I believe that most farmers who are doing a commercial scale of breeding are registering as seed breeders, or when they get to that point would register their new variety. I don't particularly see a barrier to that continuing, unless the regulatory framework that results from this legislation—and the devil is in the details they say.... The spirit of this bill is to bring us in line with international agreements and other jurisdictions. I have no concern with that particular approach. It will be how it's regulated going forward, what hoops they have to jump through, what standards they have to meet, or what information is required to register that will dictate whether or not it is a positive thing and whether that can continue on those farms.
On October 28th, 2014. See this statement in context.