National Farmers Union ‘Save Our Seed’ Webinar Feb. 21
Posted: February 19, 2019
Categories: GoodFoodBites / Webinars
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is hosting a webinar on Agriculture Canada’s seed royalty consultations on Thursday, February 21, 2019, from 1 – 2:30 p.m. EST, Save our Seed.
From NFU:
“Ag Canada has launched consultations on proposals to increase seed royalties either by an End Point Royalty or with Trailing Contracts. The proposed royalty scheme 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.
In this webinar, Terry Boehm, Chair of the National Farmers Union Seed Committee and former NFU President, 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. The webinar will also include a Question and Answer session.”