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Posted on January 10, 2019, updated on January 10, 2019 by Marc Zienkiewicz

Dave Carey, executive director of the Canadian Seed Trade Association sits down to talk about the Seed Synergy White Paper, which lays out a vision for the future of the seed sector. The document has been endorsed by all six Seed Synergy organizati…

Posted on January 10, 2019, updated on January 15, 2019 by Marc Zienkiewicz

A proposal to place a royalty on the use of farm-saved seed of UPOV 91 varieties will address the need for increased investment in plant breeding. The Seed Synergy partners have endorsed a made-in-Canada solution that they say will drive plant breedi…

Posted on January 8, 2019, updated on January 10, 2019 by Marc Zienkiewicz

The Seed Synergy White Paper has been ratified by all of the Seed Synergy Collaboration Project partners and lays out a set of proposals for the future of the seed sector and agriculture in Canada, based on a trio of keys areas: Stimulating Innovatio…

Posted on January 7, 2019, updated on January 8, 2019 by Wendy Jahn

We have seed regulations and laws in Canada for a number of important reasons: including protecting producers. These regulations improve the overall quality and reliability of seed in the marketplace, to protect farmers from buying seed of low qualit…

Posted on January 3, 2019, updated on January 7, 2019 by Michelle Klieger

Only time will tell if the newly-signed U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will reduce trade tensions. On Nov. 30, 2018 trade tensions between the United States and Canada subsided as President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau signed the U.S.-Mexico-Cana…

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 …

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Dave Carey on the Seed Synergy White Paper

Seed Variety Use Agreement: Know the Facts

Seed Synergy White Paper: A Sneak Peek

Communicating with Stakeholders Effectively is Key to the Success of Regulatory Modernization

Get Ready for Higher Seed Prices

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