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Growing for the World/ Une Croissance Axée sur le Monde

Forage and Turf Committee

Kansas City

November 7, 2015

Canadian Forage Seed Project

Update


Table of Contents

1. Background

2. Managing Companies

3. October Report

4. Recent Developments

5. Breeder Seed Maintenance

6. Publicly Available Information


Background

CFSP was started in 1950 by the Seed Division

of Agriculture Canada

The project arranged for the contract

production, conditioning, warehousing and sale

of Foundation seed of forage varieties

developed by the Research Branch of AAFC

In 1988 CSTA and AAFC entered into an

agreement tp tender the production and

management of the Foundation Seed of the

remaining varieties to private companies


Background (2)

At that time, CSTA retained a small role as the

allocator of Foundation seed when varieties

were in short supply

CSTA’s role nowadays is to survey the trade

and growers (through CSGA) to determine

needs for Foundation seed of CFSP varieties

and provide that information to the Managing

Companies.

CSTA also surveys Managing Companies to

determine the supplies, production plans and

prices Foundation Seed of CFSP varieties.


Managing Companies

Forage Variety Managing Company Key Contact

Algonquin Alfalfa Pask Farms Ltd. Murray Pask

Aurora Alsike Clover Brett-Young Seeds Ltd. Darrell Dziver

Beaver Alfalfa Golden Acre Seeds Heather

Kerschbaumer

Boreal Creeping Red

Fescue

John Zuelzer & Son

Canada Ltd.

Rick Lusk

Carlton Brome Grass Hadland Seed Farm Ltd. Ed Hadland

Champ Timothy Imperial Seed Ltd. Karl Klassen

Climax Timothy DLF Pickseed Dan McGill

Leo Birdsfoot Trefoil DLF Pickseed Dan McGill

Rambler Alfalfa Golden Acre Seeds Heather

Kerschbaumer


October Report

Foundation

Variety

Acres Established

in 2015

Condition of New

Seedings

Additional

Information/

Future Plans

Algonquin

Alfalfa

0 NA Establish a field

in 2016

Carlton Brome 28 Excellent No new seeding

until 2018

Beaver Alfalfa 0 NA Seed 40 acres in

2016

Champ Timothy NA NA NA

Climax Timothy 35 Poor NA


October Report (2)

Leo Trefoil 0 NA Sufficient

carryover for

Spring 2016

planting

Rambler

Alfalfa

120 Poor due to dry

conditions and

grasshoppers

Seed 30 acres

in 2016

Aurora Alsike

20

Below average

due to dry

conditions

NA

Boreal CRF 0 0 Awaiting

Breeder seed

for AAFC


Recent Developments

Staff change at AAFC Seed Increase Unito Limited HR Resources

Long term AAFC Maintenance of Breeder Seed

not sustainable

AAFC commitments:o Establishment of new Breeder Seed Plots in

Nipawin: Aurora, Boreal, Champ Timothy,

Rambler Aflafla

o Updated inventory

Store all Breeder Seed at one location


Recent Developments 2

AAFC has indicated that long term Managing

Companies would be the preferred maintainer

of CFSP Breeder Seed

One company has begun the process to take

over maintenance and others have expressed

interest

Managing Companies would still be bound by a

contract with CSTA


Breeder Seed Maintenance

AAFC’s ability to maintain Breeder Seed is

becoming an issue for certain varieties

The CSTA-AAFC contract allows for the

maintenance of Breeder Seed to be transferred to

a 3rd party.

Managing Companies could maintain their own

Breeder Seed

AAFC is open to transferring the maintenance of

Breeder Seed to private companies


Breeder Seed Maintenance 2

Process:

Managing Company submits a written request to

CSTA. CSTA would then forward to AAFC and CSGA.

AAFC submits request to CSGA to revise the

declaration for a given variety from AAFC to the

Managing Company.

Managing Company would employ/contract a CSGA

recognized plant breeder. Plant breeder would apply

for a breeder crop certificate from CSGA.


List of Managing Companies:o Contact information including key contact

Procedures for filing a complaint

Background information on the CFSP

History of Supply, Price and Production of

each CFSP Variety dating back to 2001

Four Annual Managing Company Reports

Publicly Available Information


Thank you!

For more information:

Dave Carey

Manager, Policy Initiatives

CSTA

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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