Letter to Members: CSGA Announces New Leadership

03/25/2021
March 25, 2021 Dear Members and Stakeholders, The CSGA Board of Directors is pleased to announce Doug Miller's appointment to Executive Director effective April 1, 2021. Doug, CSGA's current CSGA Managing Director, Certification and Technology Services, will take over for Glyn Chancey, who is retiring after five years leading our…

Seed Scoop – March 2021

03/15/2021
In the March 12, 2021 edition of Seed Scoop, the 2021 Crop Season has begun and CSGA’s Applications for Seed Crop Certification and Membership/Renewal for the 2021 crop season are now available online. Registration for the April 14 virtual Annual General Meeting opens March 15 and learn about CSGA's Mechanical…

Seed Scoop February 2021

02/26/2021
In the February 26, 2021 edition of Seed Scoop, read the Notice of Changes to Circular 6 for the 2021 crop production season, how CSGA will enable all seed growers to produce Foundation status seed, and the Notice of CSGA Annual General Meeting and more! Read it here.

Routine maintenance and server upgrades

02/12/2021
Please be advised that routine maintenance and server upgrades are scheduled to run from 7:00 am until 12:00 pm EST on Friday, February 19, 2021. While the SeedCert website and Members’ Area will remain accessible during that period, users may experience some service disruptions.

Changes to Canada’s Seeds Regulations Will Impact Seed Growers – Have Your Say Now

02/10/2021
The CSGA encourages all seed growers and seed sector stakeholders to participate in and provide input to the CFIA Needs Assessment Survey for Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM). Help the CFIA understand your perspective and be involved in updating the Seeds Regulations from the outset. The survey is open until March…

January Seed Scoop

01/14/2021
In the January 14, 2021 edition of Seed Scoop, get involved with your Branch's AGM, read the 2020 Acreage Report, find seed for your upcoming crop year and more! Read it here.

Happy Holidays

12/15/2020
It would be an understatement to say that 2020 wasn't the year we expected it to be. The Association, staff, members, their businesses, and the entire agricultural sector has been impacted in some way by the pandemic, and now our usual holiday traditions and gatherings will be very different because…

December Seed Scoop

12/04/2020
In the December 4 edition of Seed Scoop, learn how the CSGA is ready for change, the Association's perspective on Seed Regulatory Modernization and more! Read it here.

Help us better understand your aspirations for CSGA

12/03/2020
Dear CSGA Members, In the recently released fall Issue of Seed To Succeed you will find a series of informative articles on Canada’s seed certification system and CSGA, with an eye to the direction of change. Since this summer’s Seeds Canada amalgamation vote, your Board of Directors, in consultation with…

Seed to Succeed Magazine – Fall 2020

11/24/2020
The Fall 2020 Seed to Succeed Magazine has been published. In this issue, learn what's next for CSGA and why variety verification and phenotyping are so important. Also included, CSGA's point of view on SRM. You can read it here.