Insights and Stories on PBR

Prairie farm slapped with plant breeders’ rights infringement penalties

Feb. 26, 2021 at 2:40 am CST

Infringing on Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) has cost a large southern Alberta farm a record $737,597. “The settlement relates to unauthorized advertisements and sales of PBR-protected barley and wheat varieties,” Alliance Seed, SeCan and an unnamed seed company said in a news release Wednesday. The settlement “includes the royalties, plus […]

PBR breach to cost Saskatchewan seed grower $150K

Feb. 19, 2016 at 7:52 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

Canterra, Limagrain plan cereal breeding j.v.

Jul. 3, 2015 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Staff

Pearce: Cereal seed firm pressing certified seed issue

Jul. 1, 2015 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Ralph Pearce

Canada ratifies UPOV ’91 seed treaty

Jun. 22, 2015 at 7:55 pm CDT

By Staff

Ritz’s Agricultural Growth Act now law

Feb. 27, 2015 at 4:55 pm CST

Banff — There was applause here when plant breeders, seed companies and farmers at the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale heard the Agricultural Growth Act, with its stronger intellectual property rights, was about to receive royal assent. Immediately after the bill received royal assent Wednesday, Agriculture Minister […]