2008 ANNUAL REPORT
innovation together from the ground up
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.-STEVE JOBS, APPLE CO-FOUNDER
CropLife Canada 2• A message from Lorne Hepworth
• Our vision and objectives
• Members: We are the plant science industry
Plant Science: State of the industry 4• Pesticide sales data: By the numbers
• Pesticide sales: At a glance
• Farmers embracing biotech
• Stewardship: Fast facts
• Innovative technologies: Reduced risk products
Stewardship: We protect human health and the environment 6• Manufacturing standards
• CleanFARMS™
• Agrichemical Warehousing Standards Association (AWSA)
• Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)
• Agricultural sprayer training workshops
Advocacy: Ensuring strong public policy for a world-renowned regulatory system 8• NAFTA pesticide harmonization
• Pesticide data protection: Ensuring a fair balance
• The power of GROU
• Sharing knowledge: Pesticide Resistance Management Workshop
• Bringing our voice to government
• Tackling the urban question
• Managing the health claims framework
• Compliance management: Building on success
• Intellectual property: Protecting innovations
• Ensuring labelling for health and safety remains the priority
• Adventitious presence
Alignment: Partnering to build appreciation of plant science technologies 12• Lab to label
• Bringing our GrowCanada® partners together
• We stand for safety
• www.croplife.ca
• Conference: The power of partnership
• Providing tools to exceed
• Communicating to Canadians
• Bringing government and industry together
Executive and board 2008 16
Our volunteers 18
Our staff 20
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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You’ll notice an innovative new approach to this year’s annual report. It reflects the leading and innovative role that
CropLife Canada is taking with the future of agriculture in Canada – straightforward and direct – the kind of straight
talk that our industry is having with our own members, government, farmers and consumers about the importance of
plant science in the future of agriculture in Canada and in addressing the world’s problems.
– Lorne Hepworth
OUR VISION
For Canada
Plant science is providing increasingly more innovative
solutions for agricultural, nutritional, health, energy, and
environmental challenges facing farmers, their customers
and Canadian society. We are contributing to a
prosperous, sustainable, and competitive Canadian
agriculture in a flourishing bioeconomy.
For our industry
All members of the plant science industry united to provide
leadership in advocacy, stewardship and communications
relating to chemistry and plant biotechnology innovation
for use in agriculture, urban/non-agricultural and public
health settings.
OUR OBJECTIVES
Stewardship
To further develop, implement and communicate
stewardshipfirst™ initiatives in order to protect human
health and the environment.
Advocacy
To advocate on behalf of members for science-based
regulations and legislation to ensure a world-renowned
regulatory system.
Alignment
To align CropLife Canada to meet evolving
industry needs.
Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity.WILLIAM POLLARD
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WE ARE THE PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRY
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ourmembers
Engage Agro Corporation
Nufarm Agriculture Inc.
Plant Products Co. Ltd.
Scotts Canada Ltd.
Richardson International
BASF Canada
Arysta LifeScience Canada Inc.
Bayer CropScience Inc. (Canada)
Cargill Limited
Cheminova Canada Inc.
Chemtura Canada Co./Cie
La Coop fédérée
E.I. du Pont Canada Company
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Syngenta Seeds Canada Inc.
United Agri Products Canada
United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd.
Univar Canada Ltd.
Valent Canada Crop
and Professional Products
Viterra
Scotts Canada Ltd.
Sure-Gro Inc.
Synagri L.P./S.E.C.
Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
Associate Members
Biedermann Packaging Inc.
Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc.
United Phosphorus Inc.
Reliance Products
Monsanto Canada Inc.
Federated Co-operatives Limited
FMC Corporation
Interprovincial Co-operative Limited
Gowan Canada
N.M. Bartlett Inc.INC
FARMERS EMBRACING BIOTECH
PESTICIDE SALES DATA:
BY THE NUMBERS
CropLife Canada members
reported pesticide sales of
$1,424,050,000 in 2007, a slight
increase over 2006 sales of
$1,345,996,000.
PESTICIDE SALES: AT A GLANCE
Herbicides continue to
dominate pesticide sales in
Canada accounting for 75%
of all pesticide sales in 2007.
Fungicides accounted for 11%
of all pesticide sales in 2007.
Insecticides accounted for 5% of
total pesticide sales in 2007.
While specialty products accounted
for 9% of all pesticide sales in 2007.
