Although Li Sheng had never been to other ranches, he had seen such bare ground on low-flying planes. www.biquge.info In the rainy season, there is some grass on the ground, but in the dry season, the ground is mostly dark red.

But no matter how sympathetic he was to the peer, he could only say with a little apologies: "Fred, if you want to introduce our pastures." I guess all I can say is sorry. ”

Although these grasses are very ordinary, they only grow around the lake in space. He also tried to grow some in hilly areas, intending to use as feed for snails. But where it is grown, this grass can also grow, but at a low rate of growth and a new gravitational pull on the herd. Later he had to grow taller sweet elephant grass for snail feed.

He thought it might be that the pastures were very dependent on the water of the lakes. He opened those lakes by mistake.

Besides, if the grass could be grown elsewhere, he could not have given it to someone else. Because this grass is already the core competitiveness of Silent Farm's cattle business. If the grass spreads, what else will he use to seize the high-end market?

Fred didn't feel too disappointed, but smiled and said, "Lee, you don't need to apologize, I think I can understand." He paused. "But I didn't think about introducing it, because if I had such good grass, I wouldn't have agreed. So I just wanted to buy some fresh pasture from Silent Farm. ”

Buying fresh pasture? Can pasture still make money? Li Sheng has heard of it for the first time.

The first time he heard about it, he could only say that he was unheard. In fact, in all large pastoral countries, forage is a commodity. This is true in both the United States and China. However, in many cases, the grass is simply stored in the form of hay and then sold.

Now Fred wants to buy fresh grass, which is indeed a novelty.

Fred made this request because he saw that the cattle on Silent Farm were indeed growing fast and were not fed any other feed. This also proves that this grass is very beneficial for the growth of cattle.

"You mean to buy pasture?"

"Yes. However, I need to experiment for a while, and if it does work well, I will buy it in large quantities in the future. Of course, I can sign a contract and will not use the fresh grass you provide to study. Fred had a pointful look on his face.

His expression made Li Sheng a little strange, and asked, "Fred, what do you mean by research?"

Fred laughs and says, "Biotechnology is very advanced right now. Extracting DNA for research is not difficult. For example, I've heard that there are companies that are working on rice from Silent Farms. He paused and said. "Of course, I've only heard. ”

When Li Sheng heard this, he didn't think he was just saying it casually. He looked at Fred and said seriously, "Fred, I'm so grateful to you for bringing us this bad news. Otherwise, worse news awaits us. ”

If you let someone else research out the rice of the Silent Farm. Even if he still can't compete with Silent Farm, it will make him as disgusting as eating a dead mouse.

Others steal their own things and then take them out to compete with themselves, and no one can stand it.

But Fred's next words made him realize that the situation might be more serious than he thought: "Some countries recognize patents on food. For example, the United States. If they work it out and apply for a patent. I guess Silent Farm will suffer a lot. Whether the rumors I've heard are true or not, I think you should take it seriously. ”

Li Sheng's face sank. Fred's words made him really understand the situation he might face. Maybe Fred just really heard the rumors. But he prefers to get some definite news.

If things do get to that point, then Silent Farm will become a thief instead.

It's ridiculous that the thing was yours. But if you don't have a patent, but in someone else's hands, you become an infringement.

Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, Li Sheng has to admit Fred's favor. If he hadn't reminded him, Silent Farm might have really fallen into a patent trap.

It's not difficult to deal with someone trying to steal your own technology. Just be preemptively registered. Those who want to take over the Silent Farm rice technology will have to study it for a while, no matter how good they are. Silent Farm, on the other hand, can be registered directly. As long as it is registered, others will not want to snatch it.

He said to Fred very sincerely, "Fred, I owe you a favor. In addition, if you want to buy pasture, I can promise you. ”

He calculated in his heart that an adult cow could eat about eighty catties of the grass a day -- this was a bit large, but the moisture content of fresh pasture grass was relatively high and could not be compared with roughage -- while a fattening cow could gain about three catties a day. He is convinced that this pasture is a very good fattening feed.

He mentally calculated and said, "One hundred and fifty reais a ton." ”

"Your offer is too expensive. Dry grass is only a thousand reais. "Fred, of course, has to bargain. He counted it before he came. One ton of forage can supply a day's feed for twenty-five to thirty cows. And these cattle can gain between one and a half pounds a day. In total, one ton of forage can increase the output value by about 150 reais. If you follow Li Sheng's price, he really doesn't have much money to make.

