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Certified Seed Only (CSO) and Plant Variety Protection Act:  Wheat Varieties

What farmers can and cannot do regarding saving grain for planting seed   Calvin Trostle, Ph.D., Professor & Extension Agronomist, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu David Drake, Ph.D., Integrated Pest Management Extension Agent, Hunt Co., Commerce, (903) 468-3295, david.drake@ag.tamu.edu August 15, 2023   In the past few years, many if not most wheat seed companies have implemented additional protections on many if not most of their wheat varieties.  This includes limiting planting to Certified Seed Only (CSO).  This means a CSO variety… Read More →