According to the International Service for the Acquisiton of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA), global biotech
crop acres have reached 282.4 million acres in 23 countries in 2007, an increase of 12 per cent from 2006.
Domestic acceptance of biotech crops has also continued to rise, with the biotech crop acreage in Canada
increasing in 2007 to over 17 million acres from 15 million acres in 2006. The majority of this increase can be
attributed to three main crops – soybeans, corn and canola. CropLife Canada released two new reports outlining
the successful introduction of GM corn and soybean into the Canadian marketplace showing that GM soy and
corn varieties now each command approximately 65 per cent of the total acres grown.
In 2007, the number of countries planting biotech crops increased to 23, comprised of 12 developing countries
and 11 industrialized countries.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY: STATE OF THE INDUSTRY
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BIOTECH:Embraced by 23 Countries
$1,073,960,000 HERBICIDES
$161,138,000 FUNGICIDES
$66,237,000 INSECTICIDES
$122,714,000 SPECIALTY
SALES: $1,424,050,000
5%
11%
75%
STEWARDSHIP: FAST FACTS PROVIDING FARMERS WITH
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES:
REDUCED RISK PRODUCTS
More than
77 million
empty pesticide
containers have
been recycled
in Canada.
All 1,481
agrichemical
warehouses in
Canada were
certified by the
Agrichemical
Warehousing
Standards
Association
(AWSA) in
2007. Following
these standards
has reduced
accidents by
90%.
More than
1.2 million kg
of obsolete
pesticides have
been collected
from farmsteads
across Canada
since 1998.
what have we achieved?
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CropLife Canada and its member
companies are committed to
reduced risk innovations. As a
research and development industry,
we work to bring newer, safer
pesticides – whether synthetic or
natural chemical products,
biologicals or other alternatives –
to market. Reduced risk pesticides
are generally more targeted, use
lower concentrations of active
ingredients and are well-suited for
integrated pest management –
a system that combines chemical,
biological and cultural practices to
avoid environmental impact.
Empty pesticide
containers have
been collected
at over 1100
designated
facilities across
the country.
The containers
must be triple-
rinsed, shredded,
processed and
recycled into
value-added
farm drainage
tile.
124,516 kg
of obsolete
pesticide
product
was collected
during the
Saskatchewan
campaign.
Quebec farmers
returned
56,752 kgs
of obsolete
pesticides
during the
recent
CleanFARMS™
collection
campaign.
OBSOLETE PESTICIDE COLLECTION CAMPAIGN
Saskatchewan
Québec
™soinprenons de nos
CAMPAGNE DE COLLECTE DES PESTICIDES PÉRIMÉS
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STEWARDSHIP: WE PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
CropLife Canada and its members are committed to environmental responsibility and stewardship and
are proud to have earned a global reputation for exceptional programming that protects human health and
the environment. Our lifecycle stewardship model means that from lab to label, and from the farmyard and
beyond, our industry remains committed to responsible product management. From our industry’s manufacturing code
and warehousing standards, to our obsolete pesticide collections and empty container recycling programs, CropLife
Canada and our members have a proven record of successful stewardship that we are committed to upholding and
expanding. This year, CropLife Canada modernized its stewardship lifecycle images to better reflect its commitment
to safety.
CleanFARMS™: 77 MILLION AND GROWING
MANUFACTURING STANDARDS CleanFARMS™ REMOVING OBSOLETE PESTICIDES
Farmers across the country continue to actively
embrace CropLife Canada’s CleanFARMS™ Empty
Pesticide Container Recycling program. The result?
A return rate that has grown to see over 77 million
empty pesticide containers recycled. CropLife Canada,
its members, farmers and various industry stake-
holders continue to work together to ensure that empty
containers are appropriately rinsed and safely disposed
of. CropLife Canada picks up containers at the return
sites, shreds them and transports the material to
various recyclers, where it is manufactured into
drainage tile for use back on the farm. With Canadian
farmers clearly on board, a recycling rate of 80% is
well within reach, and CropLife Canada and its
members have committed to achieving that goal.
Originating in 1986, CropLife Canada members began
what is now known as the CropLife Canada Manu-
facturing Code, becoming mandatory in 1996 for all
CropLife Canada members operating formulating and/
or packaging facilities in Canada. This year, CropLife
Canada audited and recertified eight manufacturing
facilities to ensure sustainable and consistent manufac-
turing practices. CropLife Canada, through its Manu-
facturing Committee, is currently working to update the
standards for safety and environmental requirements.
