February, 2026 The Saskatchewan Seed Growers’ Association (SSGA) is expressing deep concern over the federal government’s decision to significantly reduce Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada (AAFC) research capacity, including the closure of key research sites and the loss of scientific staff across the Prairie region. These cuts include the shutdown of

Courtesy of The Western Producer, The Saskatchewan Seed Growers’ Association is expressing deep concern over the federal government’s decision to significantly reduce Agriculture Canada’s research capacity, including the closure of key research sites and the loss of scientific staff across the Prairie region. These cuts include the shutdown of the

Courtesty of SeedWorld, SSGA says shutting down key Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research stations and reducing staffing puts regional variety trials and long-term crop development at risk. The Saskatchewan Seed Growers’ Association (SSGA) is the latest organization to voice strong opposition to the federal government’s decision to scale back Agriculture

Courtesy of The Western Producer, Despite new crop varieties making their debut annually, millions of acres across Saskatchewan are still using “outdated” varieties that are in turn costing farmers, commodity groups and the province as a whole millions of dollars. Read full article at The Western Producer

Courtesty of SeedWorld, While innovation in agriculture is often associated with new equipment and digital tools, a fireside chat hosted by Alberta Seed Guide editor Marc Zienkiewicz at the CrossRoads Crop Conference in Edmonton, Alta., on Jan. 27 argued the most important technology on most farms is still seed —

The Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association (SaskSeed) is switching things up for 2024. In a recent interview, SaskSeed President Kurt Printz, the owner of Printz Family Seeds, shared some of the notable accomplishments and changes within his organization over the past 12 months, including switching venues for the SaskSeed annual meeting

Last night, CSGA and its six regional branch partners proudly signed an Affiliation Agreement signifying the value of national-provincial unity and continued commitment to working on behalf of Canada’s seed growers and the seed certification system. Read more

Through funding received from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial initiative, the SSGA is pleased to support the public awareness segment of the “Field to Glass” barley blockchain project, in partnership with Grain Discovery.   This project is complementary to another that is building an end-to-end digital system to trace Saskatchewan-grown malt

Recently, Germination magazine put out the call for nominations to identify some of the seed industry’s most important mentors who have played a role in helping the next generation develop their skills.  The 2022 list of “10 Mentors Who Matter” has three from Saskatchewan:  Bryan Harvey, Wes Woods and Ron DePauw.  Congratulations to our Mentors! DAVID: 

The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame has been saluting leaders and innovators from all aspects of agriculture for half a century.  There will be a celebration on November 12, 2022, World Trade Centre, Prairieland Park, Saskatoon.   Among past recipients are many Saskatchewan seed growers including Guy Beatty, Donna Edwards, James