Don Wertman - Seedway - 2003/2004 ASTA Chairman

July 2003

What are currently the major issues and significant challenges facing the US seed companies and the industry as a whole?
  • Maintaining a level playing field worldwide for our members vis-à-vis intellectual Property Rights issues.

  • Defending the continued use of bio engineered seed within the US which means warding off restrictive legislation.

  • Understanding and limiting seed company liability as pertains to Adventitious Presence.

  • Keeping native species seed production in the hands of private industry.

  • Insuring the industry receives fair and equitable treatment in the implementation of rules and regulations as pertains to all components of the Farm Bill.

  • Pirating of technology by those not licensed to use it.

 

 

 

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