The Rural Voice, 1982-04, Page 33Dedication required to be a successful seed grower
Who can qualify to become a pedigreed
seed grower in Canada? The answer is
any farmer who follows the regulations of
the Canadian Seed Growers' Association
as outlined in the CSGA Circular No. 6
"Regulations and Procedures for
Pedigreed Seed Crop Production."
This is not as easy as it sounds for the
farmer must plant Foundation or
Registered seed in the case of cereals and
Foundation seed in the case of rapeseed
and forage crops to continue pedigree.
He must have land that conforms to the
regulations for the previous years' crops.
He must comply with the regulations for
isolation and any possible contamination
to secure a certificate and meet
subsequent labelling requirements for
the crop.
If Foundation cereal seed is sown, the
crop is eligible for Registered status. If
Registered seed is sown. the crop is
eligible for Certified status, which is the
terminal generation of pedigree. For
rapeseed and forage crops, Foundation
seed produces Certified status. Certified
is the crop the pedigreed seed grower
produces for the commercial farmer, the
one whose grain crop is delivered to the
elevator for shipping, milling or feed or
the one whose forage crop is for forage.
There is no further pedigree from
Certified status.
The seed grower, to produce
Foundation. Registered and Certified
pedigreed crops. becomes a member of
the Canadian Seed Growers' Association
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upon application for field inspection of
the crop. This application, along with the
necessary fees, provides the grower with
membership in the CSGA, membership
in the provincial branch of the CSGA and
crop inspection.
When the crop has passed field
inspection, the crop certificate of pe-
digree is issued. Providing the crop has
been cleaned and graded to the
specificiations of the Canada Seeds Act,
A government inspector will supervise
the taggings and sealing of the seed,
making it ready for sale and distribution.
Seed of Certified status may be sold in
bulk accordance with the regulations of
the Canada Seeds Act. For the sale of
bulk Certified wheat, oats, barley and
flax, rye, triticale, lentils and field peas
sold by an authorized person or establish-
ment for seeding by the pruchaser, the lot
must be accompanied by a statement of
the lost and sale, two copies of which
have been forwarded to the district office
of Agriculture Canada.
At no time must there be any possible
chance of pollution or contamination.
Seed drills, harvesting equipment and
trucks must be absolutely clean before
using for any phase of pedigreed seed
production. The crop must be stored in
clean, proper storage. It cannot be
moved off the farm for cleaning or any
purpose without a declaration by the
grower and processor. Infractions may
result in the cancellation of pedigree and
possible loss of membership in the
Association or prosecution for violation of
the Seeds Act.
Thus the producer of Foundation,
Registered and Certified seed completes
the job of mass production. The
commercial farmer benefits from the
pedigreed multiplication of original
stocks of the plant breeder for the true
variety he wants at a reasonable price.
The job of the pedigreed seed producer is
exacting and detailed. He must be
dedicated to the high standards of a high
specialized job.
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20" disc. blades, mounted on individual pivots, are
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The Smyth Bean Cutter can be mounted on the front
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Canada's first rotary bean cutter is a product of
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