August 09
Dr. Helen Booker
accepts the position of flax breeder at the University of
Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre
Straight cut or
swath? Know your fields, recommends the Canola Council of Canada
- Sample well
before swathing
Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops outlook
Agrium reports
second quarter results
Western Grains Research Foundation
endowment fund project makes wheat breeding more efficient
Calvin
Sonntag joins Brett Young as Co-Chief Executive Officer
July 09
Viterra supports
interim ABB management structure and announces board
appointments
Canadian rrain
exports strong amid global economic downturn - New crop
production forecasts reflect ongoing concern for 2009 crop
SemBioSys awarded
key U.S. patent for the production of insulin in plants
Viterra provides
update on progress of proposed combination with ABB Grain Ltd.
through a scheme of arrangement
Viterra celebrates
grand opening of canola crush operation in Ste. Agathe,
Manitoba, Canada
University of
Toronto team helps to "barcode" the world's plants
Monsanto sees
bright future in canola - Significant investment in Manitoba and
Saskatchewan to advance uniquely Canadian crop for the benefit
of Canadian canola growers
Stripe rust alert
on wheat in Alberta, Canada
Bayer CropScience
making changes to LibertyLink system
National Research
Council of Canada’s Plant Biotechnology Institute (NRC-PBI) and
Holland's Centre for BioSystems Genomics sign international
research cooperation agreement on plant genomics
Un nouvel accord international en agriculture aboutira à la
production d'aliments plus nourrissants grâce à de meilleures
cultures
Raps bleibt gefragt
Development of
new canola seed varieties: Bayer CropScience opens canola
research facility in Canada
Entwicklung neuer Raps-Saatgutsorten: Bayer CropScience
eröffnet Raps-Forschungsstation in Kanada
BASF's Headline
fungicide granted emergency use registration on sunflowers
in Canada
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Canada,
organics annual
Monsanto
Company and Dow AgroSciences complete U.S. and Canadian
regulatory authorizations for SmartStax corn, plan to launch
seed platform on 3 to 4 million plus acres - Monsanto to
market seed platform as Genuity SmartStax; Farmers to
benefit from yield advantage and approved 5 percent refuge
in the U.S. Corn Belt
Dow
AgroSciences and Monsanto complete U.S. and Canadian
regulatory authorizations for SmartStax corn, plans to
launch seed platform on 3 to 4 million plus acres -
Technology sets new industry standard for corn farmers
Canola Council
of Canada appoints Denise Maurice as Vice-President, Crop
Production
Fungal diseases
on maize in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
SemBioSys
announces non-binding letter of intent with Avrio Ventures
Limited Partnership and Botaneco
INCOTEC
Integrated Coating and Seed Technology, Inc. announces that
it will be applying Syngenta's FarMore technology to lettuce
seed
New canola
strain bred to resist the cabbage seedpod weevil
Canada and European
Communities end WTO agricultural biotech dispute - EU approval
system for ag biotech products continues to be “broken”
Government of
Canada invests C$13 million for research to combat wheat rust
Le gouvernement du Canada investit C$13 millions pour la
recherche afin de lutter contre la rouille du blé
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops outlook
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency: Amendments to encourage innovation and
competitiveness in the seed sector
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments: Modifications
visant à favoriser l’innovation et la compétitivité dans le
secteur des semences
Cargill opens new
specialty canola research and production centre in Aberdeen,
Saskatchewan
Viterra provides
update on crop conditions and ABB acquisition
Hairy canola
resists flea beetle damage
Canada:
Amendments to seed
regulations
Modifications au règlement sur les semences
June 09
Canadian Whet Board
online mapping tool helps farmers target wheat pest
Bayer CropScience
and Monsanto sign cross licensing agreement on herbicide
tolerance traits in rapeseed/canola
Bayer CropScience und Monsanto schließen Lizenzabkommen über
Austausch von Herbizid-Toleranz für Raps/Canola
Canadian Food Inspection Agency /
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
- Directive D-99-06
"Policy on the Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificates"
- Directive D-98-01 "Import Requirements for Seed Potatoes and
Other Potato Propagative Material"
- Directive D-95-13 "Seed Potato Certification Program -
Submission/Refund of Fees for Field Inspection"
New soybean acreage
record set for Ontario, Canada
Innovotech appoints
new Chief Executive Officer
BASF Canada
receivesn amended registration for the use of Headline fungicide
on flax - Market-leading fungicide protects flax crop against
Pasmo (Septoria linicola)
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
market outlook report:
Corn - Situation
and outlook
Screening for
fusarium head blight on oats in Canada
From the
pipeline: 250 new Pioneer Hi-Bred products for the 2009
planting season
Farmershowcase.com launches new 2.0 website
Monsanto Canada
digns new multi-year presenting sponsorship agreement with
Canadian Curling Association
Disease
resistance traits isolated from oat varieties in South
America assist in the development of improved fusarium
resistance in Canadian oats
DuPont North
America agricultural seed sales volume up significantly
