The September edition of Seed Scoop is now available, featuring updates on current CSGA consultations and proposed standards, Seed Guide listings, and reminders to wrap up your certification in SeedCert. Read More

CSGA regularly reviews the Canadian Regulations and Procedures for Pedigreed Seed Crop Production (Circular 6), which sets out the requirements a seed grower and a seed crop must meet for seed crop certification.  These reviews ensure that CSGA’s certification requirements and standards continue to address stakeholder needs, reflect the most…

At the request of industry, CSGA recently established an ad hoc working group to develop Canadian standards for Nuclear Male Sterile (NMS) hybrid wheat.  With the support of the Regulatory Services Committee (RSC) and the Board of Directors, CSGA is proposing the addition of provisional standards for NMS hybrid wheat to Circular 6 in advance of the 2027 crop production season. …

CSGA regularly reviews the Canadian Regulations and Procedures for Pedigreed Seed Crop Production (Circular 6), which sets out the requirements a seed grower and a seed crop must meet for seed crop certification. These reviews ensure that CSGA’s certification requirements and standards continue to address stakeholder needs, reflect the most…

The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) would like to clarify misinformation in the “Canadian Seed Growers’ Membership Considers Starting Farmer-Owned Seed Company” article of the Western Producer on a discussion held at our AGM in Whitehorse.  As part of the AGM, CSGA brought together panelists with different perspectives to explore the future of plant breeding…