Saskatoon seed royalty meeting

[mustardman]

We Now have 4 companies that control 60 % SEED and Chemicals in the World. ChemChina, Corteva, Bayer and Basf.

Experts says that once companies reach 40% total that competition Slows Down
So we are now at 60 % much of it allowed by Weak Anti trust suits from department of Justice in the U.S

These companies make sure they lobby both sides of govt
I see they are also WCWG sponsors , all except chem china

[Braveheart]

We Now have 4 companies that control 60 % SEED and Chemicals in the World. ChemChina, Corteva, Bayer and Basf.

Experts says that once companies reach 40% total that competition Slows Down
So we are now at 60 % much of it allowed by Weak Anti trust suits from department of Justice in the U.S

These companies make sure they lobby both sides of govt
I see they are also WCWG sponsors , all except chem china

I remember being at a wheat growers convention and noticing that the CWB, CN, and CP were sponsors and the wheat growers were actively lobbying against positions held by all three of them. Whoops.

[farmaholic]

I remember being at a wheat growers convention and noticing that the CWB, CN, and CP were sponsors and the wheat growers were actively lobbying against positions held by all three of them. Whoops.

All their sponsors money is the same. Turncoats!

[jimmy]

Off the topic a little but Agenda 21 is right on track.

[Irsa Major]

The NFU is putting on a free online webinar about the seed royalty issue with Terry Boehm tomorrow February 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CST (MB and SK) that's 11 am in AB. Everyone is welcome.

Terry farms near Colonsay SK and has been following seed issues for many years. He will talk about the implications of the proposed End Point Royalty or Trailing Contract royalty schemes that would have farmers who use their own seed pay millions of dollars more to seed companies every year, and make illegal the ancient practice of freely saving and reusing seed by creating new regulations under the Plant Breeders Rights Act. He will explain how the proposed royalty system would harm farmers, citizens, and society in general — and what we can do to stop this from happening.

This webinar will be held on the Zoom online meeting platform. If this is your first Zoom meeting, please go to https://zoom.us/ and “sign up” at least 10 minutes before the meeting starts. If you are using your smart phone you may need to download the app before you join the meeting.

Join the webinar
By computer or smart phone — click https://zoom.us/j/923097026.
By telephone — call 1 647 558 0588, meeting ID is 923 097 026.


To stay informed on the #SaveOurSeed campaign and farm saved seed royalty issues, you can subscribe to the SOS Action Group - go to https://www.nfu.ca/campaigns/save-our-seed/ to sign up.

[Irsa Major]

The NFU is putting on a free online webinar about the seed royalty issue with Terry Boehm tomorrow - Thursday February 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CST (MB and SK) that's 11 am in AB. Everyone is welcome.

Terry farms near Colonsay SK and has been following seed issues for many years. He will talk about the implications of the proposed End Point Royalty or Trailing Contract royalty schemes that would have farmers who use their own seed pay millions of dollars more to seed companies every year, and make illegal the ancient practice of freely saving and reusing seed by creating new regulations under the Plant Breeders Rights Act. He will explain how the proposed royalty system would harm farmers, citizens, and society in general — and what we can do to stop this from happening.

This webinar will be held on the Zoom online meeting platform. If this is your first Zoom meeting, please go to https://zoom.us/ and “sign up” at least 10 minutes before the meeting starts. If you are using your smart phone you may need to download the app before you join the meeting.

Join the webinar
By computer or smart phone — click https://zoom.us/j/923097026.
By telephone — call 1 647 558 0588, meeting ID is 923 097 026.

To stay informed on the #SaveOurSeed campaign and farm saved seed royalty issues, you can subscribe to the SOS Action Group - go to https://www.nfu.ca/campaigns/save-our-seed/ to sign up.