In the UK it is illegal under the Plant Variety and Seeds Act 1964 (with many amendments) for an individual or organisation to give, trade or sell seed of an older variety of wheat (or any other agricultural crop) to a third party for growing purposes, subject to a significant fine.. Because of this legislation, thatchers in the UK can no longer obtain top quality thatching straw grown from traditional, tall-stemmed varieties of wheat.
in the uk it is illegal under the plant variety and seeds act 1964 (with many amendments) for an individual or organisation to give trade or sell seed of an older variety of wheat (or any other agricultural crop) to a third party for growing purposes subject to a significant fine because of this legislation thatchers in the uk can no longer obtain top quality thatching straw grown from traditional tall-stemmed varieties of wheat