Ah the New Seed act Read this then read it again!

[TOM4CWB]

Sdg

You are correct
Upove91 embeds that you have this right in the new law
Cheers

[sawfly]

i can not even plant a canola variety from the last 20 years tom.
how is that even patent expired varieties i can not use.
stop BSing
so 30 years from now the only seed that you can freely plant has the genetics of 50 years ago.
that is progress , to corporate domination of world food production.

some new blight comes along , your old seed is worthless.
i bet they could even make one, that might escape.

[dmlfarmer]

SDG There is no question that UPOV 91 gives farmers the "privilege" of saving seed for own use.

But it also "allows" for breeders to charge an end point royalty on all production from the growing of farm saved seed. And such a royalty is already being charged to farmers in Uruguay and Australia, countries which have signed on to UPOV 91.

And while Tom is right on saving seed, there is a huge question mark about whether it will actually be free.

[Braveheart]

It is the possibility of end point royalties that concerns me.

My view is, once I've paid for the seed, royalties in, that seed, and it's production is MINE. My property to with as I wish.