Compensating OP tomato breeders

**carolyn137** · May 5, 2013

I think it might be a good idea to distinguish amateur from professional breeders and that's been touched on in some previous posts in this thread.

I would have a different opinioon of compensation depending on whether someone says they are hobby amateur breeders as opposed to professional breeders.

Yes, I know that Tom has been selling seed for unstable varieties, that's been discussed here at Tville a lot.

And yes, I do know that some give their initial crosses to others for growout and it was only a few weeks ago that I found one of them, not amateur, was having someone in NH do growouts.

And yes, I know that Mark ( Frogsleap)also has growouts done for him in various places.

And yes, I also know that some amateurs are doing many many directed crosses and I can't believe they would even expect any compensation.

So in my mind the questions remain: how to define amateur as opposed to professional breeders who might expect compensation, and for the latter are the targets for placements what I posted above as in small family run businesses or the larger ones I named, at least some of them, above.

Carolyn

May 5, 2013	#11
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	I think it might be a good idea to distinguish amateur from professional breeders and that's been touched on in some previous posts in this thread. I would have a different opinioon of compensation depending on whether someone says they are hobby amateur breeders as opposed to professional breeders. Yes, I know that Tom has been selling seed for unstable varieties, that's been discussed here at Tville a lot. And yes, I do know that some give their initial crosses to others for growout and it was only a few weeks ago that I found one of them, not amateur, was having someone in NH do growouts. And yes, I know that Mark ( Frogsleap)also has growouts done for him in various places. And yes, I also know that some amateurs are doing many many directed crosses and I can't believe they would even expect any compensation. So in my mind the questions remain: how to define amateur as opposed to professional breeders who might expect compensation, and for the latter are the targets for placements what I posted above as in small family run businesses or the larger ones I named, at least some of them, above. Carolyn __________________ Carolyn