Time passed, and there was no good news for uplifting, and nothing bad for discouragement.

What Link asked people to do, everything seemed to be going quite smoothly.

In particular, he is most concerned about the preparation of the sale of Amaranth longifer. Although there have been doubts in the media, Benehans' marketing department has already finalized service contracts for more than 210,000 acres on more than 300 farms. It was insignificant compared to his expectations, but the farms were spread across seventeen states. He thinks it's a good start. He believes that as long as the 210,000-acre farm is served well, it will be a very good publicity.

In order to fire the first shot, he asked the marketing department to continue to contact customers, and also continue to build service sites across the United States as planned.

Most of his energy was devoted to it.

As for the other things, some of them were not in a hurry, and some of them were because he thought that everything had been done and that things should go according to the set path.

But soon he realizes that he thinks things too well.

After dinner that night, he was laughing at Hannah. Suddenly, I heard a news item on TV. The smile on his face froze.

He put Hannah down and went to get the remote control and turned it up a bit. I only heard an old woman on TV say to the camera: "...... In view of consumer concerns about the safety of food products using certain microorganisms, especially viral products, we at the Association of Organic Food Certification Organizations believe that there is reason to review existing standards. During the discussion, the majority of the Board of Directors agreed that careful consideration should be given to issuing certified organic ...... to farms that use viral products until the safety of viral products is fully assured."

Link almost smashed the remote control into the face of the serious old woman on the TV screen.

Most of the contracts that Benehans has won so far have been on organic farms.

Other farms feel that the cost of treating amaranth with the virus is too high, while some pesticide manufacturers have announced that they are working on products against super weeds and are expected to be on the market within this year, according to marketing managers. For example, Mont Santu and German Bayer. Those farms used to use those corporate products, so they were all on the sidelines.

Organic farms can't use pesticides, so they can't use herbicides. Because the influence of the long manath in the farm is too great, and there is a loan, I plan to use it.

Now this old woman is saying that she wants to consider refusing to issue organic certification to organic farms that use agricultural viral products?

Organic certification is only valid for one year and must be recertified every year.

Needless to say, this alone is enough for all organic farms not to consider using the Amaranth virus until the Organic Certification Association makes a final decision.

It doesn't matter if it's a decision made by the organic certification association itself or if it's influenced by someone else. For Benehans, it's all a blow in the face.

"How can they do this?" Jessica also noticed the news, and she said angrily. Regardless of whether the Organic Certification Association eventually adds new organic standards for Amaranth virus products, organic farms will not rush to use them if they have such concerns. "They are targeting us on purpose!"

Link saw that she was angry, and he couldn't care about his own anger, so he comforted her and said, "It's okay, I will still use it." ”

"But Bair and Montsan are about to launch a new product. "So now is the perfect time for Benehans to seize the market. "They knew that the Amaranth virus was not a threat, but they had to make that decision before we started to launch it on the market. What's in it for them?"

Jessica couldn't help but get excited.

Amaranth virus is a trailblazer in Link's agricultural program. How much effort did she and he put into it? And this product is the work of Florin for nearly five years. Seeing that she was about to succeed, but was destroyed by someone with such means, how could she calm down?

Link was also angry, but this time the other party did it, so that he couldn't even pick out the thorn.

Because consumers are concerned, they self-examine. That's absolutely politically correct, and it's just a review, not that it's decided to ban organic farms from using that kind of product.

It's just that the blow to Benehans was big enough.

But it's useless for them to be angry, and Jessica is still in the early stages of pregnancy. He reassured: "Our products are definitely safer than pesticides, and they are also very effective. What they're doing is only stopping us for a while, and we're putting off the product for a while. Don't be angry about something like that. And now they don't necessarily win. Organic farms make up only a small fraction of U.S. farms. ”

He turned off the TV, then sat down on the couch with his arm around her waist and said, "Trust me, I'll take care of it." ”

Jessica took a deep breath, suppressed her irritability, and said, "I'm twelve weeks pregnant now, let me go to work." ”

If it was in good condition, he would definitely agree to her request. But the current situation is not too good, let her go to work, the situation of the company will only annoy her. He was worried that it would be bad for her and the fetus.

