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Is the Canadian Seed Industry Being Made Too Complex?
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. As the Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM) process...
The Impact of Buying Seed Illegally on the Canadian Seed Industry
The repercussions of illegal seed sales can be wide ranging including impacting future varietal development. Picture...
How do we Bring Value to Canada’s Seed System?
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Does everything the federal Seed Program does make...
Starting at the Seed Level to Produce Food
Seed is the basis of almost all food, which makes certified seed paramount to ensure food quality. If you don’t have...
Policy Experts Applaud Gene Editing Decision
The Canadian seed sector is celebrating May 3 as an historic day for Canadian agriculture, after the Canadian Food...
Canadian Ag Minister Announces Gene Editing Regulations
In a virtual press conference on May 3, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau confirmed new plant...
The BASF Hybrid Wheat Program is Leaving Canada
BASF has decided to cease its activities in hybrid wheat seed development in North America and continue in Europe, the...
Commercial Launch of Optimum GLY Canola Announced by Corteva Agriscience
Farmers will have access to proprietary, advanced herbicide trait technology for canola for the 2023 planting season,...
Global Seed Exports and Imports: Comparisons Between 2015 and 2020
Each year, the International Seed Federation (ISF) releases its seed statistics that detail the seed exports and...
AAFC Funding to Allow CSGA to Provide More Efficient Service
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) has...
As the Bioeconomy Feeds the Future, Regulatory Barriers Must be Broken Down
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. In a world rocked by political conflict, economic...
CSGA Launches Canada’s First Online Seed Learning Platform
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) has...
How Might Seed Regulatory Modernization Benefit You?
The seed sector has come together to create a modern regulatory system designed to ensure innovative new varieties...
Colour Sorting and Inventory Management: Separating Fact From Fiction
Hardware and software have come a long way in recent decades, and especially since the advent of the internet and...
Prairie Cereals Summit Happening in Banff
The Prairie Cereals Summit is happening in Banff, Alta. on Dec. 7-8 at the Fairmont Banff Springs, an Oct. 19 email...
Seed Growers in Alberta and B.C. are Joining Together
Seed growers in Alberta and British Columbia have come together to form one new united organization. A new...
Canola Emergence Issues Linked to Seed Treatment, Weather
BASF has found emergence issues with InVigor canola hybrids may have been caused by seed treatment and environmental...
The Seed Industry is a Family Business for Greg Stamp
The following piece is from our sister publication, Seed World. The seed industry has always been a family business...
Will Van Roessel is Expanding the Offerings as a Seed Grower
Will Van Roessel is always up for trying out a new crop as a seed grower. Will Van Roessel has always been a farmer...