Crown rust
alert on oats in Ontario, Canada
Cold spring,
dry fields lower 2009 crop prospects in Western Canada
Viterra adds
top performing flax variety to its proprietary seed offering
Viterra
announces strong second quarter results
Health Canada
approves Innovotech application for field testing of Agress
seed treatment
Dow
AgroSciences Canada renews strategic alliance with National
Research Council Plant Biotechnology Institute in plant
biotechnology
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture revise
potato cyst nematode guidelines
L'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments et le
Département de l'agriculture des États-Unis révisent les
Lignes directrices sur le nématode à kyste de la pomme de
terre
May 09
Alliance Seed
Corporation obtains sole rights to Goodeve VB midge tolerant
wheat variety
New InVigor
hybrid canola from Bayer CropScience sets highest yield bar
yet
Tattoo C
fungicide from Bayer CropScience now fully registered in
Canada for control of downey mildew in cucurbits
ISF Secretary
General Marcel Bruins is Germination's latest Giant Views of
the Industry interview
New
identification guide for broadleaf weeds now available to
cereal and soybean growers in Ontario and Quebec
Five new DuPont
PrecisionPac herbicides registered in Canada for customized
weed control
Seed panel of
the North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO)
holds its first meeting
Innovotech
reports first quarter 2009 financial results
Syngenta expands
Canadian Seed Care team to meet growing demand for seed
treatment across all crops
DNA LandMarks
announces strategic collaboration with Malaysia Biotech
Snow does not
have to mean reseeding canola in Alberta and some other
parts of the Canadian Prairies
Highlights of
Canada's March 2009 seeding intentions for principal grain
and feed crops
World wheat
groups say biotech in sync is the goal
Canadian,
Australian and US farm groups want biotech wheat
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency:
Notifications of variety registrations - April-June, 2009
DuPont Galaxy
herbicide tank mix approved in Canada for use with atrazine
for enhanced residual control of lamb’s-quarters
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency:
Notice of submission for approval of novel food, novel feed
and unconfined environmental release for herbicide tolerant
Glycine max
L. (HT soybean) from
BASF Canada
Avis de demande d'approbation soumise par
BASF Canada concernant la dissémination
environnementale en milieu ouvert d'un soja (Glycine
max L) tolérant
à certains herbicides (Soja-TH) et son utilisation comme
aliment nouveau et aliment nouveaux du bétail
DuPont receives
Canadian regulatory approval for high oleic soybean trait
Canadá aprueba un nuevo tipo de soja transgénica
Canola Watch
e-reports from the Canola Council of Canada begin this week
SemBioSys
appoints new board member
April 09
Genome Canada
announces results of its Bioproducts and Crops Competition
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
International team
finds key gene that allows plants to survive drought
New research
provides tools to help Canadian plant breeders develop high
pigment durum varieties and strengthen Canada's position in
world markets
Start your
engines: Velocity Prairie Thunder coming to Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan
BASF receives
Canadian regulatory approval for reformulated Frontier Max
herbicide
Spring canola
storage: it’s all in the numbers
DNA LandMarks and
Advanta India announce strategic partnership in molecular
breeding for vegetable and row crops
Viterra grows crop
protection line-up with new Armour cereal seed treatment
DuPont Canada's
Guardian Big Guy herbicide tank-mix is ideal for larger-acreage
soybean growers
Sustainability is
prominent focus for Canada's plant science industry
DNA LandMarks, un
chef de file en biotechnologie
Canadian growers
must keep de-registered canola varieties out of fields this
spring, says Canola Council of Canada
Viterra Inc adds
Marengo herbicide to its exclusive line-up of Viterra branded
crop protection products
Canola Council of
Canada launches website featuring canola stand establishment
Impact herbicide
from BASF registered for use in Canada on seed and sweet corn
Viterra adds
Shadow RTM herbicide to its crop protection offering
Canterra Seeds
expands wheat portfolio
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Notifications
of variety registrations - January-March, 2009
Viterra
launches new Pulse Star herbicide
Pioneer
Hi-Bred receives Canada registration for first and only
canola hybrid resistant to clubroot
Viterra
expands its exclusive line-up of crop protection products
Western Grains
Research Foundation announces initial launch of the
Provincial Registration Trials website that allows farmers
to compare varieties head-to-head with results for their
farm
Lloyd Dyck of
BrettYoung Seeds is Germination's latest Giant Views of the
Industry
March 09
Kamel Beliazi, new
CEO for Bayer CropScience Inc., Canada starts July 1
First Canadian
delivery made of the greater yield potential of Roundup Ready 2
Yield soybeans - DEKALB customer receives first shipment of
soybeans with Monsanto's new Roundup Ready 2 yield trait
New strains of
early blight on potatoes in Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Notice of submission for approval of novel food, livestock feed
and unconfined environmental release for corn genetically
modified for drought tolerance (MON 87460) from Monsanto Canada
Inc.
