b'A NEW TOOL HELPING YOU IN THE REALM OF RETAIL SEED SALES.ARE OILSEEDS THE FUTURE OF FUEL?We find out from three experts about how canola and camelina could usher in a new era of renewable fuels as Canadas Clean Fuel Regulations come into effect.Marc ZienkiewiczEARLIER THIS YEAR, the United States Environmental Protection Agency began looking at approving canola as a feedstock for renewable diesel, jet fuel and other fuels under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard. The Canola Council of Canada has hailed canola as Canadas ideal resource for clean renewable fuels. Canada has implemented its own Clean Fuel Regulations, which in a nutshell will ensure the gasoline and diesel that Canadians use every day will become progres-sively cleaner over time, and affordable alternatives will be increasingly available to consumers. We consulted three experts to enlighten our webinar audience on Canadas Clean Fuel Regulations, what they are, and what they could mean for the oilseed sector and specifically the seed industry as well.What are the Clean Fuel Regulations?Directly contributing to environmental The Clean Fuel Regulations are Canadas newpolicy goals of governments (decarbonization)regulatory framework that require liquid fossil Investing in rural communities through fuel primary suppliers to gradually reduce thethe expansion of value-added activitiescarbon intensity of the gasoline and diesel Steve Pratte that they produce and sell for use in Canada.How does this all benefit the seed space?Senior Manager,It is supplanting and replacing our CanadianWe see canola-based biofuels as a benefit Transportationrenewable fuel standard which sets a two perto the economy and the whole value chain and Biofuelcent volumetric mandate for diesel fuel. Twofrom the seed developer, to the exporters of Policy, Canadianper cent has to be of a bio blend. Thats beena product and then the end users. So thats Canola Growersin operation since 2010. As of summer 2023,the kind of overarching impetus as to why Association the Clean Fuel Regulations come into effect,we are working in the biofuel space as an and producers and importers need to satisfyindustry, and why farmers in the industry are this regulation. The goal is to achieve 30 metricinterested in these types of policies. At a high tonnes of annual reductions in greenhouse gaslevel, the regulations provide options that allow emissions by 2030, contributing to CanadasCanadian-grown crops to be fully accepted as effort to achieve its overall greenhouse gassustainable and compliant with land use and mitigation target of 15 per cent emission reduc- biodiversity criteria. It also recognizes regenera-tion below 2016 levels by 2030. tive farm practices such as no-till and minimal till, contributing to canolas low carbon inten-Does the canola sector have a history in the biofu- sity and feedstock of choice in biofuel produc-els space? tion. There are still several administrative issues The Canadian canola industry has over 25to be finalized prior to summer 2023. years of proactivity in the biodiesel space. It has been a strategic priority as we seek policiesHow do growers stand to gain?that will have the positive net effects of: The major benefit will be the development ofBeing a source of sustainable domestica sustained, long-term new source of domestic demand for farmers market demand for canola. Canola farmers,Providing market diversification opportu- the processing sector and biofuel producers nities for processed product now have a starting point to begin capturing market share.32GERMINATION.CANOVEMBER 2022'