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Posted on November 28, 2018, updated on November 29, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

Roy van Wyk, executive director of the Canadian Seed Institute, sits down to chat Seed Synergy and the planned merger between CSI and the Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada. This podcast episode is brought to you by Meridian Manufacturin…

Posted on November 27, 2018, updated on November 29, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

At this week’s Canadian Seed Trade Association semi-annual meeting in Ottawa, we sit down with CSTA president Todd Hyra to talk about the Seed Synergy Whitepaper and the future of the Canadian seed industry. This podcast episode is brought to you …

Posted on November 27, 2018, updated on November 27, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

At this week’s Canadian Seed Trade Association semi-annual meeting in Ottawa, we sit down with Wendy Jahn, national manager of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Seed Section, to find out how seed regulatory modernization is progressin…

Posted on November 26, 2018, updated on November 28, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

We sit down with the executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency to find out what a Seed Variety Use Agreement is and how it would help funnel more money into plant breeding innovation. This podcast episode is brought to you by Meridi…

Posted on November 20, 2018, updated on November 25, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

Marc Zienkiewicz sits down with the president of the Alberta Seed Growers to chat about value creation and the myths that are out there regarding it. He also quotes Winston Churchill and explains his complicated relationship with paperwork. For info …

Posted on November 20, 2018, updated on November 21, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

Marc Zienkiewicz sits down with the co-vice presidents of the Alberta Seed Growers to chat about value creation and how to get the message out. For info on the new Seed Variety Use Agreement proposal visit seedvaluecreation.ca and download the pres…

Posted on October 18, 2018, updated on October 22, 2018 by Marcel Bruins

The impact of the recent ECJ ruling on plant breeding innovation. Many members of the plant breeding sector in Europe are voicing their opposition against the July 25 ruling which states that crops obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs and are, in princi…

Posted on October 16, 2018, updated on October 17, 2018 by Jennifer Scott

The Canadian Grain Commission’s food safety programs have finally, after years of work, been benchmarked by the Global Food Safety Initiative. CSI had been an accredited service provider for these programs for close to 15 years. We are now the only…

Posted on October 10, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

The chairmen of Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley say growers are largely uninformed and unsure about the conversation surrounding value creation in cereals. On why the topic of end-point/trailing royalties is controversial among growers: “There’s…

Posted on October 10, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Treena Hein

We ask some experts about the mechanics of funding innovation in cereals through the concept of value creation/capture. Many years of discussion about how to ensure more innovation in cereal seeds is finally coming to fruition. Historically, cereal s…

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Roy van Wyk is No Stranger to Changing Organizational Structure

Todd Hyra Wants to Build a New House and the Seed Synergy White Paper is the Blueprint

Wendy Jahn and the CFIA are Encouraged by the Seed Synergy Project

Lorne Hadley Explains the Seed Variety Use Agreement

Ward Oatway, Value Creation Mythbuster

Renee Hoyme and Tracy Niemela Want to Get the Info Out

A Great Loss for Europe

Why the Benchmarking of the CGC’s Food Safety Program is Good for us and our Clients

Value Creation: What do Farmers Think?

Value Creation in Cereals: How Might it Actually Work?