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MARCH 21, 2013

SERVING MANITOBA FARMERS SINCE 1925 | VOL. 71, NO. 12

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2012 was a year of clear results: CCC president

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class of insecticides that could be banned in the European Union because of their risk to honeybees is also under review in Canada. The neonicotinoid class includes imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam products which are the basis for several popular insecticides and seed treatments in Canada. Imidacloprid products include Bayer’s Admire and Gaucho, and thiamethoxam is contained in Syngenta’s Cruiser products. Clothianidin is part of Bayer’s Prosper seed treatment. On June 12, 2012, the Pest

Market access, production challenges remain key concerns

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anadian athlete and competitive rower Marnie McBean told last week’s Canola Council of Canada convention delegates that being a true champion means continuously pursuing improvement, even when you’re already at your best. The three-time-gold Olympian and epitome of focus and unflinching drive was just 24 when she and teammate Kathleen Heddle first rowed to a gold medal win in the 1992 Barcelona games.

It’s an inspiring message that speaks to the canola industry, said Canola Council of Canada president Patti Miller in her own address to the 300 delegates at the 46th a n n u a l c o n ve n t i o n a p t l y themed ‘Go for Gold.’ “We are an industry full of fierce competitors and equally fierce collaborators,” she said. “It is that attitude that has transformed canola from a specialty crop to the No. 1 crop in Canada.” The canola industry is on target to achieving its own goal of 15 millon tonnes of sustainable production and

demand by 2015, said Miller who outlined key priorities of the CCC’s Growing Great 2015 strategic plan — increasing production, consumption and value of all products, securing market access, while increasing product quality and understanding across the entire industry about what it takes to be successful. This past year saw many signs of progress, although it was also a year full of challenges, Miller said. Signs of progress including growers in 2012 breaking their

“You’ve got some significant work to do on the agronomic front.” GREG MEREDITH

Assistant deputy minister, AAFC

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