Increasing transparency, boosting competition, and supporting innovation can deliver better choices for farmers in the seed marketplace

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Increasing transparency, boosting competition, and supporting innovation can deliver better choices for farmers in the seed marketplace

Joint blog by Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, and Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Photo courtesy of USDA

President Biden directed our agencies to balance the need for transparency and competition in a consolidated seed industry with the need to maintain innovation and protect intellectual property. This effort to prioritize competition and fair prices in the agricultural industry is especially timely since rising costs across the board have squeezed farmer’s margins.

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