He shook his head and said, "If you go to work, you're going to be busy." That's not good for you!"

"I know I'm pregnant, so I'll take care of myself. Jessica knew he would refuse, and she knew that he was doing it for the good of herself and her children, but she really didn't want to sit at home and think about the company all the time. "I can assist you. And even if I stay at home, I think more about the company. ”

Link pursed his lips and thought for a while, and said, "Another week, another week, after the child is more stable, you will go to work again, okay?"

Jessica pouted and said, "Now the child is very stable." You forgot we did it two days ago?" "Let me go to work! I promise you, I'll do what you think I can do." What you think I can't do, I won't do!"

Link was also worried about her cranky thoughts at home, and going to work with him, although it might make her tired, it was more reassuring for him to watch than to let her worry about it at home alone.

After thinking about it, he finally agreed to let her go to work with him: "Okay, you can go to work, but you can't always be in front of the computer, and you can't be angry about what you hear." In addition, in the company, it is also necessary to follow the schedule at home. ”

"No problem. I promise you!" Jessica said with a smile and a kiss on him. "I'll be careful. I love it as much as you do. It won't be hurt in the slightest. ”

Link didn't want her to worry too much, so he didn't discuss his worries with her. He went to the study to discuss the countermeasures.

Just now he said that there would be no big problem, and that was just to comfort Jessica.

He sat in his study for a while, thinking about who to talk to better. He thought for a moment and dialed the first number, which was for Martha.

Martha received a call from him and asked, "Link, is there something wrong?"

When he heard her say this, he knew she hadn't seen the news yet: "Just now the Association of Organic Certification Organizations intends to set a new standard for the Amaranth virus. ”

"So what......" Martha realized the gravity of the sentence before she could finish speaking. "When?"

"The news on the hour. ”

"I didn't watch the news just now. But will that have a big impact on the sales of the amaranth virus?"

Benehans is directly managed by Jessica, so Martha doesn't know much about Benehans' situation. "Ninety-nine percent of the orders we get now are from organic farms," he explains. The competition has announced that it will launch a product that will tackle super weeds this year. Our fees are relatively high. ”

"So what do you want me to do?"

Link thought for a moment and said, "I hope I can think of a solution to this problem." ”

Martha knew that he was using his team as a think tank this time, but her team had this responsibility: "We will analyze this matter and hope to give you good advice." ”

"I do need good advice. Whether it's sales or publicity, I hope you can come up with a counter-strategy. As long as this can be solved, I can even accept the suggestion of a price reduction. ”

"Link, I personally don't recommend price reductions. At least not now. ”

Link immediately said, "I know that's a very bad way to do it. I mean, as long as I can solve this problem, even if I give up some benefits, I can accept it. There are many ways you can help me think about it. ”

It was good to have reduced the price before, but if the price is suddenly reduced now, it will be tantamount to announcing that the public's concern is right. Not only will it not work, but it may be caught and attacked by the opponent, and the blow to Benehans will be even greater.

"I see. I'm going to have a conference call with the other members. It is hoped that a solution will be found soon. Martha thought for a moment and said. "I'll call you tomorrow at noon. ”

After he hung up, he thought for a while and called Neil again. It was learned that he was in the temporary residence of the Bank of Ozette. He said, "I have something I want to talk to you about, is it convenient for you now?"

"Of course it's convenient, I usually don't go to bed until early in the morning. Neil didn't seem surprised at all that he was coming for him.

Link changed his clothes and went downstairs to Jessica, who was playing with Hannah, and said, "Jesse, I'm going to Fox." It may be a little later to come back, you don't have to wait for me. ”

Jessica stood up and asked, "Is something going on?"

"I have something to talk to Neil. ”

Jessica understood that he wanted to hear Neil's opinion on the decision made by the Association of Organic Certification Organizations, so she nodded and said, "Then you don't have to be too late." ”

"Good!"