b'THE FUTURE IS NOW FOR SEED CROP CERTIFICATIONThe Canadian Seed Growers Association is expanding its SeedCert platform, creating the foundation for a digitalend-to-end system for seed crop certification.Marc ZienkiewiczDOUG MILLERand the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) certification team are busy these days. As the CSGA and branch boards put the finishing touches on a new Business Plan for 2021, staff are busy preparing for the coming season. With the unveiling of its next generation of modernization initiatives this spring, the Canadian Seed Growers Association will be taking another big step to towards a single digital window for seed certification services with the launch of a new digital crop certificate. Technology opens doors to new opportunities, and were going to use it to help drive the association for-ward, says Miller, executive director for the CSGA. A lot of people in the industry already use our SeedCert platform. Seed growers, seed companies, plant breeders, inspection services, inspectors, and govern-ment officials. As we look towards the future, were look-ing at how we can leverage our SeedCert platform to provide value to new players by making the same trans-formation tools and services currently applied to crop certification to the whole seed certification system. The Seed Synergy White Paper, released in 2018, lays out a set of proposals for the future of the seed sector in Canada. One of the key areas identified in the paper is the need to create a single window for all seed regulatory services, facilitated by informa-tion technology, and including a variety profile data management system for all commercial varieties so that end users can make informed decisions.CSGA is on the road to realizing that vision, Miller says.As we move forward, our focus continues to be on providing value to members and the industry atDoug Miller is executive director for the CSGA. large. We are actively modernizing our digital sys-6GERMINATION.CAINTERNATIONAL EDITION 2021'