Protecting That Intellectual Property
Our last session of the day involves a discussion on intellectual property rights and how they benefit society.
Our presenter is Dermot Hayes, Iowa State University, Professor of Finance and Economics. Basically, as I hear it, higher protection for IP or intellectual property would benefit society in several ways, including encouraging companies like Pioneer to invest in new technology. Dermot conducted a study on this issue which is published in the November issue of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Categories: Agribusiness,Pioneer
In this week's program Chuck talks with Mike Adams, AgriTalk.
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AgWired » Optimum Time To Announce GAT
[...] A lot of announcements will be made at Commodity Classic this week, or at least timed for the event. Here’s one we’ve been expecting since last week’s Pioneer Science of Solutions event. DuPont today announced that its new proprietary glyphosate, ALS-tolerant trait from its subsidiary, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., will be branded as Optimum GAT. The Optimum GAT trait is targeted for commercialization later in the decade in a number of crops. [...]
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