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- Bin run seed costs the grower more money,
not less.
- Tests show that new seed will almost always out yield
bin run seed.
- New seed has been tested in a lab for germination
and purity standards, as well as any disease problems.
- New release
varieties will always be an improvement over what is in the
farmer’s
bin, whether it be improved disease resistance or higher yielding.
- New seed comes with some type of guarantee, as well as a replant
program.
- New seed saves the grower time as it is already cleaned,
labeled, packaged, and ready for planting.
- Varieties
and hybrids can lose their vigor from one generation to the next,
making plants susceptible
to
insects and diseases.
- The cost advantage of bin
run saved seed is eroded by yield loss.
- Genetically engineered
crops can cut down on chemical usage. Bin run seed can make plants
resistant robbing
the grower of this
technology.
- Perhaps the most important in the
long run, purchasing high quality seed from authorized
sources supports
plant breeding
to develop improved
varieties for your needs.
- Pirated seed is bad for business
- Seed research is a costly, however
it is very necessary to continue screening new varieties and
crosses to bring improved genetics
into the marketplace. This can only be accomplished by selling
new seed.
- Most breeding and technology programs run on a
royalty system, with these royalties being passed on to the grower. Therefore,
the more new
seed sold, the more royalties generated, and the more
money a research program has to operate.
- Most growers don’t
realize this, but seed companies do not have breeding and research
programs to improve their
organization,
they have
breeding and research programs to develop better
varieties for their
customers.
- Without new seed generating money, research
slows down, thus reducing the speed it takes to bring improved
genetics
to the
marketplace.
- Improved varieties provide the grower
with more profit, and the consumer with lower cost food.
- Respecting
plant variety protection is critical for encouraging the supply
of improved crop varieties,
and
maintaining the
competitiveness of your business.
- Development
of a new crop variety takes, on average, 10 years and $1 million
to reach the
market.
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