You don’t have to look far to realize something is deeply wrong in America. Our shelves are lined with food and products that 30 other countries have outright banned. Our children are overweight, medicated, emotionally dysregulated, and chronically ill. Our cancer rates are astronomical. And our government agencies—tasked with protecting public health—are in on it.
Let’s stop pretending this is accidental. It’s not.
It’s a small change that risks cultivating a big debate.
On one side is the principle of farmer’s privilege — the traditional right of Canadian farmers to save seeds at the end of a growing season and reuse them the next year.
On the other is the principle of plant breeders’ rights — the right of those who develop new seeds and plants to protect and profit from their discoveries.
The issue has been dormant for a decade. Now, proposed changes to government rules regarding plant breeders’ rights are reviving that debate.