Our successful Obsolete Pesticide Collection Campaign
continued to grow as Saskatchewan farmers brought in
124,516 kgs of unwanted and obsolete pesticides for safe
disposal to 45 designated ag-retail collection sites during
the Obsolete Pesticide Collection Campaign held from
October 23 - 25, 2007.
“This is an excellent program from a rural, environmental and
health standpoint,” Saskatchewan Agri-Environmental Advisory
Council chairperson and Naicam-area farmer Germain Dauk
said.“It shows that farmers, retailers and manufacturers are
very responsible regarding the environment and health.”
Quebec farmers returned 56,752 kgs of obsolete pesticides
during the CleanFARMS™ collection campaign that ran
between September 24 - October 26, 2007.
More than 1.2 million kgs of obsolete pesticides have been
collected throughout Canada since 1998, highlighting the
need and tremendous support for this important initiative.
0VER 77 MILLION CONTAINERS RECYCLED
Research &
Development
Manufacturing
Standards
AWSA Warehousing
Standards
Integrated Pest Management/
Responsible Use
Empty Container
Management
Obsolete Product
Management
CROP PROTECTION
CHEMISTRY LIFE CYCLE
Training &
Certification
Gene
Discovery
Plant
Development
Seed Production
Crop Production
Seed Marketing
and Distribution
Crop Utilization
Product
Discontinuation
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
LIFE CYCLE
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AGRICHEMICAL WAREHOUSING
STANDARDS ASSOCIATION (AWSA)
MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS (MRL)
AGRICULTURAL SPRAYER TRAINING WORKSHOPS
CropLife Canada and AWSA are continuing to work with
fertilizer manufacturers, distributors and retailers to
ensure that pesticide products are safely stored, handled,
transported and used for their intended purpose –
growing wholesome, quality food in abundance. All 1,481
agrichemical warehouses in Canada were certified by
AWSA in 2007 to reduce risk of fires, spills and
other potential industrial accidents.
AWSA continues to conduct auditor training to ensure all
anhydrous ammonia sites are in compliance by January 1,
2011, under the Fertilizer Safety and
Security Council Ammonia Safety
Program with audit services
administered by AWSA.
With the assistance of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
the CropLife Canada maximum residue limits (MRL)
database is now fully functional and available for use by
growers. The current database is now expanded to include
the Codex and Japanese MRLs, in addition to the Canada
and U.S. tolerances for all pesticides that have an
established Canadian MRL.
CropLife Canada was
awarded funding by the
Agricultural Adaptation
Council in Ontario to
pursue producer-
focused agricultural
sprayer training work-
shops as part of its
Behind the Farm Gate
stewardship initiative.
The focus of the pilot
program was to ensure
that producers have
the appropriate tools,
knowledge and
documentation to
precisely apply crop
protection products
to meet safety,
environmental and
emerging market
requirements.
In 2007, over 80
farmers and
ag-retailers attended
CropLife Canada’s
Sprayer Technology
Clinics, which took
place in six locations
across Ontario.
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ADVOCACY: ENSURING STRONG SCIENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICY
FOR A WORLD-RENOWNED REGULATORY SYSTEM
essential incentives for plant science
innovation and promote a climate
that allows the introduction of new
and reduced risk products and to
attaining the benefits of sustainable
pest management. CropLife Canada
believes that, as it moves forward, the
changes will strike a balance between
protecting innovation and encouraging
competition.
SHARING KNOWLEDGE:
PESTICIDE RESISTANCE
MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
CropLife Canada conducted a Pest
Resistance Management Workshop
for 130 attendees from government,
academia and industry. On February
19 - 20, pest management scientists,
agricultural extension specialists and
resistance management experts
assembled in Ottawa to tackle the
challenge of pesticide resistance and
its management. The workshop was
an opportunity to discuss leading-edge
research and share best practices for
herbicide, insecticide and fungicide
pest resistance management options
from around the world. The design of
the workshop provided the opportunity
to share knowledge, discuss applica-
bility and to work collaboratively on
some of the more promising resistance
management opportunities.
