The future looks good for seed companies

[mustardman]

Phone ,email and talk to your MP who is more than likely conservative and straighten him out.

[ColevilleH2S]

If Canola research expenditures are $65B a year, and my figuring is correct that works out to around 8% of seed sales, or about $1/lb

[sawfly]

the whole thing is scary stuff.

the right to collect royalty at any point in the system is just laying the ground work for the future.

not a good one for producers or consumers.

we know with canola, that we have to sign contracts that we only get one crop from seed.
so even if a patent expired , you can not plant that seed, eg. old RR canola. it functionally becomes a forever patent.

now i think ,wheat ,peas whatever,
will follow the same path,
.
so even as they crow, you will not be restricted on planting your own seed, it's meaningless. because you will be contractually barred by the purchase contract. (just like canola)

so now you will plant your own seed,
and send them a check, or they collect at the elevator or port.
total control over an open pollinated crop.

( and who sets the port tariff,
why they do of course, that fee could be triple the seed fee.
so high that you are pretty well forced into buying their triple coated
dewormed super seed. because that's the only way they sell it.)

ah but we have public breeding and producer funded breeding to compete.
so we still have a choice.
and for now we do.

and how much of that choice is left in canola?
00000000000000000000000000000

now in this new world , with the opportunity to collect on every acre, every bushel, every year.

just steal the brains and staff from
public /producer competition.
and kill em dead, Harper would probably help that along.
just like he is doing with the cereals fungus research now.

once the big boys come in and lock
up the market. (like how come there is no 1$/ lb seed canola) it is all 5-7$, that seems odd , i wonder why?

the new ball game is now much worse , or better for them if you prefer.

because now if you get pissed enough at 8$
canola seed. at least you can grow lentils peas wheat, something else.

but not no more , they got it all wrapped up,
either you pay 80$-100/acre for canola or
50$-100 for wheat peas whatever they see fit.

absolutely , property rights should be respected. innovation rewarded.

but patents have to expire , to promote innovation.
with free access to off patent seeds or anything else.
a free market will place an appropriate value, and encourage the innovations.

what we are building now is pure extortion , and kills innovation.

why find something new when you can charge forever for the same old crap.

good thing Harper was not around
when insulin was discovered.
the poor diabetics would still be paying 2,000$ / month for their shots

[SASKFARMER3]

couldn't have said it any better.
Patents must end so innovation can continue.
Canola is prime example the shit now is no different than the shit of yesterday. Just repackage and boom 12 dollar seed. Then when they do F$%K up like the L150 seed lot the farmer is given F$%kall back for the screw up and life goes on.
WAKE UP FARMERS THIS ISNT GOING TO HELP YOU!

[farmaholic]

Careful Sawfly, talk like that will get you labelled a negative unprogressive thinker. Heaven forbid anyone thinks critically....

[tstep]

Let's all Support the organizations that are fighting against this.

[tstep]

Bill C-18, the “Agricultural Growth Act” omnibus bill, amending several federal agricultural laws, was introduced in Parliament on December 9, 2013. The Bill passed Second Reading in the House of Commons on June 17, 2014. The Agriculture Committee began its study of the Bill on October 7, 2014. If passed, it will give multi-national agri-business much more money, power and control while increasing farmers’ costs and reducing farmers’ autonomy and Canadian sovereignty. The NFU presented before the Committee on October 9 (read the official transcript) and also submitted a brief.

[tstep]

Sign, circulate and submit the THE RIGHT TO SAVE SEED Petition and here is info about how to submit your completed petitions and why we are not using an electronic petition. Go to the National Farmers Union website to print a petition and to email your MP on this issue.

[gustgd]

Just because it's late dan dim coming home from hockey, I'll ask the question.

How should varietal development be funded?

For the record WGRF spends farmers private dollars and leverages them with public, university and other institutional. We put in about 20% of the cost to bring a new variety to market.

What's the NFU model?

Anyone else have ideas?

[gustgd]

Wow I can't spell.

Sorry should know better than to post this late.