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 45 CSGA will use your SeedTalk comments and insights to improve how we work for you. They will let you know exactly what those changes are throughout the coming year. IN JULY 2016, the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) launched a one-year project to develop a new Strategic Plan. Central to the success of this project is our ability to ensure that members’ aspirations are reflected in this plan. To date, engagement with mem- bership in the Strategic Plan develop- ment has been conducted through face-to-face discussions at member meetings across the country. With the launch of SeedTalk, CSGA’s new interactive member engagement plat- form, we are now taking this conver- sation online to all our members. This is their opportunity to let us know how CSGA can better serve them. Our members’ ongoing participa- tion in the SeedTalk online community will help shape CSGA policies and member services going forward. The entire world is increasingly becoming an online community, and we felt an online forum was the best way to get this very important feedback. Best of all, it’s easy. Members complete our short workbook focused on the key results areas of our draft Strategic Plan and follow up by participating in our online challenge. They have a chance to put forward ideas for us and others to review and comment, rate, and build upon others’ ideas in formulating proposals. The Strategic Plan puts significant emphasis on partnerships. In fact, potential changes to the seed regula- tory system and these key partner- ships were the main reason for the CSGA board’s decision to launch a strategic planning process in the first place. It was also the main reason why CSGA is coordinating its strate- SHAREYOURVISION,SHAPEYOURINDUSTRY Upcoming Dates Canadian Seed Growers’ Association Annual Meeting July 9-11, 2017 Halifax, N.S. This year's meeting to be held jointly with the Canadian Seed Trade Association Glyn Chancey, Executive Director BE A PART OF THE DISCUSSION AS WE ENGAGE OUR MEMBERSHIP ONLINE. SEEDGROWERS.CA / CSGA gic planning process with another important project — the Seed Synergy Collaboration Project. The Seed Synergy Collaboration Project is a joint undertaking of six seed sector organizations (the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association, the Canadian Seed Trade Association, the Canadian Seed Institute, CropLife Canada, the Canadian Plant Technology Agency, and the Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada) in the early stages of developing a potential proposal to govern- ment on a “Next-Generation Seed System.” The Seed Synergy project is also running an online consultation of its own and is seeking participation of seed industry stakeholders in the Seed Synergy Survey. We are encouraging our members to complete this survey before moving on to SeedTalk. We see this process as hugely valuable in helping us get the feedback we need to make our new Strategic Plan a success, and in helping the Seed Synergy Collaboration Project really take off. We look forward to seeing it take off and finding out what the coming months have in store. To take these surveys, simply visit seedgrowers.ca. SeedTalk is CSGA’s new interactive member engagement platform.