Cancellation of Variety Registration by Request in Canada

[cottonpicken]

But actually if use the rule of 72,,we know the doubling time of 7% is 10 years.

[cottonpicken]

Ahh **** it.

I'm doing this wrong,if you want a 5% return on increase in yield through seed investment you need a doubling in real yield every 14 years.

[bucket]

And history has proven that isn't or hasn't happened.

[gustgd]

Don't want to argue your math Cotton but first response will point to this study of Greys.

Personally I don't think it's 20% but I haven't done any studies.


http://westerngrains.com/news/wheat-barley-varietal-research-benefits-producers/

Full study is in link at bottom of release

[Rareearth]

I second the idea of farmer check off dollars funding research that they own.

Why would I fund research ( check offs) for varieties I have to buy from private companies. This would be the same as paying Dekalb a extra bonus, dividend, call it what you want for the privilege of buying there varieties at the highest price of what the market will bear.

What is going to happen with all of the Ag Canada research, varieties, infrastructure etc?

[SASKFARMER3]

I guess what I'm getting at is their were men before you a hell of a lot smarter that believed companies would work with farmers for the betterment of agriculture and we'll one group keeps moving ahead and one is told to live with less! Do you know which one is us!
I don't

[blackpowder]

I'm not smart enough to help much either.
But I always got a charge out of the farmers who drove their Cadillacs to the post office to pick up their check off refund check.

[cottonpicken]

Mehhh,i'm still flawed,5% return year over year does not mean 5% yield increase,because the top represents the profit which doesnt need to hit a 5% yield increase to equal a 5% return,but then to be fair you have to subtract the supply/demand variable discount as supply is greater.

[bgmb]

I think once emotions cool off most us will agree that a canola model is not what we want but we do want progress and we are willing to pay but we aren't wanting to give up our rights to save seed for free without having a plan in place that will protect farmer interests

[SASKFARMER3]

Bgmb I couldn't have said it better!