The ASB Provincial Committee is looking for feedback from ASBs and the farmers they represent on a draft position statement supporting farmer's right to save seed. Just prior to COVID the CFIA announced public engagements on the Seed Regulation Modernization that would bring Canada in line with global standards. Early in-person engagements sparked controversy and …
CFIA Reassessing Risks of Bee Imports from the US
Resolution 6-24a An email from the Executive Director of the CFIA was received by the ASBPC this morning with their response to Resolution 6-24a, which asks that the CFIA "permit Honeybee shipments from the United States for the purpose of hive repopulation, to combat the depopulation of Canada’s Honey Bee hives;" See below: "Dear Mrs …
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Fusarium Free Labels
Resolution 5-21 - Opportunity to provide input On May 19, 2021 the Agricultural Service Board Provincial Committee received a response to resolution 5-21 from the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food regarding the request to add a "Fusarium graminearum Free" label to seed after it is cleaned. The response indicates that the Canadian …
