Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 5240 PACKING & PALLETIZING COMPANY PPC PROVIDING CUSTOM BAGGING, TAGGING AND PALLETIZING SOLUTIONS BULK BAG FILLER PALLETIZER T: (204) 331-3000 www.ppcinc.ca E: tp@ppcinc.ca TAG PLACER NATIONAL CFIA RELEASES NEW ASD POLICY After holding two online consultations with stakeholders in 2012 and 2015, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Sept. 15 announced its Alternative Service Delivery Policy, which went into effect July 13, 2016. When announced, Germination contacted CFIA to better understand what this means for the seed industry and seed growers, as the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) began handling the Alternative Service Delivery of seed crop inspection in 2014. According to a government spokesperson, the policy has been developed to: “provide a consistent agency-wide approach to establishing, maintaining and strengthening Alternative Service Delivery arrangements.” To improve internal efficiency in managing existing Alternative Service Delivery arrangements, CFIA will conduct a review, as part of each arrangement’s regular review cycle, to determine if any changes are needed to improve performance, oversight or to manage risk. CFIA reported it will work closely with CSGA during this review, using the policy to identify potential areas of improvement. However, the spokesperson said since this Alternative Service Delivery arrangement was in place prior to the development of the policy, changes to the Authorized Seed Crop Inspection Program are not expected. As a long-standing partner of CFIA in the delivery of the seed program, CSGA welcomes the additional clarity that the publication of this policy brings to our working relationship, said Glyn Chancey, CSGA chief executive officer. “CFIA’s commitment to the effective use of government and stakeholder resources, maintaining or increasing accessibility to service delivery, and performance measurement are all welcome contributions to our ongoing joint efforts to deliver the seed certification program,” he added. ROUNDUP READY 2 EXTEND SOYBEANS SET TO LAUNCH The European Commission granted import approval for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. This milestone allows for the import and food/feed use of Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans into the REGULATORY ROUNDUP Keeping you informed of legislative and regulatory changes at the provincial, national and international levels — from lawsuits to approvals to other regulatory issues affecting your business. European Union. With both the European Union and Chinese import approvals, Monsanto looks to a full system launch for Canadian soybean growers in 2017 given the previous Canadian regulatory approval for Roundup Xtend with VaporGripTM Technology and XtendiMax herbicide with VaporGrip Technology. INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENT TAKES ACTION TO MODERNIZE BIOTECH REGULATORY FRAMEWORK On Sept. 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and U.S. Department of Agriculture released two documents to modernize the federal regulatory system for biotechnology products. AGRISURE 3120 E-Z REFUGE RECEIVES EPA REGISTRATION APPROVAL Syngenta announced that Agrisure 3120 E-Z Refuge, a new trait stack, has received registration approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It offers above-ground insect control, featuring two modes of action against corn borer and control of ear-feeding insects, with an integrated refuge product. EU APPROVES NEW BIOTECH TRAITS The European Union has approved new biotech soybean traits for import and processing. The approved traits include Vistive Gold high oleic soybean from Monsanto and the Balance GT FG72 soybean from Bayer. ARCTIC FUJI APPLE GAINS USDA APPROVAL The British Columbia-based Okanagan Specialty Fruits’ third nonbrowning Arctic apple variety, the Arctic Fuji, has been granted deregulated status by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Arctic apples have been improved through a reduction of the enzyme polyphenol oxidase, the primary cause of browning in fruit.