>> "I agree that this is insane, but I'm not sure what the solution is." I think the core problem is that plant patents mandate that you not reproduce somethin

>> "I agree that this is insane, but I'm not sure what the solution is." I think the core problem is that plant patents mandate that you not reproduce something that naturally reproduces. It just isn't a sensible thing to patent. I'm generally pretty free-market libertarian, but given the nature of this issue, I think the solution is to do bio-engineering in a way that inherently becomes public domain: by collectively funding crop research with taxes. Public funding got us the internet. Why not better crops?