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 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60MARCH 2017 GERMINATION.CA 1 March2017 • Contents FEATURES 04 The Trump Effect 08 Fuelling the Future 12 PGDC on the Cutting-Edge 14 SAA Makes Monumental Strides 30 Better Seed, Better Life 38 Canola Remains Queen 40 A Focus on Forage and Turf — Part 3 of 3 PERSPECTIVE 44 CSTA 45 CSGA 46 CSAAC 56 Giant Views DEPARTMENTS 16 Strategy Session 48 Cross Pollination 50 World Status 52 The Headlines SPECIAL SECTIONS 20 2017 New Varieties 31 INSIDERS On the Cover President Donald Trump’s administration is casting a long shadow over the Canadian seed industry, according to those who deal with regulatory and science affairs here in Canada. We get their take on what the new administration might mean for Canadian seed and science. Illustration: Lesley Nakonechny PICTURED: Research assistant Sarah Pratt weeding switchgrass plots at a University of Guelph research site. See story on page 8.