Dear Connie: Farmers use hybrid seed. They sell the entire crop. They do not "save" the seed to plant next year's crop because they would lose much hybrid vigor and uniformity. Next year, they will want to buy new seed grain especially grown for production purposes. If you want to grow varieties that are not patented, you are free to do so. You can open pollinate and have a diverse gene pool for your annual crops. You probably wouldn't want to use hybrid grains for that purpose. That kind of seed saving will not become illegal. Fred in Walnut Creek