Seed royalty

[farming101]

RR patent for canola comes off 2021. How do we as farmers get op RR canola in our fields?

I could take the few bushels hit no problem.

I think it's there already...

[wd9]

I think it's there already...

But you signed a contract saying you won't grow the progeny from it.

[ColevilleH2S]

RR patent for canola comes off 2021. How do we as farmers get op RR canola in our fields?

I could take the few bushels hit no problem.

The heck with RR, when does the LL trait come off Canadian patent, and who will breed the OP seed?

[farming101]

But you signed a contract saying you won't grow the progeny from it.

Yes, true.
I don't know how it will go.
Might be more than a few bushels
https://www.canolawatch.org/2018/03/02/op-canola-varieties-mcga-study-and-46a76-update/ https://www.canolawatch.org/2018/03/02/op-canola-varieties-mcga-study-and-46a76-update/

[Guest]

Jag, thanks for the insight into. pedigreed seed
what caused the motor to go ?
is that common ? why so much ?

[Jagfarms]

Jag, thanks for the insight into. pedigreed seed
what caused the motor to go ?
is that common ? why so much ?

Not sure what caused the motor to go
Was on 2014 Case 8230 with 1685 engine hours
Was not tuned and had no issues with it before
According to computer oil pressure and temperature everything was normal until motor blew up
Number one cylinder closest to the rad the piston exploded and rod came out both sides of the block.
Damaged air conditioner compressor, engine fan and other things when it happened

Drop in Iveco Engine is $87,000 alone came with new turbo and fuel system then fan , air conditioner and other parts and labour added up to $104,000
I guess it is a common problem with some 8230 combines as I have heard of some more with the same issues

[Guest]

Not sure what caused the motor to go
Was on 2014 Case 8230 with 1685 engine hours
Was not tuned and had no issues with it before
According to computer oil pressure and temperature everything was normal until motor blew up
Number one cylinder closest to the rad the piston exploded and rod came out both sides of the block.
Damaged air conditioner compressor, engine fan and other things when it happened

Drop in Iveco Engine is $87,000 alone came with new turbo and fuel system then fan , air conditioner and other parts and labour added up to $104,000
I guess it is a common problem with some 8230 combines as I have heard of some more with the same issues

Hope our 8120 doesn't have same problem ?

[Jagfarms]

Hope our 8120 doesn't have same problem ?

Sure surprised me when it happened
Adding extended warranty to our tractor now

[Guest]

Sure surprised me when it happened
Adding extended warranty to our tractor now

we've always bought ext warranty whenever we can
had it on the 8120 until last fall
so they are selling brand new new Hollands at Ritchie bros sale for $230k with same engine , kinger said he bought two ( I think)
how does that work ?
our 8010 if that happened , guess we just sell to wrecker? could be hard on case/new holland resale?
this whole farm scene is a giant mess

[foragefarmer]

There are alternatives to UPOV ’91!

Bill C-18 was supported by public relations campaign orchestrated by Partners in Innovation, an “Astroturf” (fake grassroots) group that claimed to represent farmers, but was actually a mouthpiece for the corporate seed industry. The NFU exposed the Partners in Innovation campaign and discredited its claims.

2. Restore Funding to Public Plant Breeding. Canada’s public plant breeders are internationally respected and have made immeasurable contributions to Canadian agriculture. For example, canola was developed by public plant breeders at the University of Manitoba in the 1970s. Laird, a lentil variety suitable for prairie production, was developed at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre (CDC). Nearly all of our wheat varieties have been developed by AAFC in collaboration with several Canadian universities. None of these varieties would have been part of Canadian agriculture without the government’s long-term support for public plant breeding. The rewards of this public investment are clear.

Federal budgets from 2012 to 2015 reduced funding for public plant breeding, and remaining dollars are being directed to public-private funding partnerships and commercialization initiatives. Public funds therefore are skewed toward supporting private commercial interests rather than public-interest research for public benefit.

Thought I'd refresh all your memories on the great job Closet Boy and Ritz Cracker did for Agriculture!

WCWGA had the ear of Ritz Cracker, so why weren't they opposed to UPOS'91.

It was a solid blue wave in Western Canada back in May of 2011!