Avis de demande d'approbation
soumise par Monsanto Canada Inc. concernant la dissémination
dans l'environnement en milieu ouvert d'un maïs génétiquement
modifié résistant à la sécheresse (MON 87460) et son utilisation
comme aliment nouveau et aliment nouveau du bétail
Viterra
illustrates commitment to environment through Winter Wheat
Partnership
Syngenta Crop
Protection Canada launches Foundation Acre website to help corn
growers maximize yield potential
Early blight
testing tracks presence of mutation affecting strobi efficacy in
many potato-growing areas of Canada
Another
independent yield measure by the Manitoba Agricultural Services
Corporation puts InVigor hybrid canola on top
Government of
Canada helps canola farmers by investing in biodiesel research
Genuity coming to
Canada: Monsanto's trait technologies marketed under new brand
starting in 2010
Genuity arrive au Canada: Les
technologies des traits Monsanto mises en marché sous une
nouvelle marque à partir de 2010
Triton K herbicide
from DuPont now registered in Canada for broadleaf weed control
in durum wheat
BASF appoints
Laurent Tainturier President of BASF Canada
SemBioSys
announces 2008 financial and operational results
Richard Wansbutter
to chair the Board of Directors of the Canola Council of Canada
Alliance Seed
Corporation, a new joint venture company in the seed business,
is established in Western Canada
Canola Council
of Canada invests C$350,000 in canola research
Scholarships
up for grabs as Monsanto Canada launches 2009 Opportunity
Scholarship Program
Government of
Canada announces C$15.5 million investment in the Canadian
Triticale Biorefinery Initiative (CTBI) research network
BASF Canada
introduces CONQUEST LQ, a new liquid formulation of CONQUEST
herbicide, for eastern Canadian soybean growers
Monsanto
Canada to sell all Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans by seed
count in 2009
Le soya Roundup Ready 2
Rendement vendu au compte des grains en 2009
Monsanto
completes regulatory submissions in U.S. and Canada for
world's first biotech drought-tolerant corn product
Agriculture and Agri-food
Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
Canadian
government announces funding for leading biotechnology
firm's project - Performance Plants to further develop plant
traits for biofuel
Syngenta Crop
Protection Canada announces Pulsar twin pack broadleaf
herbicide
Canada's
National Forum on Seed invites all stakeholders and
interested parties to complete a survey
Le Forum national sur les semences du Canada invite
toutes les parties intéressées à compléter un sondage
New DuPont
Harmony SG formulation registered in Canada for one-pass
broadleaf and grassy weed control in spring and durum wheat
- No more mixing and measuring adjuvant into the spray tank
February 09
Simplot to
distribute Wolf Trax micronutrients in California
Syngenta Crop
Protection Canada launches a new website called “The Great
Canadian Stand”
Clubroot resistant canola in
development
Développement d’un
canola résistant à l’hernie du chou
Monsanto Canada
support fuels youth science education program
Bio-Extraction
Inc. accepts first delivery of canola seed at its Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan processing facility
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency:
Decision
Document DD2008-75: Determination of the safety of Monsanto
Canada Inc.'s enhanced stearate soybean
Document de décision DD2008-75
: Détermination de l'innocuité du soja Enhanced Stearate de
Monsanto Canada Inc.
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency:
Notice of submission for approval of novel food, novel feed and
unconfined environmental release for herbicide tolerant
Helianthus annuus (CLEARFIELD sunflower) from BASF Canada
Avis de demande d’approbation soumise par BASF Canada
concernant la dissémination environnementale en milieu ouvert
d’un tournesol (Helianthus annuus) tolérant à certains
herbicides (Tournesol CLEARFIELD) et son utilisation comme
aliment nouveau et aliment nouveaux du bétail
Wolf Trax
launches new and improved website
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency: Notice to 2009 importers of seed
Western
Grains Research Foundation holds nearly C$69 million "in
trust"
Western
Canadian farmers fund research to help develop niche-markets
for their barley as food for health-conscious consumers
Cold
weather biodiesel study great news for canola industry, says
Canola Council of Canada
Germination's latest Giant
Views of the Industry features Tony Overwater,
CEO of Parkland Agri
Services Corp.
