By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday August 18, 2022

Aug 18, 2022 | 9:58 AM

MELFORT, Sask. — Seeds Canada celebrated its first anniversary at a recent conference by unveiling its plan to reform its regulatory model.

Executive director, Barry Senft, said the organization is setting up an Independent Standard Setting Body (ISSB) that will work to simplify and modernize the system around seed production, and variety registration.

“Crop varieties and innovations are being kept from Canadian farmers under the current seed industry’s regulatory framework,” Senft said. “One major multinational seed company has pulled out of Canada because of the challenges they faced getting their crop varieties to farmers.”

Seeds Canada was formed in 2021 as an amalgamation of the Canadian Plant Technology Association, the Commercial Seed Analysts of Canada, the Canadian Seed Institute, and the Canadian Seed Trade Association.

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The Manitoba government is providing $226,000 in funding to 56 agricultural societies to be used for education programs.

An additional $95,000 will be given to 45 ag societies as part of the $1.4-million investment into infrastructure projects.

Manitoba Agriculture Minister, Derek Johnson, said with this money agricultural societies can host events such as agricultural fairs and educational programming as well as improve community infrastructure to support community events.

Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies president, Pamela Hansen, said the support is appreciated.

“These grants can help with educational activities and community events as well as special projects that may have been put on hold due to the pandemic,” Hanson said.

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Saskatchewan wholesale trade is leading the country.

The value of wholesale trade jumped 65 per cent between June of last year and June 2022 which was the highest increase among all provinces and well ahead of the national average of 12 per cent.

The total value of Saskatchewan wholesale trade reached $4.2 billion in June 2022.

Areas of growth in the past year include manufacturing sales up 25 per cent, building construction investment up 63 per cent and an increase of 57 per cent in merchandise exports.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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