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JUNE 2015 SEEDWORLD.COM 15 good especially when breeders can use it in conjunction with other traits that specifically address concerns for particular regions. For instance in southeast Missouri Shannon says nem- atode pressure is high so hes working on lines that will include the off-patent Roundup Ready technology while addressing local pest and disease pressures. A lot of the seed distributors prefer you go to Roundup Ready 2 because they make more money Shannon says. Its natural. I just want the farmers to have the option. West Higgenbothom a farmer in Lee County Arkansas and chairman of the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board says new generations of technology will be popular but there might be growers who want to try generic traits on some of their fields. Hes considering using generic Roundup Ready soybeans in the future but he wants to see how they perform. The board is sup- porting Chens work at the University of Arkansas. Seed used to be one of your lowest-cost inputs and now its one of the most expensive Higgenbothom says. We know well never compete with the technology of today but if we have something that yields well or can compete and save the farmer some money we wanted to do that. Not So Generic The most common misconception about the patent expiration of biotech traits is that all restrictions come off seeds contain- ing those traits. In Canada Monsantos patents for Roundup Ready first gen- eration soybeans expired in 2011 but it happened in the middle of a growing season. None of the seeds from those crops were able to be saved. Only seeds obtained from a 2012 crop containing an off-patent trait were saveable assuming there were no other contract restrictions imposed by the seed seller meaning 2013 was the first year a generic trait didnt violate Monsantos grower agreement and intellectual property law. Its important for farmers to know where their seed came from and whether the seed they bought came from patented seeds. If so the harvest from it cannot be saved for planting. Also seed containing a now-generic trait might be stacked with other still-patented traits or other protected intellectual property. Its no different than any other seed that a farmer buys says Bernice Slutsky ASTA senior vice president of domestic and international policy. In any seed there is likely some form of intellectual property that needs to be understood. Its important that farmers talk with seed brokers and sell- ers about the traits in the seed and what if any restrictions might be in place. As always relationships are key. It depends a lot on who the seed salesman is says Moore the Illinois farmer. If Ive got confidence in the salesmans ability to sell a low-priced quality seed I might buy it. The Future At the moment there are no more notices of patent expiration posted on the AgAccords website. 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