January 09
Seeding for
success: Air Drill Clinic to be held in Yorkton, Saskatchewan on
February 10, 2009
Canadian Wheat
Board supports new opportunities for organic farmers
11th National
Forum on Seed Meeting scheduled for March 19-20
11ième Réunion du Forum national sur les semences les 19 et
20 mars
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency:
- Import
requirements for screenings and grain and seed for cleaning
- Exigences
visant l'importation de criblures ainsi que de semences ou
grains destinés à être nettoyés
DNA LandMarks
collaborates with Cornell University on completing a genetic map
of pepper
DuPont Express
PRO registered in Canada for non-crop weed control - New
herbicide blend delivers a step-change in control of the
toughest broadleaf weeds
Viterra
announces record performance in fiscal 2008
New study
examines the economic contribution of Canada’s seed sector
Canadian growers
trade tractors for textbooks at Sixth Annual Syngenta Grower
University Session
Morris
Industries provides support for University of Saskatchewan plant
breeding research
Ducks Unlimited
Canada and Bayer CropScience team up to increase winter wheat in
North America - Project aims to benefit wildlife habitat and
take action on sustainable agriculture
BASF Canada
announces new CLEARFIELD wheat variety for 2009: CDC Abound
offers an additional opportunity for growers to produce the
cleanest wheat possible
Results from
over 200 Western Canadian grower trials show the beneficial
effects of BASF's HEADLINE fungicide for field pea, lentil and
wheat crops
VIPER, a new
herbicide solution for Canadian field pea growers in 2009 -
Latest herbicide from BASF delivers a new mode of action for
weed control in field peas
BASF Canada
announces new CLEARFIELD lentil varieties for 2009 - Lentil
growers will now have access to herbicide-tolerant lentil
varieties across every lentil market class
Ray McVicar
named BASF Pulse Promoter of the Year - Community leader praised
for growing the Canadian pulse industry
Saskatchewan
grower wins C$35,000 in BASF Yield Challenge
Syngenta
Seeds Canada launches new regional team model
Warren Libby
joins AgriCapital’s Advisory Board
SemBioSys
announces senior management changes
Syngenta
Crop Protection Canada, Inc. announces new Nova Pod
packaging
Germination’s
video series, Giant Views of the Industry, features Wayne Gale,
President of Stokes Seeds
December 08
Western
Grains Research Foundation to receive payments from the two
major Canadian rail companies
SemBioSys
receives US$2.5 million in option agreement with MannKind
for plant-produced insulin
Innovotech
Inc. announces amendment to warrant terms
Chemtura
appoints new distributors for seed treatments and Vitaflo
280 in Canada
SeCan
commits C$45,000 to the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop
Development Centre Grains Innovation Lab
Canada's
Eastern Standards Committee recommends standard samples for
eastern grain for 2008-09
Le Comité de normalisation de l’Est recommande les
échantillons-types pour les grains de l’Est en 2008-2009
Canadian Food Inspection
Agency:
- "List of
Approved Garden Varieties" of Directive D-98-04 " Seed
Potato Program - Certification of Garden Potato Varieties in
Canada" has been revised
- "Liste des variétés potagères agréés" de la directive
D-98-04 "Programme des pommes de terre de semence -
Certification des variétés de pommes de terre potagères au
Canada" a été révisée
Syngenta
Crop Protection Canada announces registration of Broadband
herbicide for broad-spectrum weed control in spring wheat
and barley
Quebec
farmers admit to patent violation for growing Monsanto's
Roundup Ready technology without a license
Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops outlook
United
States Department of Agriculture revises import requirements
for Canadian seed potatoes
L'USDA modifie les exigences relatives à l'importation de
pommes de terre de semences canadiennes
The three
organizations representing Ontario corn, soybean, and wheat
producers begin transition to Grain Farmers of Ontario
Momentum
builds for Canada’s canola biodiesel industry
BASF Canada
receives registration for TENSILE herbicide, a new
CLEARFIELD canola herbicide that delivers superior wild
buckwheat control and rotational freedom
Innovotech
field tests for ts new seed treatment, Agress, show positive
results
Syngenta
Crop Protection Canada, Inc. announces registration of
Cruiser Maxx Cereals commercial seed treatment
Syngenta Protection des
cultures Canada, Inc. annonce l’homologation de Cruiser
Maxx® Cereals pour le traitement commercial des semences
InVigor
canola hybrids from Bayer CropScience take top spots in
Prairie Canola Variety Trials for the 6th consecutive year
Canada:
Seed of the
Year announces Kyle, a durum wheat variety, as the winner of
Seed of the Year - West
Multiple
year data confirms advantage of Monsanto YieldGard VT Triple
technology on rotated ground
Data shows
DEKALB brand YieldGard VT Triple corn hybrids out-yielding
Pioneer brand Herculex XTRA
SemBioSys
begins phase I/II trial of insulin produced in plant seeds
Ontario
Soybean Growers Association showcases the revolution in soy
commercialization
New canola
hybrids added to Monsanto Canada's Yield Ready line-up
Syngenta
Seeds Canada, NK Brand names Denis Naud Manager, Business
Partnerships and hires Darren Fehr as National Sales Manager
November 08
Innovotech Inc.
reports third quarter 2008 financial results
Syngenta AMA
Test reveals that Axial herbicide is still an option for many
growers with Group 1 resistance
Canada's National Forum on Seed:
Working Group Meeting on Use of Variety Names December 16 2008
Forum national sur
les semences: Réunion du groupe de travail portant sur
l'utilisation des noms des variétés le 16 décembre
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Notifications
of variety registrations - October - December, 2008
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Import and
domestic movement requirements, sorghum spp.
