2 GERMINATION.CA MARCH 2019 March 2019 - Vol. 24, No. 2 The magazine of the Canadian seed industry FROM THE FEED Erin Romeo @RomeoErin Looking forward to speaking, sharing, listening and learning at @advancing _ women in Calgary! Thanks @GerminationMag for the chance to preview our workshop! CFIA Canada @CFIA_Canada CFIA employee Tanya Staffen received an Honorary Life Membership from the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association in recognition of her outstanding service to the seed grower community. Listen to her interview with @GerminationMag: ow.ly/LdM130nFG4j #saskseed #ssga2019 PUBLISHED BY Issues Ink 6327435 Canada Ltd. 403-313 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3A 0M2 Phone: (204) 453-1965, Fax: (204) 475-5247 email: issues@issuesink.com Germination.ca CONTRIBUTORS Maria Brown, Julienne Isaacs, Le Hoa Tan SUBSCRIPTIONS Canada $47.25/year including GST | Foreign $95/year Germination™ makes no expressed or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or otherwise, concerning the use of any product and assumes no liability for any injury or damage, direct or consequential, incurred from the use of such products or services therein. Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws and regulations supersede the information contained herein. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40030841. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Issues Ink 403-313 Pacific Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3A 0M2 PRINTED IN CANADA Please recycle where facilities exist. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. PUBLISHER Shawn Brook, sbrook@issuesink.com MANAGING EDITOR Michelle Clarke, mclarke@issuesink.com EDITOR Marc Zienkiewicz, mzienkiewicz@issuesink.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Marcel Bruins, mbruins@issuesink.com Julie Deering, jdeering@issuesink.com Kari Belanger, kbelanger@issuesink.com ADVERTISING/SALES Craig Armstrong, carmstrong@issuesink.com Dean French, dfrench@issuesink.com Sam Mostafa, smostafa@issuesink.com MARKETING Theresa Kurjewicz, tkurjewicz@issuesink.com Andres Jaramillo, ajaramillo@issuesink.com CREATIVE Lesley Nakonechny, lnakonechny@issuesink.com Kyle Dratowany, kdratowany@issuesink.com Theresa Kurjewicz, tkurjewicz@issuesink.com CIRCULATION Dean French, dfrench@issuesink.com GERMINATION.CA GERMINATIONMAG | @GERMINATIONMAG