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I took some organic clover seed to my buyer yesterday , they handle all kinds of organic seed. I asked for a bag of tillage radish seed, he wanted to know if I wanted organic seed, I told him that I did not know it was available and he informed me that I came out late last fall. He asked me why just one bag and I told him I was going to grow my own seed from it. He told me I couldn't do it because it had a patent on it. He really harped on the fact it was illegal for me to grow it. I did not pursue it any farther with him. I called my organic certifier this morning with the question of how can you patent an organic seed, to which I might add he did not have an answer. I had to pay a premium for this seed of a dollar a pound over conventional. I can not find a certifiers name on the seed tag anywhere. I guess the question here is why can I not raise my own seed, and am I paying a heck of a price for a fancy bag?
 
Sounds like a bunch of bull to me and a guy wanting to sell you seed every year. Heritage seed as many call the old organic stuff is in fact just for the fact you can save the seed and grow from that seed. If it was not legal then a guy could not save any seed for any thing I would think
 
That is the way of things now, everyone wants their piece, but unwilling to let anyone else have theirs.

Government has paralyzed itself into inaction, only worrying about the stock market and how to collect enough taxes, not help anyone.

All of the tofu soybeans are coming from the same sort of licensed food grade soybeans, they might be organic, but they are licensed, patented.

Paul
 
I also grow organic and save my own seed. Many of the new organic varities of corn and soy are also patented. Fact is organic doesn"t protect us growers from patents or allow us universal access to save seed. What it does do is allow us to bring back those old varities that grew so well back in the day and worked well without poison or chem. I would suggest if your looking for a radish then you"ll be forced to either find a old strain and develop your own type or find a non hybrid you can save. probablem is many of the new varities have some cool features and we"ll have to miss out on those unless we want to pay the big bucks.
 
He might be hearing stories from monasanto they have driven a lot of small guys out .if your field is down wind or close to a field with there seed they will claim its there genetics. theres a film out called farm inc. its interesting whats done
 
The seed companies can patent any seed they want for the most part. most of the seed I've seen regulated have been soy and corn. Far as the guy on here suggesting I'm trying to sell something, well I'm not. Much of the seed I plant is conventional/non gmo because the varities do not exist in organic status. yes a seed search is required and the organic certifier must sign off on this. Anyhow when I'm looking for seed I have to be careful that I'm not purchasing patented seed. many of the varities coming out from the universities also have regulation on seed saving. that's the one I don't understand. I thought the universities working with our extension offices were doing so for the "good of the farmer". maybe that's just old fashioned thinking these days.
 
Had a guy tell me if money is given for reserch into liquid fertilizer that will be the kind to use in that state however if there selling dry that will be what the state sells.its kinda dont bite the hand that feeds you
 
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