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If you produce seed, develop new varieties, or purchase seed, you need to be aware of the CFIA's active Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM) consultation. Stay tuned for more updates!
#SeedRegulatoryModernization #CdnAg #SeedCertification
We sent a man to Taiwan and then the #GoSensGo put up this type of performance? Unreal...
Doug Miller retweeted
After 15 years at @Seedgrowers — including five as executive director — Doug Miller is stepping down.
From controversial digitization to leading Seed Regulatory Modernization, his tenure reshaped how Canada’s seed certification system operates.
Not flashy change. Difficult change. The kind that sticks. hubs.li/Q044b5sQ0
Thank you @AndrewScheer for raising the importance of AAFC’s Indian Head Research Station today. This facility is key enabler of our seed system in Canada and its closure will impact CDN farmers for generations to come.
The closure of Lacombe, Scott, and Indian Head would also remove much needed variety trail capacity for variety registration.
AAFC is closing seven research facilities:
3 research centres – Guelph (ON), Quebec City (QC), and Lacombe (AB)
4 satellite research farms – Nappan, (NS), Scott (SK), Indian Head (SK) and Portage la Prairie (MB) realagriculture.com/2026/01/…
The potential impacts to Canada’s seed sector are significant. Our early estimates suggest that roughly 20–25% of Canada’s pedigreed seed acres trace back to breeder seed produced at Indian Head, one of the stations rumoured to be closing. If that station closes, the downstream implications to our seed supply would be substantial. This isn't just a wheat issue - this impacts cereals, forages, pulses, and severely impacts niche crop kinds. We will be monitoring this closely, but there are still many unknowns at this stage.
@JohnBarlowMP @shaunhaney @KelvinHeppner
AAFC research facilities, including the Lacombe Centre and Nappan Farm, face closure due to federal budget cuts, according to reports. MLA Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin calls it "devastating" for communities. Details here: ow.ly/rQfa50Y1rb7 #cdnag #westcdnag #farming #agriculture
Back in the summer, I wrote this op-ed on what we were seeing unfolding at AAFC. Really feel for those impacted.
'Plant breeding operates on decade-long timelines. The varieties farmers will need in 2035 are being worked on now — or should be. Every gap in capacity, every retirement that isn’t backfilled, every shelved research program is a decision with consequences that will be felt for a generation.'
seedworld.com/canada/2025/06…
After 15 years with the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association, I’ve decided not to renew my contract as Executive Director and will be stepping away from the Association in the months ahead.
This was a hard decision, but the timing is right. CSGA is in a great place: a clear strategy, strong finances, a talented team, and real momentum behind a more modern seed system for Canada. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built together.
My family and I will be relocating internationally, with more details to come in the months ahead. I’m looking forward to taking a moment to pause, settle into a new city and country, and then explore what comes next professionally. I remain deeply committed to seed, agriculture, and innovation – that part isn’t changing.
Over the coming months, I’ll be working closely with the Board as they search for CSGA’s next Executive Director and to help ensure a smooth transition that maintains the momentum CSGA has generated.
To the seed growers, staff, board members, provincial branches, CFIA colleagues, and partners I’ve had the privilege to work with over the past 15 years - thank you. It has been an honour to serve this amazing community, and I have loved every minute of it.
Onwards. 🌱
Not surprised to see varieties developed by AAFC in this article. But what happens if that innovation pipeline is cut off? We need to have a serious conversation about what happens next in Canadian plant breeding and how we can create a sustainable funding model moving forward for both public and private efforts.
We see A LOT of alignment with the CFIA's SRM policy proposals, with 40/52 of the proposals getting the green light from @Seedgrowers!
Doug Miller retweeted
As we approach the fall sitting, @GrainGrowers is ramping up to highlight the importance of public research and development.
@millerdk03 from @Seedgrowers hit the nail on the head back in June. Read below! #cdnpoli
seedworld.com/canada/2025/06…
Have you ever experienced an @AirCanada boarding, mid winter, where people can’t figure out the overhead bins…. Now imagine doing that day in day out.
Pay these folks and let’s get back to work
This letter says what I’ve heard from producers and ag associations across the country:
#CdnAg is ready to be the powerhouse it knows it can be.
Proud to see @SeedGrowers sign onto this important letter to @MarkJCarney.
#LetsGrowCanada #cdnpoli @CFAFCA
Canada’s agri-food sector supports 2.3M jobs & $150B GDP—yet its potential remains untapped.
As part of #LetsGrowCanada, CSGA joins 20+ ag leaders urging PM Carney to make agriculture a national priority through bold investment, smart regs, & infrastructure.
Read the letter: tinyurl.com/CSGALetsGrowCana…
#CdnAg #AgCan #cdnpoli #ChooseCertifiedSeed
