omi wrote:

"Beecrofter" wrote in message
om...

You can propagete anything you want for your own use.
You will get into trouble selling or distributing however.
Why shouldn't the plant breeder be paid for his work and talent?


Farmers can't legally save seeds from corn if the original was
purchased from Pioneer, et.al. In many corn belt states there are
lawsuits brought by the seed companies and there is pending state
legislation to help the farmers. But the states probably can't really
do anything about it because it involves interstate commerce and comes
under Federal jurisdiction. It appears the propagation prohibition
does not apply only to vegetative propagation as someone posted
earlier. -Olin.


Farming is a business. They won't go after the backyard growers because
it is too hard to track them down and the profit isn't there.

Janine