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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.

ess

da.

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


FIRST VICE-CHAIR

Hartmut van Lengerich

President/CEO

Bayer CropScience Inc. Canada

SECOND VICE-CHAIR

Sean Gardner

Vice-President and General

Manager, Canada


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


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


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


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,


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,


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.


Claude Andre Lachance,

Dow Chemical Canada Inc.


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.


Barbara Fowler, Bayer CropScience Inc.


Kent Jennings, BASF Canada

Brian Treacy, Monsanto Canada Inc.

PLANT BIOTECH COMMITTEE



Sean Gardner, Monsanto Canada Inc.



Richard Kieper, Cargill Limited

Mike McGuire, Monsanto Canada Inc.

Jim Wispinski, Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc.

BIOTECH STEWARDSHIP

STEERING COMMITTEE



Barbara Fowler, Bayer CropScience Inc.



Mark Lawton, Monsanto Canada Inc.

Rick Love, Agricore United

CERTIFIED CROP

SCIENCE CONSULTANT

Rick Istead,


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.


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




Gord Jahn, Plant Products Co. Ltd.

Arlene Kappheim, Spectrum Brands Canada, Inc.


Brian Rosenberg,

Bayer Environmental Science Canada

David Watson, Sure-Gro, Inc.

PIERRE PETELLEDirector, Regulatory Affairs

& Non-Ag Uses

[email protected]

JANICE TRANBERGDirector, Plant Biotechnology,

Stewardship & Regulatory Affairs

[email protected]

NADINE SISKDirector, Issue Management

& Media Relations

[email protected]

KIM TIMMERSpecial Project Coordinator;

Executive Assistant

[email protected]

MARY EILEEN BUGDEN

Executive Assistant

[email protected]

COLLEEN HOGANExecutive Assistant,

Secretary to the Board

[email protected]

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OUR STAFF

LORNE HEPWORTHPresident, CropLife Canada

[email protected]

CAM DAVREUXVice-President, Stewardship

Executive Director, AWSA

[email protected]

PETER MACLEODVice-President, Chemistry

[email protected]

JILL MAASEVice-President, Plant Biotechnology;

Government & Public Affairs

[email protected]

ANNIE HSUDirector, Finance,

IT Supervisor & Office Manager

[email protected]

KRISTINA FIXTERDirector, Communications

& Membership Services

[email protected]

RUSSELL HURSTDirector, Stewardship Development

[email protected]

It is amazingly empowering to have the support of a strong,

motivated, and inspirational group of people. DR. SUSAN JEFFERS

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