Protecting Plant Varieties is a lot harder than it looks – Why you need to spend some time in Deep Thought before you license

  Behind the colorful vegetables, leafy greens, and most of the grains that go into our breads (and beer and feed and a whole bunch of other stuff) is a plant breeder that spent years – [...]

Intellectual property protection for seed varieties ushered in an era of great benefits – herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, healthy oil profiles, longer shelf-life, drought tolerance – the [...]

Growing a good crop – be it grain or vegetables – depends a lot on the quality of seed put into the ground.  But how do you know whether the seed is any good?  Plant it and wait?  Most folks [...]