Doug Miller

If you produce seed, develop new varieties, or purchase seed, you need to be aware of the CFIA's active Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM) consultation. Stay tuned for more updates! #SeedRegulatoryModernization #CdnAg #SeedCertification

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After 15 years at @Seedgrowers — including five as executive director — Doug Miller is stepping down. From controversial digitization to leading Seed Regulatory Modernization, his tenure reshaped how Canada’s seed certification system operates. Not flashy change. Difficult change. The kind that sticks. hubs.li/Q044b5sQ0

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@wheatgrowers @rgstone1 @grok help them out here

@millerdk03 @rgstone1 What’s vibe coding? How do you say that in farmer?

Can someone or multiple someones tell me why I as a farmer should be excited about 7 billion dollars in capital for ag? One ask I have- if you vaguely say it supports innovations or unlocks potential could you be more specific or for bonus points site examples and show your work

Can we talk about these back checks from Makar on the two goals against?

@rgstone1 100000%

These are the things I think about. Well funded focused research and development is pretty important I would say.

@jeremy_patzer Thanks for raising this critical issue! Huge impacts on our seed sector

The Liberals love to lecture Canadians about trusting the science, yet they are closing 7 agriculture research stations. The Liberals are out of touch with reality once again.

Thank you @AndrewScheer for raising the importance of AAFC’s Indian Head Research Station today. This facility is key enabler of our seed system in Canada and its closure will impact CDN farmers for generations to come.

@gmjochum CDN farmers have the ability to do something amazing here that will set us up for generations to come.

Doug is 100% right but we can’t just rely on gov funding, there needs to be a funding model similar to Australia where variety development is strong. Yes it will mean more dollars coming from farmers but it will benefit us in the long run. Time to invest is now. It’s urgent.

@AquaCanada Lots of great data to back up those investments too. In wheat variety development, we have a 33:1 benefit-to-cost ratio. Super high ROI. For a government that told us they wanted to spend less and invest more, this seemed like a great fit.

@millerdk03 Agreed Doug. Not only plant or crop development, but poultry, porcine, bovine , fish, & dairy have benefitted from partnerships in risk sharing with feds in pedigree / genetic development. Needed more now, with climate adaptation. Canada has the tools, needs to invest in Ag.

The potential impacts to Canada’s seed sector are significant. Our early estimates suggest that roughly 20–25% of Canada’s pedigreed seed acres trace back to breeder seed produced at Indian Head, one of the stations rumoured to be closing. If that station closes, the downstream implications to our seed supply would be substantial. This isn't just a wheat issue - this impacts cereals, forages, pulses, and severely impacts niche crop kinds. We will be monitoring this closely, but there are still many unknowns at this stage. @JohnBarlowMP @shaunhaney @KelvinHeppner

The closure of Lacombe, Scott, and Indian Head would also remove much needed variety trail capacity for variety registration.

Unconfirmed but hearing the Breeders Seed Increase Unit will be moved to another location.

Back in the summer, I wrote this op-ed on what we were seeing unfolding at AAFC. Really feel for those impacted. 'Plant breeding operates on decade-long timelines. The varieties farmers will need in 2035 are being worked on now — or should be. Every gap in capacity, every retirement that isn’t backfilled, every shelved research program is a decision with consequences that will be felt for a generation.' seedworld.com/canada/2025/06…

After 15 years with the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association, I’ve decided not to renew my contract as Executive Director and will be stepping away from the Association in the months ahead. This was a hard decision, but the timing is right. CSGA is in a great place: a clear strategy, strong finances, a talented team, and real momentum behind a more modern seed system for Canada. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built together. My family and I will be relocating internationally, with more details to come in the months ahead. I’m looking forward to taking a moment to pause, settle into a new city and country, and then explore what comes next professionally. I remain deeply committed to seed, agriculture, and innovation – that part isn’t changing. Over the coming months, I’ll be working closely with the Board as they search for CSGA’s next Executive Director and to help ensure a smooth transition that maintains the momentum CSGA has generated. To the seed growers, staff, board members, provincial branches, CFIA colleagues, and partners I’ve had the privilege to work with over the past 15 years - thank you. It has been an honour to serve this amazing community, and I have loved every minute of it. Onwards. 🌱

Not surprised to see varieties developed by AAFC in this article. But what happens if that innovation pipeline is cut off? We need to have a serious conversation about what happens next in Canadian plant breeding and how we can create a sustainable funding model moving forward for both public and private efforts.

@DavidColetto 1000%

Carney didn’t mention agriculture, food production or anything similar last night. Huge missed opportunity to speak about something Canada has and the world needs

@rgstone1 @fordnation I'm in London this week with my family and am seeing these Chinese EVs up close for the first time (BYD mostly). They look great and I feel they would do very well in the GTA.

I have retyped my snarky responses to this brain dead rhetoric several times now. Can’t seem to quite get it right so just judge for yourselves how dumb this is @fordnation placing a pretend EV industry ahead of an actual current significant economic driver. #teamcanada l 🇨🇦

👇Check out our Green Light Analysis below: seedgrowers.ca/wp-content/upl…

We see A LOT of alignment with the CFIA's SRM policy proposals, with 40/52 of the proposals getting the green light from @Seedgrowers!