62 GERMINATION.CA MARCH 2018 Pattie Ganske, Agvocate Former Owner, Ag Retail Learn more at AgMoreThanEver.ca. Be somebody who does something. Be an agvocate. “If we talk about what we’re doing, people will understand how their food is grown and why we grow it the way we do.” TheHeadlines Submissions welcome: news@issuesink.com CANOLA COUNCIL “REMAINS UNITED” DESPITE RICHARDSON’S DECISION NOT TO FUND IT The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) regrets that Richardson International has chosen not to be a CCC core funder in 2018, it says in a news release. Other existing core funders, who represent all links in the canola value chain including growers, pro- cessors, life science companies and exporters, remain committed to the CCC and moving the industry for- ward as a united value chain. FLAX COUNCIL CLOSES ITS DOORS The Flax Council of Canada’s execu- tive committee announced the closure of its Winnipeg office. It will continue to operate on a reduced service basis. “Over the course of the past year, the formation of a com- bined oilseed council was thoroughly discussed at the request of some of our members that contribute sig- nificant levy dollars to the Council,” the statement reads. “Through these discussions, it became apparent that the formation of an oilseed council would not materialize in the foreseeable future. The result of this is a significant loss of funding to the Council, necessitating cost reduction measures.” PRODUCT HIGH OLEIC SOYBEANS ARE ABOUT TO BREAK OUT IN AMERICA High oleic soybeans have crossed their final regulatory hurdle, clearing the way for farmers to plant more acres of high oleic soybeans in 2018. The U.S. soybean check- off has been working with industry partners to ramp up acreage of high oleic soybean varieties to meet grow- ing demand. High oleic soybean varieties were initially grown in three states and are now grown in 13 states. RESEARCH DIVSEEK TO BRING NEW TOOLS FOR CROP BREEDING Genome Canada, Genome British Columbia and Genome Prairie are collaborating to support the development of an online DivSeek Canada bioinformatics resource on Compute Canada’s state-of-the-art advanced research computing system. The project will deliver integrated, user-friendly tools tailored to the sunflower, flax and lentil breeding communities.