NAFTA PESTICIDE HARMONIZATION
CropLife Canada continues to support the
work of the NAFTA Technical Woring Group,
whose focus is ensuring North American
cooperation and developing a coordinated
pesticide regulatory framework. Harmo-
nized regulatory approaches will protect
the health and safety of Canadians, and
provide growers with access to new,
innovative products. Joint reviews and
work sharing for pesticides are becoming
routine, resulting in seven new active
ingredients registered in 2007. CropLife
Canada worked closely with Health
Canada’s Pesticide Management
Regulatory Agency (PMRA) on the
Pesticide Quality Assurance Program.
We continue to work with NAFTA govern-
ments to develop an Import Product
Safety Initiative. Focus includes current
national and international activities,
NAFTA collaboration on counterfeit
products, enforcement and compliance.
PESTICIDE DATA PROTECTION:
ENSURING A FAIR BALANCE
Ensuring data protection for research-
based companies is key to delivering
new and innovative products to Canadian
farmers. CropLife Canada has been
actively working to build upon Canada’s
intellectual property protection through
the Protection of Proprietary Interests
in Pesticide Data (PPIP). The updated
policy recognizes the need to provide
protection to support and recognize
investment and innovation excellence.
It also recognizes the need to create
an environment favourable to the
introduction of new and reduced risk
products, while ensuring that Canada
continues to have a system that allows
the introduction of generic sources of
existing products supported by relevant
health, safety and value information. The
new policy framework should provide the
“Our members aim to be at the
leading edge of agricultural
innovation by providing valuable
inputs to our farmers, who in turn
provide solutions to society’s needs
and challenges. Food, feed, fuel,
industrial products, environmental
solutions and even pharmaceutical
products can all be produced from
plants – and inputs are needed to
grow these innovations and
commodities.”
Jill Maase, Vice President, CropLife Canada
appearing before the Standing Committee
on Agriculture and Agri-Food.
THE POWER OF GROU
The new Grower Requested Own Use
(GROU) program helped provide a
solution to issues related to the Own Use
Import (OUI). GROU allows farmers to
have access to more products, while
still safeguarding human health and the
environment and promoting Canadian
innovation. Over the last year, 12 new
products became available under the
GROU program. GROU, PPIP
and NAFTA harmonization
all will all work together to
provide farmers with the tools
they need to be competitive in
the global agricultural arena.
BRINGING OUR VOICE
TO GOVERNMENT
CropLife Canada appeared before
the Standing Committee on Agriculture
and Agri-Food and the Senate Standing
Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on
the study of High Input Costs to
Canadian Farmers.
TACKLING THE URBAN QUESTION
CropLife Canada recognizes the concern
some have regarding the use of pesticides
in urban settings. To help address these
concerns, we continue to focus on ensuring
public policy remains science-based. This
will give both professional applicators and
homeowners access to safe and effective
tools for essential pest control needs and
allow industry to continue to innovate new
products, knowing that regulations are
based on a strong scientific foundation.
ONTARIO
In June 2008, the Ontario
Government passed Bill 64;
Cosmetic Ban Act, 2008.
CropLife Canada supports
legislation that ensures responsible
pesticide use.
CropLife Canada worked to ensure
that Ontarians were aware of the
contribution of our products to
agriculture, public health, golf courses
and urban green spaces. We’ll
continue to challenge regulators to
create sound public policy.
CropLife Canada ensured our voice was
a key part of the consultation process.
Our campaign focused on
communicating the facts that support
the safe use of pesticides, the potential
implications of this type of legislation
on other uses such as agriculture and
the many benefits of our products.
“It’s important that well-established
scientifc standards used by Health
Canada and other regulatory agencies
around the world on these matters be
the benchmarks for discussion about
possible changes to rules governing
the use of pest control products.”Peter MacLeod, Vice-President,
CropLife Canada
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“We support a focus on eliminating
the improper or unnecessary use of
pesticides. New legislation should
be founded strictly on science. It is
important to remember that the
products available to consumers have
been approved as safe for use through
a rigorous regulatory process by
Health Canada and other regulators
around the world.”
Lorne Hepworth, President, CropLife Canada
ALBERTA
This year, the City of Calgary
examined implementing a ban on the
use of pesticides in urban settings.
