Seed_Stats 2023 2024 Season Finals
Seed_Interim_Stats 2023 2024 season finals
MPI Industry Advisory – Seed Sampling Changes – June 2024
Industry Advisory – Seed sampling changes
Seed Certification Information System – Goes Live
Seed Certification Information System 26 March 2024
SGRR to enact a Biosecurity Levy Order – Collection of this levy will formally start 1 April, 2024.
FAR Research | Arable biosecurity levy to be enacted
SGRR Levy notification letter – 28 03 2024
Guidance on MPI’s Botanical Synonym Assessment Process
FINAL MPI and NZGSTA’s membership guidance on the synonym assessment process_Feb 2024
End Point Royalties
End Point Royalties January 2024
Industry Facts – The NZGSTA developed a fact sheet on the vital importance of the seed sector to NZ’s economy. The objective of the flyer is to present some quick figures in a user-friendly/readable way.
NZGSTA Industry Facts – Sept 2021
Emerging Risk System Report 22 August to 20 November 2023
25th ERS report 22 August to 20th November 2023
2023 Biosecurity Readiness Response Toolbox
2023 Biosecurity Readiness Response toolbox
GIA BMSB Strategy 2023-2028
Independent Graders 2019 – click on link for Grains Grader and Pulses Grader – Independent Graders
End Point Royalties 2023
End Point Royalties January 2023
History of Royalty Collection on Milling Wheat
In the 1990s a group of Industry Representatives and Flour Millers sat down to discuss the
issue of Royalty collection on Milling Wheat’s.
With more and more growers using farmer saved seed the issue was that they could see
Breeders becoming less likely to invest in New Zealand Milling Wheat cultivars
as the costs outweighed the income.
The outcome from the meeting was that they would adopt the practice of End Point Royalties.
A practice while new to New Zealand was well proven internationally.
Since the 1990s the Cultivars included in this form of Royalty collection has grown to
include some Biscuit Wheat, Feed Wheat, Triticale & Pea cultivars.
The Practice
Similar to the FAR Levy the collection of these Royalties is the responsibility of the
first purchaser from the Grower. Since the 1990s they have been deducted from
the Grower payments by the industry and the payments have been forwarded onto
the New Zealand head licensee who intern forwards them to the Breeder. (Please
note that if you are not the first purchaser from the Grower then similar to
the FAR levies you do not deduct Levies & Royalties)
NZGSTA Position
While the NZGSTA fully supports the collection of End Point Royalties and sees the
benefits to the industry at large it can only ask members to fulfil their
obligations as the system of the collection of End Point Royalties is neither
Legislated or in our Hand Book.
The NZGSTA does however draw to the attention of its members the Code of Ethics publicised
in the NZGSTA Rules and Constitution where we as an organisation agree to
“Respect the Intellectual Property Rights of the owners of Proprietary
Cultivars and patented technologies, and pay applicable royalties and levies
where required”
Update To Weights And Measures Legislation For Industry Associations
NZ Grain & Seed – Border Inspection A3 Poster
House of Representatives report on the NZGSTA briefing to Primary Production Committee 2013