Exigences phytosanitaires régissant l'importation et le
transport du sorgho (Sorghum spp.) en territoire canadien
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Plant
protection import and domestic movement requirements for corn (Zea
mays)
Exigences phytosanitaires régissant l'importation et le
transport de maïs (Zea mays) en territoire canadien
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Production,
maintenance, multiplication and certification of nuclear stock
class seed potatoes
Production,
conservation, multiplication et certification des pommes de
terre de semence de classe Matériel nucléaire
Across Canada,
Pioneer Hi-Bred new data shows double stack corn hybrids
significantly out-yielded triple stacks on rotated ground
Ontario Soybean
Growers Association salutes Ontario’s public seed breeders as
OAC Kent Soybean is named 2008 Seed of the Year
Canada's seed
sector contributes billions to the economy
Alberta iCORE
researcher leads international genome project - C$2 million
supports DNA sequencing of 1,000 plant species
Demonstration
strip trials confirm Bayer CropScience InVigor canola
hybrids yield advantage of 5 to 6 bu/ac over Roundup Ready
hybrids
New C$6-million
agreement will boost Canadian prairie canola research
Monsanto
Canada: 2009 introduction of Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ soybeans
offers Canadian growers opportunity for better yields, better
returns
Sclerotinia
on sunflower in Manitoba, Canada
Canada's
National Forum on Seed: working group on variety naming and
identification to meet December 16 2008
Forum national sur les semences: réunion du groupe de
travail portant sur la dénomination et l'identification des
variétés le 16 décembre 2008
Syngenta
Crop Protection Canada launches commercial treater
certification program
Breakthrough genetic solution for clubroot coming soon - New
canola hybrid from Pioneer Hi-Bred will be the first product
available with resistance to the disease
October 08
Syngenta Seeds
Canada, NK Brand announces new appointments and dealer-oriented
customer care team
Monsanto's
DEKALB brand introduces new genetic corn families, new soybeans
and more YieldGard VT Triple corn hybrids to Eastern Canada in
2009
DEKALB offrira de nouvelles
familles génétiques de maïs, de nouvelles variétés de soya et
davantage d'hybrides de maïs YieldGard VT Triple dans l'est du
Canada en 2009
US Court of
International Trade rule cements Canadian farmers' right to
trade into US
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
Dow AgroSciences files Notice
of Intent to submit NAFTA challenge in Canada
Dow AgroSciences
dépose un avis d'intention de soumettre une plainte à
l'arbitrage au Canada
Syngenta
Seeds Canada, Inc. expands in Western Canadian seed market
University
of Guelph's new research centre to focus on bioenergy and
sustainability
BASF Plant
Science and University of Manitoba announce licensing
agreement on promising plant biotechnology discovery - Gene
discovery linked to increase in yield for major crops
Varieties
supported by Canada's Western Grains Research Foundation top
Canadian Wheat Board survey results
Canadian
Wheat Board introduces fusarium program for Canada Western
Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW)
New
high-yielding hybrids and a specialty canola help to
increase CLEARFIELD canola growers’ return in 2009
Burcon
NutraScience Corporation announces GRAS status in the
United States for Puratein and Supertein canola protein
Germination’s video series, Giant Views of the Industry,
features Dale Adolphe, Executive Director of the Canadian
Seed Growers’ Association
Monsanto
Canada awarded "Top 100 Canadian Employers" designation by
Maclean's Magazine
Pride Seeds
announces new hybrids for 2009 - Launch of 20 hybrids
includes industry leading PRIDE G3 hybrids together with
YieldGard corn borer, Roundup Ready, and double stacked
options
Viterra
expands the boundaries of canola production with new XCEED
varieties
September 08
Third Workshop
of the Canadian National Forum on Seed on plants with novel
traits and novelty
Troisième réunion de travail du Forum national sur les
semences portant sur les végétaux à caractère nouveau et la
nouveauté
Pioneer
Hi-Bred Limited names Harry Bekkering Livestock End-Use Markets
Specialist in Western Canada
Pioneer
Hi-Bred Limited names Robert Larmer Dairy Key Accounts
Specialist for Southwestern Ontario, Canada
Canada's
Centre for Systems Integration offers direct access to Japan’s
organic market
Pioneer
Hi-Bred takes legal action in Canada to protect Pioneer brand
Priscila
Vansetti appointed Business Director of DuPont Canada Crop
Protection Division
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
Clubroot on
canola in Alberta, Canada
SemBioSys
eligible to proceed with Phase I/II plant-produced insulin trial
after submission of IND
Pride Seeds'
new corn seed sizing system benefits producers
Pride Seeds to
sell soybeans by seed count
Genetically
modified canola plantings reach 90 percent in Canada
Conversations about plant
biotechnology:
Canadian farmer Fred
Meister
Monsanto Canada awards
over $100,000 to rural students pursuing studies in agriculture or
forestry
Viterra's year-to-date
