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4 It is with great pleasure that we present the SARDI 2012 Seed Distributors Cropping Sowing Guide. These guides are full of valuable articles on new and standard southern region cropping varieties written by the SARDI New Variety Agronomy Group headed by Rob Wheeler. Their independent and unbiased articles make valued and insightful reading, and I thank them all for their efforts and hard work in making this information available to the market for the benefit of consultants and growers alike For the past eight years Seed Distributors have been disseminating this guide to agronomists and advisors across the country. The idea of this publication began from modest beginnings; when SARDI would provide Seed Distributors with copies of the March Grain Business Magazine which contained the Sowing Guide, and we would envelope and post them out to consultants so that they would receive this information before their farmer clients did. Since then the Seed Distributors Cropping Sowing Guide has grown. We began publishing our own version of the guide in 2006 when a modest 500 guides were printed up. From 2006 until today Seed Distributors commitment to providing the Ag consulting industry with valuable information has not changed. In this time the print run on the sowing guide has grown by 500%; and in 2009 when the Grain Business Magazine discontinued publication of the Harvest Report, Seed Distributors began publication of this 2nd cropping report in order to maintain the flow of the SARDI information to the agricultural industry. This year as with all previous years Seed Distributors remains focussed on providing the Ag consulting industry with up to the date, detailed information. Well we hope you enjoy this year’s Sowing Guide, and always remember if you are chasing any variety of cropping seed to contact your local Seed Distributors Area Sales Manager for information and advice. Sean Coffey & the Seed Distributors Team SARDI’s New Variety Agronomy Group is again pleased to be collaborating with Seed Distributors in the preparation and dissemination of advice to agribusiness and consultants in relation to sowing options for 2012 . With more new crop varieties becoming available for 2012, the information contained in this publication will be invaluable in guiding choice and management of varieties. The performance data presented here is largely based on New Variety Trial (NVT) and SARDI field trial data, and is synthesised into practical, concise and easy to read information without bias and funded by the GRDC and SA Grain Industry Trust. Growers and agribusiness consultants should note that some new varieties mentioned in this guide have had very limited evaluation within SA NVT across seasons, and, coupled with the recent varying seasonal conditions experienced in SA, further evaluation and data would better assist choice. Consequently other forthcoming varietal performance publications such as the upcoming harvest report, compiled by SARDI staff, and the NVT website, www.nvtonline.com.au will also prove useful to complete the picture on new varieties. We trust you will find this sowing guide most useful and welcome feedback to improve its content and presentation for future editions, Cheers Rob Wheeler South Australian Research and Development Institute
Plant Breeder’s Rights A information and variety update for 2012 By Rob Wheeler and Peter McCormack, SARDI Key Points ��Most new varieties are protected by PBR and growers need to be aware of the implications. ��Seed of varieties with PBR protection can only be bought from the owner, commercial partner/licensee or an agent (seed merchant) authorised by the owner. ��Once purchased, growers can maintain seed of a variety with PBR protection to satisfy their seed requirements for the following season. ��Farmers can sell the products of a protected variety for commercial use as feed or food (e.g. deliver to Viterra, AWB, flourmill or sell as animal feed) unless bound by a ‘closed loop’ contract. ��Farmers cannot sell, trade or give away the variety for seed without authorization of the owner. ��Farmer to farmer trading of seed without authorisation of the owner will make them liable to prosecution. ��Commercial marketing arrangements between the owners and the licensee can vary between crops and varieties, and farmers must be aware of the conditions of the marketing arrangements. ��Before you take delivery of certified seed of a new variety, you are encouraged to request a copy of the paddock inspection report and the certificate of analysis report. It is important that you read the information contained in the Rob Wheeler inspection report and the seed analysis certificate to make sure you are buying the best available seed. ��When purchasing seed of a PBR Cultivar you should purchase it in the name or names of the entity or entities in which you intend to deliver. You should retain invoices to prove that you have entitlement to that seed and the crop produced. ��If farmers are unsure, they should seek information from the owner, commercial partner/licensee or the selling agent (seed merchant). This leaflet explains some of the origins, benefits and restrictions associated with PBR. Plant Breeder’s Rights PBR was introduced to stimulate private investment in plant breeding by conferring ownership rights to varieties and thereby the potential to market those rights as part of a commercialisation process. The Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 as amended act no:148 2002 gives an owner of PBR the exclusive right to sell, produce or reproduce, import, export, stock or condition the seed of a variety protected by PBR (or license another person or organisation to undertake these activities). The rights are similar to patents or copyright, (these record ownership of the genetic material) and are administered under the Act. PBR protection can last up to 20 years for broadacre crops. PBR guarantee ownership of a variety but do not specify how the variety should be commercialised or whether or where royalties should be charged. In the absence of a contract stating otherwise, farmers can sell the harvest of a protected variety for direct consumption as food or feed (for example, deliver it for animal feed or to a flour mill) but they are not permitted to sell, trade or give away the variety for seed without the authorisation of the owners or licensee. Royalties ��The concept generally referred to as ‘end point royalty’ collection gives the licensee the right to collect royalties on harvested grain. ��Increasingly more varieties being grown by farmers use the ‘end point royalty’ method of royalty collection. ��Farmers should carefully read any documentation provided to be fully aware of the conditions when purchasing seed of a variety. While the restrictions in the use of seed under the PBR Act are clearly defined, other contractual arrangements may have been imposed by the licensee following agreement by the owners. For example, some contracts specify that the harvested grain must be delivered to certain collection agencies; these are commonly called ‘closed loop’ marketing arrangements or that EPR’s are on total grain production of the variety excluding seed saved for the following years production, ‘farmer saved seed’. ��In some instances growers are permitted to trade “farmer to farmer” subject to a three party agreement involving the farmers and the licensee. This currently applies to Axe, Correll, Espada, Estoc, Gladius, Mace and Scout wheats. 5
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