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Nate Belcher

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620 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

We can go to the patent office and say, hey, this is a unique cross.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Here's how we prove that.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

We want 20 years protection.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

But I would say this, kind of like Elon –

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

you know, whether you're a fan or not, I'm not saying I am, but Elon Musk has said this.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

We don't patent our stuff because we're moving so quick.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Try to keep up, right?

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

You're going to patent something to protect old work you've done.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

We're moving forward.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

And we kind of feel the same way.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Like we could go through the effort to patent our stuff.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

We don't necessarily see the benefit to that because we are trying to move faster than those patents would keep up with.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

You know, we don't need that protection.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

So I won't give you all our secrets, if you will.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

But when you patent something, there has to be a trail, right?

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

You can't patent something and say, well, we're not going to tell you what's patented.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Um, so there are sources where you can start there and, and, and grow those out and move from there.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

Um, so in that, in, in that sense, you know, is, is what we're doing, uh, are we the only ones that can do this?

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

No, we're not.

Farm4Profit Podcast
Off-Patent Genetics leading to Lower Costs - Changing Seed Industry

I would be a little bold and say, could someone catch up to what we're doing?