earnings more than double
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency:
National Workshop on Seed Program Modernization
Atelier
national sur la modernisation du Programme des semences
Bayer CropScience
promotes Rod Merryweather to North American Oilseeds Business Operations
Manager
Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Standards
and labelling for seed mixtures
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments:
Normes
et étiquetage concernant les mélanges de semences
Organic
Farming Centre opens at the University of Guelph
Germination magazine
launches Giant Views of the Industry
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
Canada's
National Forum on Seed announces working group meeting on plants
with novel traits
Le Forum national sur les semences du Canada annonce une
réunion de groupe de travail portant sur les végétaux à
caractères nouveaux
BASF
Canada appoints Brian Denys as Business Director for its
crop protection division
August 08
Cargill
expands Specialty Canola Innovation Center in Fort Collins,
Colorado
Government of
Canada invests C$3 million in oilseed research
Le gouvernement du Canada investit C$3 million dans la
recherche sur les oléagineux
USDA/FAS GAIN report:
Canada - Annual
agricultural biotechnology report
Pioneer Hi-Bred
FIT mapping service combines product-specific information with
yield performance
SGS opens new
seed testing laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Determination of
the safety of BASF Canada Inc.’s imidazolinone-tolerant
CLEARFIELD canola quality Indian mustard event S006
Détermination de l’innocuité de la lignée de moutarde d’Inde
S006 CLEARFIELD de type canola, tolérant les imidazolinones,
mise au point par BASF Canada Inc.
Late blight
on potato in Karnataka, Indian and several states in Canada
(alert)
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency:
Amendments to
the seed regulations
Agence canadienne d'inspection des
aliments: Modifications au Règlement sur les semences
Alberta seed
potato growers affected by Potato Cyst Nematode receive
assistance from federal and provincial governments
Canada and Mexico
reach agreement to lift temporary import restrictions on Alberta
potatoes
Le Canada et le Mexique concluent un accord pour lever les
restrictions temporaires frappant l'importation de pommes de
terre de l'Alberta
Western Grains
Research Foundation funds improved crop pest forecasts
SemBioSys announces
second quarter 2008 financial and operational results
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
New declaration system for
western Canadian wheat now in effect
Le nouveau
système de déclaration pour le blé de l’Ouest canadien est
maintenant en vigueur
July 08
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Bi-weekly Bulletin:
Wheat - Situation and outlook
Agrisoma
Biosciences extends collaboration agreement with Dow
AgroSciences
Canadian Grain Commission
announces grade changes to western crops for 2008-2009
La Commission
canadienne des grains annonce les changements apportés au
classement des grains récoltés dans l’Ouest pour la campagne
agricole 2008-2009
SemBioSys submits
Investigational New Drug for safflower-produced insulin to U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
Monsanto appoints
Lisa Safarian to the position of President and General Manager
of its Canadian business operations
Monsanto Canada
announces new appointments in canola and crop protection
business
Performance Plants
Inc. announces equity financing, accelerates food crop and
biofuels biotechnology businesses
2008 Technology
Expo to offer glimpse of the future to Canadian farmers
Cargill breaks
ground for specialty canola research and production centre in
Aberdeen, Sakatchewan
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Determination of
the safety of Monsanto Canada Inc.'s corn event MON 89034
Détermination de l'innocuité du maïs MON 89034 résistant à
des insectes de Monsanto Canada
Genetically
modified oilseed rape in Canada: Taking stock after ten years of
cultivation
Gentechnisch
veränderter Raps in Kanada: Zehn Jahre Anbau - eine Bilanz
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Giant Foxtail (Setaria faberi) and the Weed Seeds
Order
La
sétaire géante (Setaria
faberi) et l’Arrêté sur les graines de
mauvaises herbes
Canada
announces proposed changes to the Seeds Regulations
to establish a more flexible variety registration system
Le Canada annonce un projet de modification du Règlement
sur les semences visant à établir un système
d'enregistrement des variétés plus souple
June 08
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Notifications of variety
registrations - April - June, 2008
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC):
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
Improving Canada's seed
certification system
L'amélioration du système de la certification des semences au Canada
Brasil:
Labex Estados Unidos
trabalhará com instituição canadense
Canadian Grain Commission announces grade
changes to eastern crops for 2008-09
La CCG annonce les
changements apportés au classement des grains récoltés dans l’Est pour
la campagne agricole 2008-2009
