Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone in agriculture is convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough.
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Five years and counting: Inside Canada’s seed regulatory overhaul
Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone’s convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough, given agriculture’s quick-changing landscape
NFU condemns seed destruction in Palestine
Gaza seed bank held local crop genetics that were key parts of cultural and physical survival
Canada’s National Farmers Union (NFU) issues a statement condemning Israeli military forces’ targeted damage of a Seed Multiplication Unit in July 2025 in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The case for better farmer swag
Customer gifts, chemical or seed company merchandise and farm show give aways don’t have to be boring or repetitive
Customer gifts, chemical or seed company merchandise and farm show give aways don’t have to be boring or repetitive
NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense
The National Farmers Union is pushing back against changes to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act that would narrow the scope of farmers’ right to save seed or propagate crops from cuttings and tubers.
Dekalb’s blast from the past
Bayer celebrated the brand’s greatest seed hits at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Flax seed treatment research looks to boost emergence
A three-year study at Manitoba’s crop diversification centres looks to improve flax stand counts, thus creating more robust, hopefully disease-resistant crops
A three-year study at Manitoba’s crop diversification centres looks to improve flax stand counts, thus creating more robust, hopefully disease-resistant crops
Seed regulation proposals mean quicker changes, more industry input
A preview of potential Canadian seed rule changes, released this summer, suggests more CFIA functions will be given to third parties to complete
A preview of potential Canadian seed rule changes, released earlier this summer, suggests more CFIA functions will be given to third parties when updated seed legislation is finally released.
Senft to step down as CEO of Seeds Canada
The founding CEO of the five-year-old organization will stay on until January 2026
Barry Senft, the founding CEO of the five-year-old Seeds Canada organization is stepping down as of January 2026.
CUSMA access key among other trade noise: Seeds Canada panel
Seeds Canada conference panelists say Canada needs to stay focused as U.S. trade and tariff chaos develops
Seeds Canada conference panelists say Canada needs to stay focused and wait as U.S. trade and tariff chaos develops, and a Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement review looms
Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed
Alliance will remain a 'standalone' brand under Canterra ownership
Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as "a standalone brand under Canterra Seeds' umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships."
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