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A seeder getting ready to go to work in a Rowland Farms field in southern Alberta.

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Sep. 26, 2025 at 3:54 pm CDT

The National Farmers Union is pushing back against changes to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act that would narrow the scope of farmers’ right to save seed or propagate crops from cuttings and tubers.

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