Following consultations with the agriculture industry the Canadian government is forming a Fertilizer Working Group, a...
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Arrangement Reached by Canada and Mexico for Organic Food Trade
Canada and Mexico have recognized their two national organic systems as equivalent, according to a release detailing...
China Makes Unprecedented Decision, Approves Eight New GM Crops
On Jan. 13, 2023, China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced new and renewed biosafety...
How Consumer Trends Affect Ag Policy
You’ve heard the saying the customer is always right, but is that always true? When governments are making new...
Alberta Watershed Pilot Project to Provide Valuable Data to PMRA
A three-year watershed study will help ensure pesticide risk levels are determined using real-world data and not...
PhycoTerra ST Given Stamp of Approval for Canadian Use
Heliae Agriculture announced PhycoTerra ST, its award-winning seed treatment product acquired from microalgae, has...
Monica Klaas on Why the Alberta Seed Processors are Represented Within Seeds Canada
Monica Klass, general manager for the Alberta Seed Processors, sits down with Marc...
The World is Running out of Farmers. What’s the Answer?
Contrary to popular belief, the world is not running out of land for farming and we are not running out of food, says...
European Parliament Votes to Adopt Farm to Fork
The following piece is from our sister publication, European Seed. In late October, an overwhelming majority of the...
Canadian Ag Ministers Agree on Sustainable Agriculture Approach
The federal, provincial and territorial Canadian agriculture ministers wrapped up their annual conference releasing a...
CSGA 2.0 Business Plan Focuses on 3 “Big Ideas”
Photo: Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. At...
Neonic Use to Still be Allowed in Canada
Photo: Pixabay Canadian farmers will still have access to clothianidin and thiamethoxam for use on most crops, Health...
Looking Back and Forward on the Development of Seed Treatment Standards
An update on third-party certification as the deadline for full industry participation approaches. With about a year...
The Blockchain Revolution Begins
The future is now for farm-to-table traceability thanks to a pilot project that used blockchain technology to follow...
A Vision of Canada’s Next-Gen Seed System
The Seed Synergy White Paper lays out three main policy positions designed to move Canadian seed into the future. The...
Grain Growers of Canada calls on government to provide meaningful support amidst trade disruptions
Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) on May 14 called on the federal government to develop a strategy to address an...
Value Creation: The Australian Experience
The land Down Under has had an end point royalty system for grain in place since the early 2000s. Here’s what that...
A Look Through the Single Window
The Seed Synergy Collaboration Project is exploring the enhancement of the client/member experience through an...
From Mergers to Royalties: Views on Seed Synergy
Members of the Seed Synergy oversight committee — and the president of CropLife Canada — shed some light on how they...
What’s a Trailing Royalty and How Does it Work?
At its annual meeting in Montreal in July, the Canadian Seed Trade Association’s Intellectual Property (IP) Committee...