JULY 2017 GERMINATION.CA 43 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 University of Guelph, receiving a BSc in agriculture and a MSc and PhD in plant pathology. Immediately following graduation, he started work with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Charlottetown Research Centre (AAFC) in P.E.I. as a research scientist on cereal diseases, with emphasis on barley pathogens. He continued to work at the centre for 35 years before retiring in 2015. Martin was active on many regional and national committees, including the Atlantic Cereal Registration Committee and the Prairie Grain Development Committee. He served as president (2003-2004) of the Canadian Phytopathological Society. Peter Boswall was raised on the family farm in Marshfield, P.E.I., and commenced his career in agri- culture working with the Crops Branch of the P.E.I. Department of Agriculture, and was involved in managing on-farm field crop trials across the province. Among other duties at the time, he was responsible for the Department’s Pedigreed Seed Assistance Program. Boswall was appointed provincial potato specialist in 1990 and spent the next 10 years working with growers on issues concerning the potato industry. In 2000, he transferred back to field crops and his name was forwarded to CSGA as the provincial represent- ative to the CSGA board of directors. Between 2000 and 2012, he had the pleasure of participating on the CSGA board and on a number of board committees including Research and Development, Awards and Bylaws. While a member of the CSGA board, he was also actively involved in the Maritime branch of the CSGA. Dale Adolphe was raised on a grain and livestock farm near Weyburn, Sask., and attended the University of Saskatchewan majoring in agricultural economics and accounting. During his leadership as president of CSGA, the industry witnessed a comprehensive seed sector review, the National Forum on Seed, a Seed Sector Value Chain Roundtable, two new variety registration systems, revised Plant Breeders’ Rights legislation and, most recently, the introduction of alternative service delivery. Also under Adolphe’s leadership, CSGA received nearly $1.5 million in program support from the Government of Canada under AAFC programs like CARD, ACAAF and Growing Forward. Adolphe was recognized for his contribution to Canadian agriculture and, in particular, the canola industry by being presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in early 2013. In 2015, he was awarded an honorary life membership in the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies. CONGRATULATIONS DOROTHY! Your dedication to and vision for the seed industry makes you a deserving recipient of your Canadian Seed Trade Association Honorary Life Membership. Best wishes from the C & M Seeds wheat team. The Wheat Experts redwheat.com