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DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVES INTRODUCE ACT TO CURB SEED PATENTS
Jul. 15, 2026
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| House of Representatives photo | | Reps. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., and Greg Casar, D-Texas, introduce the Fair Seeds for Farmers Act on Tuesday. |
Agri-Pulse reports:
Reps. Jim McGovern, D-Mass. and Greg Casar, D-Texas, introduced a bill on Tuesday they say would curb "corporate abuse" of seed patents.
The Fair Seeds for Farmers Act is aimed at breaking up "Big Ag," protecting farmers, lowering grocery costs, and strengthen the U.S. food system, the lawmakers said in a joint statement.
A small number of conglomerates are using patent claims and threats of lawsuits to control what farmers plant and force them to buy expensive products, in turn driving up costs, they said.
"It's wrong, and our bill is about starting to change the broken status quo by rebuilding America's food system from the ground up," McGovern said.
The abuse of seed patents is putting family farms out of business, Casar said.
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