Check Offs, royalties and levies

[malleefarmer]

One thing that does peeve farmers here is, on farmer kept seed has no epr but if i store some barley say to feed sheep later on in year im obliged to declare tonnage and pay epr on it as it goes down my sheeps throat.

Some say there storing 2 years seed in case of drought.

i just declare it and be done with it best guesstimate of tonnes stored.

[wd9]

Mallee, from what i understand the collection is around 428 million on 24 grains now per year. Started in the 90's.

With all those billions collected, what have the GRDC actually developed?

[malleefarmer]

Mallee, from what i understand the collection is around 428 million on 24 grains now per year. Started in the 90's.

With all those billions collected, what have the GRDC actually developed?

Sadly theres only so much research and development can be done old ideas getting rehashed, im not anti grdc they have a purpose.They do alot of work on frost tolerance management, herbicide resuistance ,bit on market access, education of young farmers but most of there work is with high rainfall zones were they collect most of the levy money.

'GRDC invests in RD&E to create enduring profitability for Australian grain growers. GRDCs role as the leading RDC in the global agricultural sector is to supervise the creation of RD&E from concept through to delivery and ensure ROI to the Australian grains industry. In addition to leading research and development and other RDCs in collaboration with subject matter experts it is GRDCs role to oversee idea development and maximise the impact of grains related research and extension through effective communication. To maximise the impact of your research while creating enduring profitability for Australian grain growers, consider partnering with GRDC so we can help get your research and extension into the hands of growers and advisers'

[Rareearth]

Does it make any sense at all::

Where farmer check offs fund R&D/PBR varieties, new crop varieties that are protected through PBR, that can stay in the country of origin, protecting the grower investments to creating quality and value for that countries exporters?

[walterm]

Does it make any sense at all::

Where farmer check offs fund R&D/PBR varieties, new crop varieties that are protected through PBR, that can stay in the country of origin, protecting the grower investments to creating quality and value for that countries exporters?

What about the R&D on varieties that don't meet the needs or perimeters in Canada but work perfect in another countries environment so breeders take it there and sell it. Canada farmers pay for R&D on varieties that become our competition. Potentially driving down the price of wheat world wide.

[farmaholic]

What about the R&D on varieties that don't meet the needs or perimeters in Canada but work perfect in another countries environment so breeders take it there and sell it. Canada farmers pay for R&D on varieties that become our competition. Potentially driving down the price of wheat world wide.

Do you honestly think they care? ...the world governments or the plant breeders? Laws are in place to protect the latter at the expense of the Producer.

[bucket]

Wide angle view here but when dummies in Canada can be convinced that they can help the environment by taxing their citizens.....it looked like easy money....go to any other country and try the shit they are with this seed tax....

[Braveheart]

So what I'm hearing from Mallee's experience is there really is no real gain from trailing royalties. It sounds like just a massive redistribution of wealth.

Are you listening AAFC, CFIA, WCWGA, Tom? Value Creation should be renamed Value Redistribution.

[farmaholic]

It's not a true free market, its a captive market with a yearly hostage ransom.

**** THE PROPONENTS!

If it was a free market I would/could choose to use their product with viable options, like good varieties that were de-registered in preparation for this scam.

[Braveheart]

Also, if this goes ahead, if I'm investing in R&D by virtue of an EPR or trailing royalty it stands to reason I should share in any profits. If SeCan or FP Genetics gets investment money from me it should translate into share. Otherwise, sounds like racketeering.