Seed Synergy... what does our Canadian seed system.. need to do?

[sawfly1]

Tom , I am not saying seed growers are getting rich.

the numbers and the seed costs we have now are tempered by the fact
we can still go to the bin, at least for now.


but the writing is on the wall , every new regulation , is a step to curtail
the bin option for us..

not one of the new or old regulations/ laws , does anything to ensure our access to off patent
varieties. just the opposite .

you have to be blind , not to see where this is going in the next 10 -20 years.

when we quit public canola breeding in this country , canola was not 14$ /lb
that and the cost of conventional chemicals , controlled by the same folks was 5 times what it is now.

we have been herded into 70$/ acre canola seed .
and our escape route has been closed up.


we may start at 14$ bu. wheat and pea seed .
but once the noose tightens , what is there to stop 70--80 $ / acre wheat seed .
with wheat and peas at that , canola may as well be 120$.


we have been outplayed , with canola seed
and now you want to do it with all seeds.

I can certainly understand seed
Growers incentive to push to curtail farmers rights.
If we have to use certified
Seed every year or 3 years.

[HITTGrapevine]

How much cheaper Red Winter gets hidden in the CWRS class? As long as end user specs are met does it matter how much of which class makes up the shipment?

Something seed taxes won't affect.

a great question. bravo!
the answer may never be known.
ghcs sell on spec to who ever will buy.
no class requirements, no grade, no class ...only to spec.
spec consists of odds and sods...some CWRS, some CNHR, some CPS, some CWGP
that's called margin