b'WHY CSGAAT THIS YEARSCanadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) annual general meeting, a resolution was passed calling on CSGA to work with Seeds Canada and other MEMBERSseed industry partners to make vigour testing a stand-ardized seed test in Canada, and to see that a minimum standard for vigour is developed for major crop kinds.The resolution was spearheaded by Saskatchewan WANT TO MAKESeed Growers Association President Mike Shewchuk. It came just days after news broke about emergence issues being reported in Western Canada with certain canola VIGOUR Ahybrids.Most canola growers know about some of the dif-ficulties that were experienced with some of their crops STANDARDIZEDthis year. Canola coming out of the ground that didnt have leaves on it, and just sat there for weeks on end, Shewchuk said.I feel this is something that needs to be put forward TEST and become a standardized test. A vigour test would pro-vide a lot of transparency in regard to the seed that were putting in and paying a lot of good money for. Vigour testing would be a great starting point.Resolution comes after reports in WesternThe meeting was held virtually again this year, but next years CSGA annual meeting will be held in person Canada about emergence issues with certainin St. Johns, Newfoundland. Joe Rennick, who served as president over the past two years, passed the torch to Dale canola hybrids. Connell, who operates Connell Seeds in Palmerston, Ont.Marc Zienkiewicz A number of awards were also handed out, as its been two years since the awards portion of the annual meeting was held.Seven Honoured with AwardsCathy Breadner (Lindsay, Ont.) / Honourary Life AwardBreadner started her career at Maple Leaf Mills in Oakwood, Ont., where she trained to be a seed analyst. She then established Canadian Seed Lab and spent 32 years managing daily operations, training future analysts and graders, and advo-cating for the industry. Breadner has also worked a certi-fied auditor across Canada with the Canadian Seed Institute (CSI). Retired in 2021, she runs a family sheep farm with her husband Jim, son Isaac and daughter-in-law Heather.Helen Booker (Guelph, Ont.) / Honourary Life AwardBooker is an associate professor and plant breeder who leads the wheat pro-gram at the University of Guelph focusing on improved winter wheat production in Ontario. This includes large field-scale experiments and evaluation of breeding lines. Previously an associate professor and flax breeder at the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, she co-developed six flax cultivars and was sole breeder of two new flax cultivars for production in Canada. She has published 31 peer-reviewed publica-tions, seven cultivar descriptions, and authored or co-authored three book chapters.48GERMINATION.CASEPTEMBER 2022'