Together with local members, CropLife
Canada undertook a campaign to ask
city council to defer its consideration
of this matter until the fall in order to
ensure adequate time to consider
this important decision. While our
combined voices had a strong
impact, Calgary City Council agreed
by a narrow margin to proceed with a
new pesticide bylaw. CropLife Canada
is committed to helping the City of
Calgary to develop a science-based
bylaw.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
PEI’s Standing Committee on
Agriculture, Forestry and
Environment has released its report
on the implementation and
potential impacts of a province-wide
ban on the use of cosmetic lawn
pesticides. It did not recommend
implementation of a ban, and our
industry is working with government
and stakeholders to address the
continuing discussion.
MANAGING THE HEALTH
CLAIMS FRAMEWORK
CropLife Canada submitted
comments to Health Canada’s
‘Managing Health Claims for Foods
in Canada: Towards a Modernized
Framework.’ CropLife Canada’s
comments highlighted the industry’s
strong commitment to innovation
and the need for a regulatory frame-
work to allow increased health claims
to be made in association with foods,
which deliver health benefits.
COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT:
BUILDING ON SUCCESS
CropLife Canada continues to build
on its success in stewardship with
its Compliance Management for
Confined Field Trials Program.
Other successful programs were
held in Saskatoon and Ottawa with
workshops for 10 participants, and
in Calgary for seven participants.
CropLife Canada has been working
with its member companies to
implement internal training sessions
to ensure their employees are trained
and understand the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency’s requirements
for conducting confined field trials.
The sessions included the latest
developments in the regulations
associated with performing a
confined field trial to ensure partici-
pants are thoroughly knowledgeable
in current regulatory protocols.
ADVENTITOUS PRESENCE
CropLife Canada continues to strive
for the development and
implementation of Canadian and
international policies to deal with
low-level presence. CropLife Canada,
its members and the international
community are looking at ways to
ensure a science-based approach
to assessing the risks of low-level
presence of recombinant DNA plant
materials in food. CropLife Canada,
through its participation with the
Global Adventitious Presence Coalition
(GAPC) played a part in the approval of
the Annex on Food Safety Assessment
in Situations of Low Level Presence
(LLP) of recombinant-DNA (rDNA)
Plant Material in Food by the Codex
ad hoc Task Force on Foods Derived
from Biotechnology. Canada will
continue to participate in the dialogue
on this important issue and will work
to ensure that science prevails.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Farmers worldwide have benefited
from plant biotechnology.
Biotechnology will be of increasing
importance in helping farmers face
challenges such as climate change
and the increasing extremes in
growing environments. Yet the
development of biotechnology and
other innovations is an expensive and
arduous process. Intellectual property
protection is necessary to reward
innovation and ensure all
researchers – public and private –
benefit from their creations.
Patents form the cornerstone of
intellectual property and must be
supported worldwide. The private
sector is an essential partner in
advancing agriculture and enabling
access to science and technology,
and CropLife Canada continues to
coordinate with international groups
to develop a coordinated approach.
ENSURING LABELLING
FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY
REMAINS THE PRIORITY
This year, the issue of mandatory
labelling of GM foods came to the
forefront once again with Private
Member’s Bill C-517. CropLife Canada
worked closely in coordination with
stakeholders throughout the
agriculture and agri-food value chain
to inform Members of Parliament
of the safety of Canada’s regulatory
system, the consequences of
mandatory labelling and called for
support for voluntary labelling.
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Never before in history has innovation offered
promise of so much to so many in so short a time. BILL GATES
ALIGNMENT: PARTNERING TO BUILD
THE APPRECIATION OF PLANT SCIENCE INDUSTRIES
CropLife Canada released this stewardship overview to
examine how industry manages our products responsibly
throughout the product’s lifecycle.
WWW.CROPLIFE.CA
CropLife Canada launched its newly redesigned website,
providing the public with an easy way to access information
about modern plant science and the contribution it makes
to improving the quality of life for people around the world.
CONFERENCE: THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP
Over 400 people attended CropLife Canada’s 55th
Conference and Annual General Meeting in Saskatoon to
examine the Power of Partnership and to highlight the role
of partnership in shaping the new bioeconomy. The
conference points to partnership as the gateway to agri-
cultural innovation within the new bio-economy, offering
solutions across a broad platform of health and wellness,
energy, environmental stewardship and rural diversification.
This updated publication examines how Canada’s
regulatory system for pesticides protects our health
and the environment.
