Resolution

Department: Canadian Food Inspection Agency

WHEREAS the standards established in Canada’s Seeds Act provide maximum allowable limits of primary and secondary noxious weeds and total weed counts per 25 g sample;

WHEREAS the seed purity standards for forage seeds have not been updated to keep pace with modern advancements in seed cleaning technologies;

WHEREAS farmers and ranchers can face significant costs when it comes to controlling the spread of noxious weeds carried through Certified and Common forage and grass seed;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS lobby the CFIA to conduct a full review of forage seed grades to ensure standards are current with modern seed cleaning technology;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that CFIA closely consult general farm organizations and conclude the review by December 31, 2016.