You mentioned new asparagus varieties, and I mentioned cherry varieties because most of the cherries grown in the world today were developed in the Summerland research station in British Columbia. I know some of the most popular ones went out into the world without any patent protection because that was kind of a new thing back in the 1980s and 1990s when they were developed. Now that has changed, and it seems that the newer varieties have some protection. There are companies set up adjacent to those stations to handle that. Is that a continuing trend now?
On April 27th, 2023. See this statement in context.