From July 7 to 10, 2010, CSTA held its annual meeting jointly with the Canadian Seed Growers Association. Thank you to everyone who participated, and to our sponsors, who helped to make the meeting a success. Presentations from the meeting can be found here.

The United Nations has designated 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity.

To celebrate the contribution of seed to biodiversity, the International Seed Federation has commissioned the production of a video. You can watch the video by following this link.

ISF 2010 - The World Seed Congress was held in Caglary, Alberta from May 31 to June 2. CSTA would like to thank the National Organizing Committee and all of the volunteers for a job very well done. Presentations and other material will soon be available on ISF's website.

• Find CSTA President Dave Sippell's Opening Remarks here
• Find the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food's Welcoming Video here

NEW Seed Trade Statistics 2008-09 - Seed import and export statistics have been updated. CSTA's website is the only place where these statistics can be found. Follow this link to get detailed information on exports and imports including destinations and the top import and export countries.

List of Corn Hybrids - The corn hybrid list also includes identification of those corn hybrids not approved in the European Union
Find the most current list of all of the hybrids commercially available in Canada....Complete List as of March 31, 2010

Grow Canada Coaltion - CSTA is a founding member of Grow Canada, a value chain coalition that promote innovation. Click here for the Grow Canada Vision, and a link to Grow Canada's first national convention.

A New, More Flexible Variety Registration System - CSTA welcomes the implementation of a new, more flexible variety registration framework. The regulations to establish a three-part registration system became law on July 8.

• CSTA's News Release can be found here
• CFIA's question and answer document about the new system can be found by following this link.
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• Guidelines for developing the rationale for to move crops between parts of the system can be found here.
  
  

CFIA Process to Authorize Printing of Official Seed Tags - the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has finalized a process that will allow Registered Seed Establishments to be authorized to print official tags.

• Find a description of the process here.
• Find a Question and Answer Document produced by the CFIA here.

A Certified Seed Tax Incentive - a one page fact sheet on the CSTA's proposal for a tax incentive on certified seed can be found here.
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Seed Sector Contributes Billions to Canada's Economy
Canada's seed sector is a key economic driver, contributing $3.95 billion to Canada's economy, and employing over 14,000 Canadians. Find more here