When is roundup ready canola off patent

**bucket** · Jun 20, 2015, 08:18

I might be wrong but thought I read somewhere that the seed companies have the patent extended well into the future by some small changes.

**cottonpicken** · Jun 20, 2015, 08:21

We had this on here a while back I think Tom knew what was going on.

**fjlip** · Jun 20, 2015, 09:18

Thought I heard 2025.

**tweety** · Jun 20, 2015, 09:24

April 26, 2022

A great website to try www.google.com

**oneoff** · Jun 20, 2015, 10:03

This is way past too important for everyone not to know.

PS I don't know either.

Says a lot for how much farmers know about THEIR business.

**tweety** · Jun 20, 2015, 10:52

It should have been 2007 but a rule change on patents extended it as it was filed in 2005.

But does any of this matter since its all hybrid anyways?

**TOM4CWB** · Jun 20, 2015, 15:28

Plenty of Peas and Wheat that are public with no levy or royalty. Grow them!!!If you shop now... you can find public Canola for 2016 that is cheap as well if you don't like the value seed co's provide! Just don't expect to get something for nothing!!!
If you invested vast amounts of resources... you would hope to receive a return for value as well... wouldn't you?

I sure would hope so if I were in their shoes! What is unfair about this?

**tweety** · Jun 20, 2015, 15:33

But if you plant peas and wheat, how do you expect to harvest canola Tom4CWB?

**sawfly** · Jun 20, 2015, 18:02

give the seed co.s 10 years with the the new seed laws from the conservatives.

and every variety of seed will be locked up tight.
when they own everything , genetic material, breeding and replication.

no need for patents then.
they will rent you a single use of the seed if you give them your first born child as collateral.

i still can not figure out why tom wants to create the same kind of monopoly in the seed business as he fights with the rail roads.

that makes it a little hard to have
a lot of sympathy for his fight.

When is roundup ready canola off patent