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Important changes to the formal rules of operation of the SFSDC

Several sections of the Commission's formal rules of operation have been amended as recommended by the government oversight body, the Agri-Food Council. Changes align the Commission’s rules with other producer organizations operating under the Agri-Food Act. The most recent version, 60/2021 of Chapter A-15.21 Reg 3 (effective June 29, 2005) approved by the government of Saskatchewan is available on-line https://www.canlii.org.

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SFSDC 16th Annual General Meeting, January 12, 2022

SFSDC’s 16th AGM was attended by 64 participants, including 24 registered growers. The virtual meeting was organized using Zoom Webinar video conferencing system, and the online polling platform, Slido, was used for voting. Sixteen registered producers voted on all motions, meeting regulatory requirements for quorum.

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SFSDC Annual General Meeting 2021

The SFSDC held the 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Saskatoon, SK on January 11, 2021. Using Zoom and the tech support from the AV Team at Prairieland Park Saskatoon, 114 individuals attended the AGM and the Forages Market Outlook presentation by David McGregor, Imperial Seeds.

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SFSDC Annual General Meeting 2020

The 14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the SFSDC was held at Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, SK on January 14, 2020. James Silcox, SFSDC Chair, began by introducing the Board of Directors and Board Advisors.

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New Executive Director for SFSDC

The Saskatchewan Forage Seed Development Commission (SFSDC) is excited to have a new Executive Director, Jo-Anne Relf-Eckstein. As part of the transition, a big thank you is extended to Ray McVicar for his wonderful coaching, and efficient administration system, which has served the Saskatchewan forage seed producers for many years.

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SFSDC Annual General Meeting 2019

The 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the SFSDC was held in Saskatoon, SK on January 17, 2019. James Silcox, SFSDC Chair began by introducing the Board of Directors, Advisors and guests.

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Red Clover Potential June 2022

Red clover field in northeast SK, showing promise for good yield, June 2022.

 

2021 Forage Seed Year: a snapshot

Although much of the north east region had good 2020 soil moisture, below average snow accumulated through the winter. As a result, as spring advanced soil moisture conditions were average to below average in much of the area.

Forage seed yields varied a lot this year within and between fields. Clover and grass seed yields in the area ranged from 50% of average to average depending mainly on localized rainfall. Forage seed harvest is pretty much all wrapped up at this time and despite the lower yields on some fields there is no indication of seed quality issues. The other positive was that harvest for most forage seed crops was not delayed by high humidity or rain.

As the year comes to a close, soil moisture in most of the region is once again below normal and precipitation in any form (rain or snow) will be very welcome. Producers will be waiting until this moisture arrives before applying fertilizer on their grass seed stands.