Seed’s Microbiome – An Emerging Frontier of Seed Technology New research points to the potential of seed’s microbiome as a trait to consider for plant breeding. In the [...]
Government’s I.P. March-In Rights Affirmed A federal law known as the Bayh-Dole Act has allowed inventors, particularly universities and small businesses, to retain ownership or exclusive [...]
Dicamba’s OTT Registration Vacated (Again) A federal district court in Arizona vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) registration of three dicamba products for [...]
New York Enacts Ban on Neonicotinoid-Treated Seed The new state law was initially passed by the New York legislature in June of last year, and is one of the first of its kind in the country [...]
Might the Government March-In to Control Federally Funded Inventions? Federal funding has historically been a major driver of U.S. innovation which has funded innumerable inventions over the [...]
Corporate Transparency Act Mandates Reporting for Millions of Businesses On January 1 this year, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect, a federal law that requires companies to [...]
GAO Examines Crop Insurance Economics The federal crop insurance program has long been a critical safety net for farmers of coverage-eligible crops and provides risk management tools not [...]
Bitter Mess Over Chocolate Trade Secret Turns Out Sweet for Fudge Maker A recent jury trial over a secret fudge recipe found that the ex-wife of the fudge maker had misappropriated the recipe and [...]
Ag Economy Insights from Dan Basse This week we attended the American Seed Trade Association’s Field Crop Seed Convention, the updated format of ASTA’s traditional Corn, Soybean, and [...]
HAPPY ALMOST THANKSGIVING! We hope you’re looking forward to a little rest and relaxation next week, and giving thanks for friends, family, and being alive another day on earth. We would [...]
Chlorpyrifos Back in the Game The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s revocation of all residue tolerances for the insecticide chlorpyrifos [...]
Junior Livestock Show Taken to Court The age-old traditions of junior livestock shows have become the fodder for a lawsuit as reported by Tiffany Lashmet of Texas A&M in her recent post. The [...]