Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) has announced Tyler Bjornson & Associates will be providing interim leadership for the organization while it searches for a new executive director. Erin Gowriluk, who led GGC for the past five years, moved into the role of president of the Canada Grains Council as of this week. “Erin has been… Read More
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During this last week of the year, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney will recap top interviews from the year. Today’s edition focuses on relevant stories and interviews from January and February. You’ll hear: Tyler Bjornson of Canada Grains Council, on the Responsible Grain Code of Practice; Kelly Dobson of Leadershift, talks conflict management and interpersonal… Read More
Health Canada has opened consultations on how Canada regulates plants with novel traits, including those produced through gene editing technology, such as CRISPR-Cas9. The 60-day consultation kicked off March 25th, and grain industry leaders are pushing for all those in the value chain to weigh in on the importance of the modernization of the regulations…. Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear: Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada and Tyler Bjornson of Canada Grains Council join forces to talk about the consultation underway at Health Canada regarding gene editing technology in plants; Then we have a RealAg issues panel for you featuring RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith,… Read More
Consultations are in full swing for the Responsible Grain code of practice, and the process is facing some bumps in the road. While the initiative is similar to what the beef industry went through with the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, it’s not the same; and many farmers are expressing concern over whether or not this… Read More
Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio. If you’ve been tuning in for a while, normally you’re familiar with Farmer Rapid Fire on Thursdays, but today we’re excited to bring you something else: farmers are involved, but the whole show is on the Responsible Grain code of practice. You’ll hear from: Tyler Bjornson, executive… Read More
Canadian Beef Advisors (CBA) — a cooperative community made up of the national organizations representing the entire beef production chain — rolled out its national beef strategy 2030 goals at the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef annual general meeting recently. Tyler Bjornson, chair of the CBA, says the vision around the national beef strategy is… Read More
Two projects aimed at reducing risk for exporters and improving the sustainability claim of Canadian grain are moving forward with announced federal funding of $1.2 million. The projects are headed up by the Canada Grains Council. More than $430,000 will be used to develop a pilot insurance product for grain exporters to address the risks… Read More