Re: the real truth and history about selling ag's seeds.
- Subject: Re: the real truth and history about selling ag's seeds.
- From: Cliff Warren c*@yahoo.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 07:21:47 -0800 (PST)
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Hi David,
PVP = Plant Variety Protection, sort of like a
"patent" for plant varieties...
Best regards, Cliff
--- DAVID ASMAN <kingdavid1.uk@btopenworld.com>
wrote:
> Hi Cliff
>
> I love your site, I looked in all through last
> year so you could say I'm
> your number 1 fan this side of the Ditch, we
> both speak english but are
> divided by language, so please tell me what is
> a PVP.
>
> Your fan in England'
>
> David
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cliff Warren" <cliffwarren@yahoo.com>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 5:06 AM
> Subject: Re: the real truth and history about
> selling ag's seeds.
>
>
> > > One thing that I've noticed as I watched
> this
> > > discussion is that there have been almost
> no
> > > posts from the usual contributors to the
> list.
> >
> > Well, I'll give it a shot. The PVP may have
> > expired, but I would double check to make
> sure it
> > hasn't been renewed in some way. That's just
> the
> > sort of thing that could happen and not make
> it
> > onto a government website.
> >
> > But I also don't think that people will be
> able
> > to produce seed for any significant profit.
> Two
> > reasons, 1) the big one, there are too many
> > people
> > who will always give out seeds just for the
> > asking,
> > and 2) the "business model" doesn't make
> sense.
> >
> > Anybody want to give me $30.00 for my seeds?
> > I didn't think so. They aren't proven. On the
> > other hand, every grower can produce
> thousands of
> >
> > new seeds every year, more than they can ever
> > plant. There is a glut of seeds.
> >
> > In fact, just from good, promising seeds that
> > people have sent me, I could go the rest of
> my
> > life without ever asking for another seed,
> and
> > just pull from this stock. (Assuming for the
> > moment that they didn't get too old....) In
> the
> > middle of the winter I asked a forum,
> "Anybody
> > got
> > some good looking descendants from the 898?"
> > Almost immediately I had offers from
> everywhere.
> > Thanks everyone, I have a tough decision to
> make
> > from all the promising seeds.
> >
> > I wouldn't worry about the occasional Ebay
> sale.
> > It's really an isolated event.
> >
> > Regards, Cliff
> >
> >
>
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