Brett Young Seeds believes
in new biologicals for canola and soybean
Proposal to create a
flexible variety registration system in Canada
Proposition pour la création d'un système souple d'enregistrement des
variétés au Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Impacts of crop placement
changes in new flexible variety registration system
Conséquences des modifications apportées au placement des cultures
grâce au nouveau système d'enregistrement des variétés plus souple
Canada Gazette:
Regulations Amending the
Seeds Regulations (Part III and Schedule III)
Règlement modifiant le
Règlement sur les semences (partie III et annexe III)
Dr. Wilf Keller
appointed as the new President and CEO of Genome Prairie
Monsanto Canada
adopts bag license fee for Roundup Ready canola technology
Western Canadian farmers’
worst pest targeted by unique online tool from the Canadian
Wheat Board
Federal Court
upholds farmer control of the Canadian Wheat Board
Performance
Plants establishes U.S. biofuels facility
Canadian Wheat
Board launches new online WeatherBug centre for farmers
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Directive
D-06-04 "Seed Potato Quality Management Program (SPQMP)" has
been revised
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments:
la directive
D-06-04 "Programme de gestion de la qualité des pommes de
terre de semence (PGQPTS)" a été révisée
BASF's Equinox
herbicide registered in Canada for use on canola
BASF's Odyssey
DLX herbicide now registered for use on CLEARFIELD canola in
Canada
Canadian Grain Commission:
Eastern grading changes
recommended for July 1, 2008
Changements recommandés au classement des grains pour le 1er
juillet 2008
Western Grains
Research Foundation pleased that Canadian National Railway
revenue cap appeal ruling has been decided
May 08
Canada:
Grains and oilseeds
outlook + Pulses and special crops outlook
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency
Determination of the Safety of Bayer CropScience’s GlyTol Cotton
Event GHB614
Détermination de l’innocuité du
coton transgénique GHB614 GlyTol de Bayer CropScience
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency announces proposed amendments to the Seeds
Regulations to remove the kernel visual distinguishability
requirements when importing wheat seed in Western Canada
(Canadian Wheat Board Area)
Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA) annonce le
projet de modification du Règlement sur les semences visant à
supprimer les exigences en matière de distinction visuelle des
grains (DVG) lors de l’importation de semences de blé vers
l’Ouest canadien (région sous contrôle de la Commission
canadienne du blé)
Saskatchewan growers
win BASF's CLEARFIELD Lentil Dream Acre Contest
Viterra to supply
canola seed to the Bio-Extraction extraction facility in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
BASF Canada
introduces new formulation of Headline Duo fungicide for
chickpea growers in Western Canada
Seed Program Quality
System Procedure QSP 142.3 - Authorized Seed Crop Inspection
Service Monitoring and Auditing
Procédure du système qualité programme des semences PSQ 142.3
- Activités de surveillance et d'audit à l'égard des services
d'inspection de cultures de semences autorisés
Clubroot on canola
in Saskatchewan, Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Notifications of
variety registrations - April-June, 2008
Headline
fungicide receives U.S. government approval for use on oats
- Registration of BASF fungicide important for Canadian oat
exports
Syngenta Crop
Protection renews valued disease hotline sponsorships to
bring blight hotlines to North American potato growers in
2008
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture
announce revised guidelines for the movement of seed
potatoes between Canada and the United States
L’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments et le
département de l’agriculture des États-Unis annoncent de
nouvelles lignes directrices sur le commerce des pommes de
terre de semence entre le Canada et les États-Unis
April 08
Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops
outlook
Fungal diseases on
wheat in Canada, USA
CDC Imagine
CLEARFIELD wheat seed tops 2008 Northlands Pedigreed Seed
Competition in Alberta, Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Hybrid and
composite canola seed crop inspections procedures
Procédures
d'inspection des cultures de semences de canola hybride et
composite
Dow AgroSciences
expands canola research at its Saskatoon, Saskatchewan site
Government of
Canada invests in the sustainability of the greenhouse vegetable
industry in British Columbia
Seminis hires
Technical Sales Manager for the greenhouse market in western
Canada and the United States
Fungal
diseases on oilseed rape in the United Kingdom and Canada
USDA report
and Canadian planting intentions call for more corn
March 08
DuPont opens new
seed production plant to meet increasing demand for Pioneer
brand canola
Looming threat to
plant breeding future in Canada
Percy Schmeiser
settles small claims court issue with Monsanto Canada
SemBioSys
announces 2007 financial and operational results
TagTeam Soybean