BRINGING OUR GROWCANADA® PARTNERS TOGETHER CropLife Canada takes a leadership role in communicating
the safety, the stringent regulatory system and the benefits of our products. This year, without exception, CropLife Canada
delivered on that commitment. CropLife Canada and its members take their responsibility to enhance the understanding of
the role plant science technology plays in modern, innovative agriculture and the new bioeconomy very seriously. Over the
last year, we have continued to promote this understanding and acceptance with the general public, our stakeholders and
our government regulators. GrowCanada® partners joined this year’s annual Parliamentary Reception to highlight innovation
and the role of plant science technologies. This GrowCanada® event, included over 100 attendees, including Members of
Parliament, CropLife Canada members, partners and stakeholders.
LAB TO LABEL
WE STAND FOR SAFETY
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“The technology explosion that we are witnessing in plant science today is truly a call to action. As scientific
innovators, developers, producers, distributors and communicators, we have the power to influence, guide and
direct Canada’s succesful transformation into a world leader in the new bio-economy.
How can we turn that vision into reality? It all comes down to partnershps.”
Richard Wansbutter, Vice-President, Government and Commercial Relations, Viterra
Growing a strongerassociation
CropLife Canada announces
staff in new
Ottawa office.
Farmers continue to show
commitment and support for plant
biotechnology in Canada and
around the world.
CropLife Canada
releases two new
independent
studies on the
commercial success
of biotech
soybeans and
corn in Canada.
Farmers show
commitment to
CleanFARMS by
removing 124,516 kgs
of obsolete pesticides
from Saskatchewan.
OBSOLETE PESTICIDE COLLECTION CAMPAIGN
Saskatchewan
CropLife Canada continues to focus on reaching
Canadians with balanced, science-based facts about
our technologies in a way that is clear and easy to
understand.
Last year, CropLife Canada:
- issued 19 press releases
- responded to incorrect information in the media
through 44 letters to the editor
across Canada
- responded to
over 45 media
interviews
COMMUNICATING TO CANADIANS
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19
press
releases
44
letters to
the editor
45
media
interviews
CropLife Canadacelebrates new roots
in the prairiesNew Saskatoon office reflects
associations’ commitment to closer
ties to farmers in Western Canada.
Stewardshipfirst™lives up to its name as CropLife Canadawins globalAGROW award.
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CropLife Canada, its members, industry partners and
government officials joined forces in May to review
and discuss changes to the policy framework and the
regulatory system for plant biotechnology. This annual
session with government officials provides a forum for
dialogue and learning to advance innovation in
Canada. Representatives from the Canadian Seed
Trade Association and BIOTECanada joined CropLife
Canada members in a meeting with officials from
the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health
Canada, International Trade, and Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada. CropLife Canada will continue to
look for additional opportunities to host these essential
dialogues with its partners and regulators to examine
the role biotech plays and the joint actions necessary
to further grow and support this industry.
Industry professionals carry considerable responsibility
for the safe and effective use of crop protection and
plant biotechnology products throughout Canada.
To ensure these professionals are meeting – and
exceeding – the expectations and are adhering to
national industry standards for professionalism, ethics
and continuing education, CropLife Canada has part-
nered with the University of Saskatchewan to implement
the Certified Crop Science Consultant (CCSC) program.
CropLife Canada’s manufacturing member companies
require that individuals providing technical advice and
making product use recommendations involving crop
protection and plant biotechnology products are
certified and maintain that certification with ongoing
education to be recognized as experts in the field.To
keep up-to-speed with the rapidly changing pace of
the industry, the CCSC program has undergone
several significant changes over the past year to meet
the increasingly complex and timely educational needs
of Canadian agricultural professionals. The program is
now available online at www.ccde.usask.ca.
PROVIDING THE TOOLS TO EXCEED: CCSC
BRINGING GOVERNMENT
AND INDUSTRY TOGETHER
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BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source
of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human
change, improvement and progress. TED LETTIT
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Richard Rose
President
Nufarm Agriculture Inc.
PAST-CHAIR
Jay Bradshaw
President
Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
FIRST VICE-CHAIR
Hartmut van Lengerich
President/CEO
Bayer CropScience Inc. Canada
SECOND VICE-CHAIR
Sean Gardner
Vice-President and General
Manager, Canada
Monsanto Canada Inc.