This can only be said that the algorithms of the two are different. But that's normal. Li Sheng, of course, calculates with his own most advantageous algorithm, while Fred will only use the most conservative formula.

Li Sheng thought for a moment and said, "The lowest price, one hundred and thirty reais." And that's just for your personal price. Silent Farm's forage dry matter is 35% and is a very high-quality forage. ”

"I know that the cattle at Silent Farm gain weight quickly, but the price of beef does divide by meat quality. Silent Farm's pasture has not been shown to have a positive effect on beef quality. ”

Li Sheng pondered for a while and said, "Okay then." We sign the contract at a price of one hundred and fifty reais per meal. And the contract period is three months. You can fatten with the grass from Silent Farm, and if the meat quality is not as good as your other cattle, you don't have to pay me for the pasture, which can be written in the contract. However, you can only buy up to 50 tons of grass per day. And transport it yourself. ”

"And after that?"

"If the meat quality is at or above the quality of the cattle you used in the previous fattening method, and you plan to continue to buy them, we need to sign a new contract at a price of one hundred and fifty reais per tonne. ”

Three months later, it was the dry season, and the Amazon did not grow much grass during the dry season. Fred definitely needs to buy cattle feed. So his suggestion seems to have made Fred suffer, but in fact, the early risk is much smaller for him.

"Good. In fact, Fred wanted the grass to have a positive effect on the quality of the beef. Because only then will the cattle on his pasture be truly internationally competitive, and the price of cattle will be higher.

Fred left the Silent Farm contentedly, but Li Sheng thought of the "position" of the farmer as too simple before thinking about himself. I thought that all I had to do was grow something, raise something, and sell it. In fact, agriculture has now become similar to industry, and technical barriers have shrouded agriculture, one of the oldest industries of human civilization.

He immediately approached Anthony and asked him to go to Belém as soon as possible to register the trademark of Silent Rice. As for other technical applications for rice, he needs to sort out some information before he can apply.

He hurriedly found Zhang Feng again. He felt that Zhang Feng had been a farm manager before, and he must know more about these things than he did.

Li Sheng was right, Zhang Feng did know more about these.

However, Zhang Feng didn't think of this problem before, and he apologized first. She also had a little palpitations in her heart. He himself knows how good the rice on the farm is. That's at least much better than Thai fragrant rice. If the patent was snatched away, he couldn't imagine how much the farm would be lost. And that was his job mistake.

But fortunately, now that I understand it, the farm is already preparing to register a trademark. There should be too late for remedy.

He told Li Sheng: "Next, we have to describe the sexual characteristics of our rice in the most detailed way, and then apply for product origin certification." This is also proof that our rice has been produced for a long time. ”

What he meant by this was that even if someone else preemptively registered the patent, the Silent Farm would not be unable to be planted. Of course, the patent doesn't belong to Silent Farm yet.

Brazil, on the other hand, does not recognize patents for "biological breeding", so there is no way to obtain any patents for this pure natural rice. This made Li Sheng a little worried. Because some countries are recognized.

But he couldn't do anything about it. Who made the rice seeds on the farm almost wild?

"It's not safe because it's hard to prove that other rice is genetically modified from our rice. ”

Li Sheng accepted his suggestion, but all kinds of crops on the farm also need to be registered in this way. He was planning to do it once and for all, so as not to keep it in the future.

And most of these things need to be done by himself. In addition to those grains, Zhang Feng can find people to collect information, and like those cash crops grown in hilly areas, they are still small seedlings, and others have no way of knowing what they will be like when they grow up. Only Li Sheng can enter the space and find the ripe one.

Of course, he doesn't plan to do any genetic research to apply for patents.

He spent days working in the space for this. He needs to prepare written materials and also take some photos. After the whole thing came out, Li Sheng asked Anthony to run to Belen again. When Anthony came back, he brought back some receipts, which were all receipts for the relevant departments to accept the application for certification of origin. As long as there are these receipts, it proves that he has applied for those certifications.

Even if it can't be passed, then it can be proved that these things were planted in the silent factory before this, and even if others come up with any patents, Li Sheng is not afraid of lawsuits.

In order to pass the certification, Li Sheng spent a sum of money. So the efficiency of the relevant departments was quite fast, and after two days, it was confirmed that the farm was growing these things. After the origin is certified, the interests of Silent Farm have finally stabilized.

And with the certificate of origin, then the geographical indication of these crops falls on Silent Farm. This is also one of the benefits. However, this benefit needs to be put into operation before it can be realized.