liquid and NProve Soybean liquid, new soybean inoculants from
Novozymes BioAg, receive western Canadian registration
SemBioSys' GLA
partner enters strategic alliance for the sale and marketing of
GLA-rich safflower oil
Canada:
9th National Forum
on Seed Meeting
9ième Réunion
du Forum national sur les semences
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency: Notifications of variety registrations -
January
1, 2008 to March 31, 2008
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops outlook
Government of
Canada tables amendments to the Canadian Wheat Board Act
to ensure barley marketing freedom
Gouvernement du Canada présente des modifications à la Loi
sur la Commission Canadienne du Blé pour assurer le libre
choix en matière de commercialisatino de l'orge
Statistics Canada:
Forage seed usage
survey
Enquête sur l'utilisation des graines de semences fourragères
Monsanto
Canada renews commitment to Canadian Foodgrains Bank for
2008 growing season
Canadian Food Inspection Agency:
Revised
directive D-97-11 "Seed Potato Certification Program -
Requirements for the production of Pre-Elite seed potatoes
from sources other than Nuclear Stock"
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments:
Directive
D-97-11 révisée "Programme de certification des pommes de
terre de semence - Exigences concernant la production de
semences Pré-Élite obtenues à partir de sources autres que
le matériel nucléaire"
February 08
Full removal of kernel visual
distinguishability (KVD) as a variety registration screening
criterion for all classes of Western Canadian wheat as of August
1, 2008
Abandon de la
distinction visuelle des grains (DVG) pour toutes les classes de
blé en 2008
Centre for
Systems Integration (CSI) prepares to offer direct access to
Japan’s organic market
Pride Seeds'
new blog site provides agronomy insight and perspectives
Arcadia
Biosciences and Bioriginal Food and Science Corp. form strategic
partnership to market high GLA safflower oil
First report of
Iris yellow spot virus on onion in Ontario, Canada
Canadian Food
Inspection Agency: Production, maintenance, multiplication and
certification of nuclear stock class seed potatoes
Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments: Production,
conservation, multiplication et certification des pommes de
terre de semence de classe matériel nucléaire
Canadian
farmers’ wheat and barley earns highest revenue in 10 years:
Canadian Wheat Board releases 2006-07 annual report
CropLife Canada
releases two new independent studies on the commercial success
of biotech soybeans and corn in Canada
Canada ends
kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) as a variety registration
screening criterion for all classes of wheat on August 1, 2008
Le Canada abandonne la distinction visuelle des grains (DVG)
à titre de critère d’enregistrement des variétés pour toutes les
classes de blé au 1er août 2008
After kernel visual
distinguishability (KVD): wheat exports will continue to meet
Canadian Grain Commission’s standards for quality
Après l'élimination
de la distinction visuelle des grains (DVG), les exportations de
blé continueront à satisfaire aux normes de qualité de la
Commission canadienne des grains
Kiwa Bio-Tech
Products Group discusses cooperative research on plant
growth promoting rhizobacteria with the University of
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Kiwa
Bio-Tech Products Group discusses cooperative efforts with
Canadian Ag Ministry and Canadian company
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Bi-weekly bulletin:
Grains, oilseeds, pulses and special crops outlook for 2007-2008
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Determination of the safety of Pioneer Hi-Bred Production
Ltd.’s sulfonylurea-tolerant ExpressSun sunflower (Helianthus
annuus L.) SU7
Détermination du risque du tournesol (Helianthus annuus
L.) ExpressSun SU7 tolérant la sulfonylurée de Pioneer
Hi-Bred Production Ltd.
January 08
New graminicide
from BASF delivers superior grassy weed control in peas, flax
and lentils to Canadian growers
Canadian Wheat
Board announces 2008-09 Identity Preserved Contract Programs
Western Grains
Research Foundation receives payment from Canadian Pacific
Railway
University
of Saskatchewan scientists find plant gene that affects
stress resistance
Germain’s
Technology Group North America appoints Mario Rivas as Head
of Sales and Marketing, North and South America
Viterra’s
record performance in fiscal 2007 establishes platform for
growth
Canadian
Wheat Board marketing strategy for 2007-08 focused on record
prices
Northstar
Genetics signs distribution agreement with Semican
Canadian
Wheat Board announces changes for barley marketing
Germain Dauk
named BASF Pulse Promoter of the Year
Registration
of BASF's Solo herbicide in place for 2008 Clearfield
production system for lentils in Canada
Canadian
farmers to take special measures when using new wheat
varieties tolerant to wheat midge fly
BASF Canada
receives minor use registration for Solo herbicide on
Clearfield sunflowers - Registration paves way for
introduction of new herbicide-tolerant production system in
2008
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