THIRD VICE-CHAIR
Thor Cruse
Business Director,
Agriculture Division
E.I. du Pont Canada Company
TREASURER
Doug Wonnacott
Senior Vice-President,
Agri-Products
Viterra
SECRETARY
Fran Burr
Assistant Vice-President
of Marketing
Cargill Limited
MEMBER AT LARGE
Jim Wispinski
President & CEO
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Craig Bartlett
President
N.M. Bartlett Inc.
Jay Bradshaw President
Syngenta Crop Protection
Canada Inc.
Ted Bonertz Business Director
BASF Canada
Fran Burr Assistant
Vice-President
of Marketing
Cargill Limited
Thor CruseBusiness Director,
Agriculture Division
E.I. du Pont
Canada Company
Ray ChycPresident
Engage Agro
Corporation
Bob Falconi Vice-President -
Canada
Sure-Gro Inc.
Sean Gardner Vice-President and
General Manager,
Canada
Monsanto Canada Inc.
Keith Lockhart Commercial
Manager, Canada
Crop Protection
Chemtura Canada
Co./Cie
Hugh MacGillivray Vice-President
Commercial Cereals
& Oilseeds
Arysta LifeScience North America
Barry MaynardVice-President
& General Manager
Scotts Canada Ltd.
André Mercure General Manager, Crop
Protection Services
La Coop fédérée
Murray PickelGeneral Manager
United Agri Products
Canada
Rick PiersonGeneral Manager
Univar Canada Ltd.
Al Raine Assistant Vice-President
Crop Inputs Marketing
Richardson International
Richard Rose President
Nufarm
Agriculture Inc.
Richard Samuel President
Synagri L.P./S.E.C.
Hartmut van LengerichPresident/CEO
Bayer CropScience
Inc. Canada
Jim WispinskiPresident & CEO
Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Doug WonnacottSenior Vice-President,
Agri-Products
Viterra
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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OUR VOLUNTEERS
CHEMISTRY COMMITTEE
Ryan Baldwin, Monsanto Canada Inc.
Ray Chyc, Engage Agro Corporation
Thor Cruse, E.I. du Pont Canada Company
Carmine D’Antonio, United Agri Products Canada
Al Driver, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Mac Ellis, Interprovincial Co-operative Limited
Bob Falconi, Sure-Gro Inc.
Jill Fairbrother, Scotts Canada Ltd.
Ron Healey, Federated Co-operatives Limited
Greg Jowett,
Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
Monte Kesslering, Viterra
John Lewandowski, Plant Products Co. Ltd.
Keith Lockhart, Chemtura Canada Co./Cie
Darryl Matthews, Nufarm Agriculture Inc.
Doug McLean, Cheminova Canada Inc.
Mark McLear, Arysta LifeScience Canada Inc.
Melissa McQueen, Gowan Canada
David Peters, BASF Canada
Rick Pierson, Univar Canada Ltd.
Keith W Smith, E.I. du Pont Canada Company
John Simons, Cargill Limited
Al Raine, James Richardson International
Garth Smith, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
David Strilchuk, FMC Corporation US
Eric Tamichi, Valent Canada
Crop and Professional Products
CHEMISTRY SCIENCE
& REGULATORY COMMITTEE
Beth Connor, Engage Agro Corporation
Jeff Crampton, United Agri-Products Canada
Andy Eimanis, FMC Corporation US
Duane Fairbairn,
Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
Chad Grekul, Interprovincial Co-operative Limited
Jenny Hale, Plant Products Co. Ltd.
Brenda Harris, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Melissa Hewitt, Monsanto Canada Inc.
Arlene Kappheim, Sure-Gro Inc.
Kari Mavian, Cheminova, Inc USA
Mark McLear, Arysta LifeScience Canada Inc.
Brent McLennan, Nufarm Agriculture Inc.
Jeff Preszcator, United Agri Products Canada
Judy Shaw, Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
Malcolm Stewart, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
David Strilchuk, FMC Corporation US
Bill J Summers, E.I. du Pont Canada Company
Patti Turner, Chemtura Canada Co./Cie
Patty Vandierendonck, BASF Canada
Chris Warfield, Bayer CropScience Inc
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging
the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this
help with gratitude. AUTHOR UNKNOWN
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GOVERNMENT AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
George Annette, BASF Canada
Conor Dobson, Bayer CropScience Inc.
John Dossetor, Monsanto Canada Inc.
Jill Fairbrother, Scotts Canada Ltd.
Claude Andre Lachance,
Dow Chemical Canada Inc.
