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Keep treated seed out of your grain deliveries

Keep treated seed out of your grain deliveries!

Treated seed residues can present a serious risk to human and animal health at certain levels. Grain elevators must maintain a zero tolerance for treated seed in grain deliveries. Canadian grain producers can help maintain Canada’s reputation for high-quality grain by ensuring their grain deliveries do not contain treated seed residues by:

• cleaning up spills and disposing of leftover treated seed as required by their province or municipality

• using a seed bag collection program if one is available in their area

• using dedicated bins for treated seed if they can

• clean all equipment, bins and vehicles thoroughly after seeding and before harvest

• visually inspecting equipment and bins for treated seed: before harvest or before transferring grain between bins or before transferring grain to a truck or railcar for delivery.

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