b'January 2024ContentsFEATURES04Who Owns CRISPR-Cas9?08CSGA Sparks Discussion on Membership ClassesTHIS IS LONG OVERDUE. ITS TIME 12 Canada Wont Regulate Gene Editing Like it Does GM. The EU Might Soon Follow Suit TO BRING ALL THE KEY PLAYERS 24Biofuel is Good, but Could it be Great?28 Should You Scrimp on the Seed Test When BACK INTO THE ROOM.Times are Tough?Eric McLean / 0836 Canada Needs its Variety Registration System,and Other Findings of the SRM Pre-Consultation Survey41The Trickle-Down Impact of Brown Bag Seed Sales 42Lupin Leaps ForwardPERSPECTIVES10 CSGA14 Seeds of Uncertainty31 Seeds Canada40Cover Crop Corner48Giant ViewsDEPARTMENTS32 Retail Strategy46 The HeadlinesSPECIALSECTIONS15 INSIDERS18 Recognizing the Best of the BestON THE COVER:Syngenta Canada soybean breeder David Lee has been chosen to receive this years Plant Breeding & Genetics Award, sponsored by Seed World Canada and Seeds Canada. See page 22.Photo: Jesse Gibb/sohostudios.caJANUARY 2024GERMINATION.CA 1'