b'Who said what? HARVEY AWARDED HONORARY DOCTOR OF SCIENCE AREER IN CANADIAN AG ing cience degree dur y of ND FRUITFUL C tor of S versitOST- FOR LONG A ved an honorary Doc ation at the UniIVING FORCE IN P Bryan Harvey recei ing Convocation celebr des con-ERY: GGC s virtual Spr yt four deca a ricul-ILL BE DR ECOV S sk sk). ey bre d r, H e spen e Canadiang entre The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) are rallying Canadasgohe f da h his wo kc h t vey AG W this year aID ECONOMIC R eura atchewan (US e b of p n e s e ien t arv eto th Development CCOV ole of modern plant tech- Aorld-renowne i ldrl la tr c wi e androp l growth for o w h Cg try to champion the r stainab ultationsib tin t t y throug 005, Harnol gy inivsafe and su tw federal cons impact ontr ur u econom etirement in 2 y been rain induso dr ing s in light ofosignificantdecadest eask.til r eviouslector. This come that will have afarmers inat US ask from 1966 uns plant breedingto Canadianties of barley. Hes pr Queen cropt e t recognized with appointment to the Order of Canada in 2007, induction onvarie ies availablec ion AgencyDuring his time at US ll of Fame in 2020 and the h s spr ng, t e Cana ian Foodl ns tion on guidancebred or co-bred more than 60 varie a 012.wan Agriculture Hall of to come. d I p an Agricultural Hi c th II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2T 2 h -dayubli consu ta ct to the Seedsinto the Canadi Saskatchei n t p Eliz ted intoder of Merit in 2005.0 herplant is subje abe the u ched a 1 whe aanada launched a con- induc ded the la terminingor novelalsoaskatchewan Orfor de t V, while Health C y guidance f f theseHarvey waseeding planttoreaking barley var y, CDC Copeland, was awarRegulations Par ch on new regulator outcomes o utureFame in 2006 and received the S iet anadian Plant Brsultation in Mar breeding. Thet on the f 020, part of the Cocused onnificant impac His ground-br d in 2 am. aroud legacy. food f ill have a sig xecutive Direc ar awar ogr tfp a-of plant breeding in Canada, says GGC E tanceSeed of the Ye l profe ds pr areow par o itte t it, no civiliz s," consultations w n. It will be key to emphasize the impor Innovation (CPBI) awar sionals, youvilization. Withou n language, no in Gow y in this area in the months to come. "As agricultura s bone of any ci ould be no wr ich our liveriluk anging Er n technolog fa mer dapt to ch griculture is the back out it there w ts which so enrof moder crops can helpr s a A o could exist. With or the ar emony.climate conditions and pest pressures while continuing to editedfordable food for Canadians andti ntem and no time fGeneAndreical sys tendance at the cery, af d GGC Chairtrynumer tudents in atgrow safe, high qualit he world, adde griculture indus yhe said to smer ound t its clear the a ecoverconsu s ar more,ys economic rHarpe. Further orce in our countr gency iving f y AIL id for use on most crops, Health Canadas Pest Management Regulator ble rate of will be a dr ID. S: PMRApost-COV T L USE IMIDACLOPRID ON MOST CROPa owaFARMERS CAN S till have access to imidaclopr ceeds the maximum llCanadian farmers will s atment are as follows: n. T e rate for this pest ex tuce) (PMRA) says in a published decision. e ld and weet cor h weet corn. y vegetables (such as letid uses for seed tr es or s13 g a.i. t field seeding of brassica vegetables (such as broccoli and cabbage) and leafCancelled imidaclopr r orn flea beetle on fi 7.2 g a.i./100 kg seed f/80 000 seeds f n and 6 ts onleed treatment foc or field corS y.tinued registration for transplan /80 000 seeds. Seed treatmentdirec s include:and listed pests. Con eatment use ate reduced to 13 g a.i. /100 kg seed.s to imidacloprid seed tr ximum application r educed to 67.2 g a.i. g seed.Change n seed treatmentMa ximum application rate r 2.5 g a.i./100 k Field cor tMa ation rate reduced to 6 -in-canada/t corn seed treatmen ximum applic or-use Swee eatmentMa id-still-allowed-fFor full details visit germination.c /imidacloproybean seed tr a S52GERMINATION.CAJULY 2021'