Keith Lockhart, Chemtura Canada Co./Cie
Rob Meijer, Cargill Limited
Rene Petroski, E.I. du Pont Canada Company
Judy Shaw, Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
Hartmut Van Lengerich, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Richard Wainsbutter, Viterra
BIOTECH SCIENCE
REGULATORY COMMITTEE
Simon Barber, Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc.
Conor Dobson, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Barbara Fowler, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Brenda Harris, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Kent Jennings, BASF Canada
Brian Treacy, Monsanto Canada Inc.
PLANT BIOTECH COMMITTEE
Simon Barber, Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc.
Conor Dobson, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Sean Gardner, Monsanto Canada Inc.
Brenda Harris, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Kent Jennings, BASF Canada
Richard Kieper, Cargill Limited
Mike McGuire, Monsanto Canada Inc.
Jim Wispinski, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
BIOTECH STEWARDSHIP
STEERING COMMITTEE
Simon Barber, Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc.
Conor Dobson, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Barbara Fowler, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Brenda Harris, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Kent Jennings, BASF Canada
Mark Lawton, Monsanto Canada Inc.
Rick Love, Agricore United
CERTIFIED CROP
SCIENCE CONSULTANT
Rick Istead,
Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
Stu Rasmussen, E.I. du Pont Canada Company
Jill Turner, University of Saskatchewan
Patty Vandierendonck, BASF Canada
AWSA BOARD
Dave Blackwell, Viterra
Thor Cruse, E.I. du Pont Canada Company
Mark Hasegawa,
United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative Ltd.
Don Henderson,
Agronomy Company of Canada Ltd.
Merle Hoegy, Brussels Agromart Ltd.
Keith Lockhart, Chemtura Canada Co./Cie
Janet McLean, Alberta Ministry of Environment
Dwight Osiowy, Acropolis Warehousing Inc.
Rick Pierson, Univar Canada Ltd.
Stan Prokopchuk, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Stephen Reid, Cargill Limited
Richard Rose, Nufarm Agriculture Inc.
Jim Wispinski, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
MANUFACTURING
Doug Clark, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Brad Hayhoe, BASF Canada
Gord Jahn, Plant Products Co Ltd.
Bud Reinders, BC Precision Packaging
Bob Schroter, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Glen Vugtz, Nu-Gro Corporation
Dale Winter, Nufarm Agriculture Inc.
PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRS
Alberta:
Stan Audette, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Atlantic:
Ryan Schofield, Cavendish Agri Services
British Columbia:
Ian Strilchuk, Evergro Canada
Manitoba:
Ted Crewe, Cargill Limited
Ontario:
Mike Talsma, Agronomy Company of Canada Ltd.
Québec:
Christian Leger,
Syngenta Crop Protectioon Canada Ltd.
Saskatchewan:
Ron Jones,
Arysta LifeScience Canada, Sask Group
URBAN USE SUB-COMMITTEE
Conor Dobson, Bayer CropScience Inc.
Jill Fairbrother, Scotts Canada Ltd.
Brenda Harris, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.
Gord Jahn, Plant Products Co. Ltd.
Arlene Kappheim, Spectrum Brands Canada, Inc.
Keith Lockhart, Chemtura Canada Co./Cie
Brian Rosenberg,
Bayer Environmental Science Canada
David Watson, Sure-Gro, Inc.
PIERRE PETELLEDirector, Regulatory Affairs
& Non-Ag Uses
JANICE TRANBERGDirector, Plant Biotechnology,
Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs
NADINE SISKDirector, Issue Management
& Media Relations
KIM TIMMERSpecial Project Coordinator;
Executive Assistant
MARY EILEEN BUGDEN
Executive Assistant
COLLEEN HOGANExecutive Assistant,
Secretary to the Board
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OUR STAFF
LORNE HEPWORTHPresident, CropLife Canada
CAM DAVREUXVice-President, Stewardship
Executive Director, AWSA
PETER MACLEODVice-President, Chemistry
JILL MAASEVice-President, Plant Biotechnology;
Government & Public Affairs
ANNIE HSUDirector, Finance,
IT Supervisor & Office Manager
KRISTINA FIXTERDirector, Communications
& Membership Services
RUSSELL HURSTDirector, Stewardship Development
It is amazingly empowering to have the support of a strong,
motivated, and inspirational group of people. DR. SUSAN JEFFERS
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