b'March 2021ContentsFEATURES AS WE MOVE AHEAD, WELL 04Recognizing Breeding Achievement064 Young Minds Doing Big Things NEED TO HAVE A DETAILED 08Golden Achievement DISCUSSION AS AN INDUSTRY 12 100% Focused on Canola20 Seed Grower Groups Address the Seeds Canada Question AND WITH GOVERNMENT AS 30 The Future is Now for Seed Crop Certification36 A Year of Firsts TO WHICH BODIES WILL BE 40 Ready to Ride the Rollercoaster48 Organic Seed Treatment Demand Rises RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE SEED REGULATORY LANDSCAPE. PERSPECTIVES16 CSGAMike Scheffel / 3018 Seeds Canada56 Giant ViewsDEPARTMENTS44 Retail Roundtable52 Cross Pollination54 The HeadlinesSPECIAL SECTIONS24 2021 New Varieties34 INSIDERSON THE COVER Van Ripley of Nuseed is our 2021 Plant Breeding & Genetics Award winner. His colleagues consider him a visionary who helped make canola what it is todayone of Canadas top crops grown by 43,000 Canadian farmers who produce about 20 million tonnes of canola annually. See page 12. Photo: Nicole Noyce/Noyce PhotographyMARCH 2021GERMINATION.CA 1'