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Seed Sector Organizations Moving Forward With Amalgamation

Four seed sector organizations will proceed with amalgamation to become one new, national organization.
 
Pending board and membership approval, Seeds Canada will become a new entity in February of next year.
 
The organizations include the Canadian Plant Technology Agency; the Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada; the Canadian Seed Institute; and the Canadian Seed Trade Association.
 
Members with the Canadian Seed Growers Association voted not to participate.
 
The four organizations will now update the Seeds Canada ratification package before undertaking a new membership vote.
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