CCGA Wins 2026 CPHR Manitoba Awards

Apr 29, 2026

CCGA’s Human Resource expertise and commitment to developing people was recognized during the 2026 HR Excellence Awards in April 2026. The awards are presented by Chartered Professionals in Human Resources (CPHR) Manitoba.

In the Professional Excellence Awards category, CCGA President & Chief Executive Officer Rick White received the Visionary Award, which recognizes non-HR executives who support and champion the HR function in their organization. Larysa Motruk, CCGA’s Vice-President of Human Resources & Organizational Effectiveness, was a finalist in the HR Executive Award, recognizing HR leaders who are driving change within their organizations.

In the Business Excellence Awards category, CCGA was awarded the HR Team Award for people leading business as a team. CCGA was also a finalist for the Ascent Award, which celebrates companies investing in leadership and talent development.

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In this Seed World interview, CEO Tom Adams discusses why broader access to gene editing could speed crop improvement, expand innovation opportunities and help agriculture address emerging challenges. He explains why Pairwise believes no single company can solve all of agriculture's problems alone—and why making advanced breeding technologies available to more organizations could accelerate progress across the industry.

The conversation explores how consumer trust influences technology adoption, why innovations like pitless cherries and seedless blackberries matter beyond convenience, and how future crop improvements could help address labor shortages, automation, harvest efficiency and other production challenges. Adams also shares his perspective on what the industry may be underestimating about the next wave of gene editing innovation.

Watch the full interview to hear why Pairwise believes agriculture is approaching an important inflection point for gene editing, and why the pace of innovation over the next decade could surprise the industry.

Topics Covered:

o Democratizing agricultural innovation

o Consumer trust and technology adoption

o The business case for sharing innovation

o Expanding innovation beyond major crops

o Next-generation breeding technologies