Vesco Agricultural Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Seed Capital Group, a Company that is at the forefront of an ecological movement that strives to balance productivity with sustainability.

 

Clean Seed is uniquely positioned to contribute to and benefit from a rapidly emerging market opportunity in the sustainable agricultural sector.

 

Farming has generally been an unregulated activity. The primary legal and legislative involvement has been in the approval and regulation of chemical sprays and fertilizers. That is now changing.

 

Farmers are finding that environmental concerns are leading to legal and legislative impacts on their business activities. This fact was highlighted as long ago as February 11, 1996, in a New York Times article. The article noted “Farmers have received billions of dollars in income annually because of subsidies. Increasingly, though, the Government has sought to control these outlays with a complicated web of restrictions.” Regulation now dictates to farmers what land they can grow crops upon, what acreage must be reduced and even what crops can be produced.

 

In many countries, Brazil for examle, legislation has already been implemented that mandates the use of conservation or no-tillage practices. Similar legislation is expected in Canada and the United States. In fact, legislation is proposed or has passed and is awaiting implementation, in many Provinces and States in Canada and the United States, which will affect a wide range of farming activities. The regulatory approach to improving the environment is a growing trend that will benefit those farmers who comply with new regulations and will significantly benefit companies that offer the technology that will assist farmers to comply.