Left over seed

[wmoebis]

Other trend on left over seed in warehouses got me thinking (scary).

Ag Canada is always studying and posting how much grain we are intending on growing, how much we have produced and how much carry over. All of which has a direct effect on our price.

Do they post the same for seed production? They know who the seed producers are, how many acres they have seeded of each variety and the yield of that variety.

Is there any place they post for us to see the availability of each variety so we can deal with seed producers and seed companies on the same field with the same knowledge we are forced to deal with when selling our products.

[Guest]

that is funny !!

[tweety]

That is actually intriguing.

The only flaw is see is we sell wholesale but buy retail.

[Guest]

was just looking at bills for specialty canola seed , hair under $15 /lb with lumiderm , are they nuts , or I guess more accurately are we nuts for planting it ???

[freewheat]

We are the nuts ones, they are the smart ones. Your idea regarding seed production is a very interesting one.

[tweety]

You're nuts for planting it.

[sumdumguy]

We can grow our own seed. Then we are the seed growers.

[wmoebis]

Can every farmer get certified as seed grower on say 20 or 30 acres then sell left over seed production?
Instead of buying from seed growers buy from seed Co and produce their own seed.

[teller]

just do what the seed growers do, get certified, inspected, pay royalties, etc. no restrictions to be a seed grower

[HITTGrapevine]

Teller, good luck trying to find a canola variety to grow for seed. They're all owned by the seed companies. Only a small handful of so-called public varieties out there and no one grows them.

[TOM4CWB]

Wm,

Only Canola seed is 'left over' as basically all the other seed is not 'pretreated' therefore become commercial seed sold into the generic commodity grain system. The claim by Canola seed co's on treated seed is that the germ stays good for at least 18 months... and many blend the seed lots for consistency in the seeding machine.

Answer; left over seed that is not treated... is usually commercial grain after planting season... unless there i a good reason to save it as planting seed.

[Hopperbin]

Tom if there was a chance in hell of selling the seed as planting I am sure they will treat 24 7. if there is true competition.