b'Shaun Vey Named Head of Syngenta Sales,Crop ProtectionShaun Vey has been appointed as Syngenta Canadas new head of sales and crop protection, an Aug. 1 news release said. Vey succeeds Duane Johnson who retired in May after 33 years with Syngenta and its legacy companies. Vey has held various roles at Syngenta for the past 14 years, primarily with the Canadian organization, the release said. Most recently, he was head of marketing for Syngenta United Kingdom, Ireland and Nordics.Chris Davison Hired as New Canola Council of Canada PresidentChris Davison has been hired as the new Canola Council of Canada (CCC) president and CEO.to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. This framework Davison first joined CCC as vice-president of stake- includes a focus on reducing the overall risk from holder and industry relations in August 2021. BeforeMAIZEX WILLpesticides by at least half by 2030.working at CCC he had held leadership roles withPROMOTE BOTH several organizations, most recently with SyngentaPRODUCTas head of business sustainability for North America.SEED CORNMaizex Seeds Announces Branding ChangesDavison has more than 25 years of experience inAND SOYBEANSMaizex Seeds has announced a major change to their the agriculture sector, including work in the areasUNDER THEbranding strategy going forward. Starting with the of public and regulatory affairs and government and2024 marketing campaign, Maizex will be promoting industry relations. MAIZEX SEEDSboth seed corn and soybeans under the Maizex Seeds BRAND. brand. When we launched the joint venture between Bibeau Moved to National Revenue Post as MacAulayMaizex Seeds and Sollio Agriculture five years ago, Becomes Ag Minister Once Again our goal was to ensure our joint customer and distri-A face Canadian farmers recognize is back handlingbution base, formed by bringing two seed businesses the agriculture portfolio in Ottawa. Prime Ministertogether, was informed and engaged in our new direc-Justin Trudeau appointed Lawrence MacAulay, thetion, notes Blake Ashton, general manager of Maizex P.E.I. MP for Cardigan since 1988, to once again beSeeds. To support this, the company kept both legacy the minister for agriculture and agri-food during aseed brands, using Maizex for all seed corn hybrids cabinet shuffle in July. The retired farmer previouslyand Elite for all soybean varieties.served as ag minister from November 2015 to March 2019. At that time, a cabinet shuffle saw him moveRESEARCHfrom agriculture to veterans affairs and associate min- NRGene Maps Clubroot Resistance Traitsister of national defence. With MacAulay returning toNRGene Canada announced that it has reached a the agriculture file, it means now-former ag ministermilestone in the development of new canola lines Marie-Claude Bibeau is on the move. After four yearsharbouring high resistance against the devastating in agriculture, Bibeau was sworn in as minister ofclubroot fungal disease. NRGene says it has suc-national revenue cessfully mapped the unique genomic locations of a previously-identified novel high-resistance trait for POLICY clubroot disease in canola. DNA markers were also Health Canada Hits Go Again Following MRL developed by the company to facilitate efficient trait Review Pause integration into elite canola seeds. By growing resist-Health Canada is resuming evaluations of accept- ant seeds, farmers can reduce yield loss by up to 90% able increases to pesticide maximum residue limitsin infected areas, the company said. This translates (MRLs). The government is also eliminating theinto potential savings of billions of dollars. In addi-use of pesticides for cosmetic purposes on federaltion, the company has developed DNA markers to lands. Health Canada has also launched the externalenable the identification of clubroot resistance plants Scientific Advisory Committee for pest control prod- using simple PCR tests. NRGenes Canola-SNPro ucts and consulted key stakeholders on a transitiongenotyping kit, developed in 2021, allowed the DNA to a continuous oversight approach and systematicmarkers to be developed in just a few weeks. Since review of emerging science, the release said. Thethen, leading seed developers have used the kit for release noted the next steps are aligned with Canadastrait mapping and the development of new canola commitment to implementing the 2022 Kunming- varieties. Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims SEPTEMBER 2023GERMINATION.CA 47'