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Second Seeds Canada merger vote to proceed sans CSGA

Seed Growers membership had voted against amalgamation deal

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A proposal to combine Canada’s seed industry groups into a single organization, to be dubbed Seeds Canada, will be subject to a new vote, this time with one less group on board. The Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA), Canadian Plant Technology Agency (CPTA); Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada (CSAAC) and Canadian Seed Institute announced […] Read more
Cereals, Crops, Features

Producer contributions to variety development

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After reading through numerous consultation reports and reviewing expenditures in the annual reports of producer organizations I have come to two conclusions: producers have and continue to make significant contributions to variety development and it’s very difficult to pin down the exact amount they contribute through various channels including royalties, check-off dollars that go to […] Read more
All of the 2017 inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame were women. Congratulations to (from left to right) Robynne Anderson, Patty Jones and Jean Szkotnicki.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Getting women on board(s)

Whether and how to work to recruit women to ag boards has become a contested topic

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Should farm groups be actively recruiting more women to their boards, or are mostly-male boards reflective of the demographic they serve? It’s a question that’s generated heated conversation this fall. As a non-farmer, I’m hesitant to tell any producer groups that they’ve got a problem, because frankly I don’t know what the climate is like […] Read more
One of the best disposal options is to plant the treated seed on fallow or unused ground.
Crops, Features, Livestock

Getting rid of that treated seed

Treated seed can harm livestock, or contaminate an export load. Dispose with care

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The issue of disposal of treated seed hit the headlines recently when a Saskatchewan farmer discovered two cows and a bull dead in his fields after consuming treated canola seed which had been dumped illegally on his land. Seed treated with fungicides or insecticides should never be allowed to enter the feed or food chain. […] Read more
Crops

CSTA welcomes its 66th president

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Dan Wright, of Monsanto Canada, has been named the 66th President of the Canadian Seed Trade Association, the association says in a release. Wright has been involved with the CSTA for a number of years. In that time, he has served on the board of directors for two years and on the executive for three […] Read more
On the land.
Crops, Features

Plant breeder’s rights info online

The new CSTA database will create transparency for new variety information

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In August, the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) launched a new web database to help everyone in the seed sector easily access information about plant breeders’ rights protection for new crop varieties. The database is a joint initiative of CSTA, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Variety Registration Office (VRO) and the Plant Breeders Rights Office […] Read more

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