Innovation Through Biotechnology - Article Published in the Lethbridge Herald. CSTA was asked by the editorial staff at the Lethbridge Herald, to write an article on biotechnology. The article was published October 17, and can be found here.

Variety Registration - Amendments to Seeds Regulations and Schedule 3. CSTA has provided detailed comments on the proposed regulatory changes to implement a three-part variety registration system. Read the CSTA submission here.

Presentations from CSTA's 85th Annual Meeting - Did you miss the annual meeting? Or do you just want to refresh your memory? You can find all of the presentations made to the CSTA annual meeting and committee meetings here.


Sharing the Message - Success, Some Farmers Plant It - A purchase of Certified Seed opens the door to new opportunities for success:

              • Quality Assurance
              • Access to new and improved varieties
              • Efficient Use of Inputs
              • New Marketing Opportunities
              • And it supports the development of new varieties for the future.

Take a look at some of the success stories, and some of the advertisements that have run in agricultural and local publications.

Intellectual Property - A Shared Responsibility
A fact sheet and a presentation that outlines the investment in and benefits of seed driven innovation. What are the tools that the seed industry uses to fund innovation, and what are the responsibilities of those on the "front line" of the business.

List of Corn Hybrids Commercially Available in Canada
This list, developed in conjunction with the Ontario Corn Committee, identifies the corn hybrids currently available in Canada. It identifies the traits the hybrids carry, the heat units required and the date the hybrid was first commercialized. It also identifies those hybrids that are Market Choices™. The list will be updated twice each year.

Market Choices Program
New program clearly identifies non-EU approved corn hybrids

An industry-wide initiative is being launched to help growers and grain handlers clearly identify non-EU approved corn hybrids. The initiative, introduced under the banner Market Choices™, will use a distinctive, identifiable symbol on corn hybrids possessing traits not yet approved for export to the European Union. Grain from these hybrids can be used on-farm or delivered only to facilities that have agreed to accept and segregate it.

 

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