we can grow anything and deliver into US at street prices.

Yet if we try and grow a US or Unregistered variety all it can be sold as is feed in Canada.

This is one of those hypocritical positions that are undefendable when called out.

[gustgd]

SF3. If people before thought that companies would look out for anyone than share holders, they couldn't have been that smart

Another thought is since we share a common boarder we could grow more American varieties. As pointed out it's already common in some areas.
As it is now Canadian farmers have it so we can grow anything and deliver into US at street prices.

Yet if we try and grow a US or Unregistered variety all it can be sold as is feed in Canada.

This is one of those hypocritical positions that are undefendable when called out.

[TOM4CWB]

Gustgd

There is no good reason to deregister cereals any more.

It costs Nothing to leave them registered

We need the biodiversity of past seed to continue into the future without any restrictions.

Having some seed stock in a farmers storage anywhere is all it takes to keep a variety registered.

Very simple, and costs nothing for anyone else.

Cheers

[bucket]

TOM

plus one.

Well said.

If a variety isn't accepted by farmers in general it won't be used. It basically de registers itself.

Centennial peas disappeared pretty quick around here.

Canola has been treated like cars and trucks - diffferent packaging or a new name but basically the same thing, more money.