CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Bill Leask

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Bill Leask, Owner, Seed Trade Consulting_x000D_
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Can you give us an update on recent progress that has been made on low-level and adventitious presence? What is the Canadian/North American seed industry doing in this area in the next year? Is this one of the projects you will continue working on?_x000D_
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Bill Leask, Owner, Seed Trade Consulting_x000D_
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Access and benefit sharing remain major issues in the global seed industry – what challenges are arising when it comes to accessing germplasm worldwide? What work is being done in this area?_x000D_
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Bill Leask, Owner, Seed Trade Consulting_x000D_
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What specific domestic and international seed issues are you working on in your new consulting position?_x000D_
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Bill Leask, Owner, Seed Trade Consulting_x000D_
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You have had an extremely successful career as executive vice-president of CSTA, with a very long list of accomplishments – what are you most proud of from your time there?_x000D_
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Bill Leask, Owner, Seed Trade Consulting_x000D_
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What “work in progress” do you most want to see come to fruition in the next few years?_x000D_
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Bill Leask, Owner, Seed Trade Consulting_x000D_
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As the Canadian seed industry gathers this week, what are some of the biggest concerns or issues you are hearing from people?_x000D_
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Bill Leask, Owner, Seed Trade Consulting_x000D_
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What development or opportunity in the seed industry are you most optimistic about in the next 5 years? 10 years?_x000D_
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