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June 2021 Connections

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May 2021 Connections

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April 2021 Connections

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Fusarium Seed Infection Surveillance Project Interim Report

March 2021 – Lacombe AB Alberta Seed Processors (ASP) is releasing an interim report on Fusarium graminearum seed infection survey results. These results are part of a new phase of fusarium head blight management in Alberta. As part of the federal government’s Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), ASP launched a 3-year project in the fall of… Read More

March 2021 Connections

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Alliance Seed, SeCan Reach Largest PBR Settlement in Canada

Winnipeg MB – Feb. 24, 2021 – Alliance Seed and SeCan announced today the settlement of a joint Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) case between Alliance Seed, SeCan and one other seed distributor versus a large farming operation in southern Alberta. The settlement relates to unauthorized advertisements and sales of PBR protected barley and wheat varieties…. Read More

Alberta Seed Processors’ Board of Directors Announces Election results, Executive For 2021

The Alberta Seed Processors’ (ASP) provincial Board of Directors are pleased to announce the results of last November’s online elections for Regions 1 (southern Alberta), 2 (south-central Alberta) and 7 (Peace). The incumbents for Regions 1 & 2, Todd McCannand Doug Sell, were re-elected for another three-year term by acclamation. Mike Head, Director for Region… Read More

February 2021 Connections

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January 2021 Connections

SeedSmart 2020 scholarship recipient passionate about agriculture advocacy 

January 6, 2021 (Lacombe, AB) – Two promising young agriculture leaders are slightly closer to achieving their dreams of becoming leaders in Alberta’s agriculture industry.  This week the Alberta Seed Processors announced the recipients of the 2020 Seed Smart scholarships, a program established in 2017 as a means to recognize outstanding young leaders in the… Read More