Seed royalty questions..

[seedsman]

Reply to Bucket

1. Tenders are for the right to sell a variety, the CDC maintains ownership of the genetics. I have no idea if royalties cover their costs. Not sure if they have a annual report that's public.

2. Almost anyone can make a bid on a variety. They usually put out a notice in February or March asking for bids. You would need to have a plan for seed multiplication, marketing and collecting royalties. For some varieties, they might accept a large cash payment without royalties.

3. Processors may have had to pay for those varieties. I doubt that it is public information. It may be that processors got a niche market variety for free, so they could develop a new market.

4. I don't get pop-up ads on this website. Maybe the ads are for varieties that haven't been grown by commercial farmers yet, so the only experience is from seed growers.

[bucket]

Reply to Bucket

1. Tenders are for the right to sell a variety, the CDC maintains ownership of the genetics. I have no idea if royalties cover their costs. Not sure if they have a annual report that's public.

2. Almost anyone can make a bid on a variety. They usually put out a notice in February or March asking for bids. You would need to have a plan for seed multiplication, marketing and collecting royalties. For some varieties, they might accept a large cash payment without royalties.

3. Processors may have had to pay for those varieties. I doubt that it is public information. It may be that processors got a niche market variety for free, so they could develop a new market.

4. I don't get pop-up ads on this website. Maybe the ads are for varieties that haven't been grown by commercial farmers yet, so the only experience is from seed growers.

On number 3 where is the ROI to the primary producer's paying the checkoff but not one of the chosen to grow the private label....

On number 4....if the seed growers are promoting a variety ....who's responsible if it is a dud?

Why do they say there is a ROI on checkoffs ...none of what's been said is indicating a return....

[the big wheel]

National farmers union again voicing disapproval. Got to give them credit.
Everyone else wakey wakey????

[Guest]

National farmers union again voicing disapproval. Got to give them credit.
Everyone else wakey wakey????

I agree , we have to forget the NFU/NDP days . this is now . and as grass told us before it was happening , the NFU was the only one not bought off by the seed companies? (apologies grass , didn't mean to put words in your mouth , but I thought that when you were telling us)there can be no other explanation of why all the other "so called farm groups" fell silent ??

[SASKFARMER3]

Yea maybe it is time to forget about the NDP/NFU and support them.

Our other groups are broke farmers who think they have cash and brains to understand what’s happening.

It’s the beginning of the end.

[bucket]

It's a very sad day when the people that came asking for your money to support them forget to do the simplest thing.....take care of their interests .....no one is even concerned about agriculture....


10 billion sat in fields on September 15.....crickets.....

There are 2500 farmers leaving each year.....silence...

While the auto sector, bombardier, AGT, etc sucks billions from taxpayers. ...

[grassfarmer]

Here you go folks - the link you need if you want your farm lobbying dollars to work for you instead of against you.

http://www.nfu.ca/join/donate/ http://https://www.nfu.ca/join/donate/

[GOODRUM]

Not many days away, count of hands who will be attending?

[bucket]

Not many days away, count of hands who will be attending?

I received an email that I was registered. ..so I will try to make plans to attend..

[GOODRUM]

I received an email that I was registered. ..so I will try to make plans to attend..

Is it to late to register? Please post the contact number