Agriculture committee  Certainly we export grain all over the world, but I think it's important to point out that the grain we export is approved for both environmental and food safety, so that has to be done before the grain can go anywhere. I think what you're getting at is concern that somehow the

Agriculture committee  No, certainly not. Our members are all about farmer choice. We supply farmers with GM seeds. We supply farmers with non-GM seeds--also with herbicide tolerance in them, but they're non-GM. We supply farmers with conventional pesticides. Our members also sell organic pesticides.

Agriculture committee  I think that's where the technology is today. That's where the science is today. That's why we're not yet in field trials. That's why we're not yet at commercial production. I don't disagree that the technology has not yet proven itself, but the science continues. That's our req

Agriculture committee  That's a great point. That's the comparison we're using, that these tools are already available in conventional breeding. GURTs are a recombinant DNA technology; they are a new way of using seed sterility. But essentially the outcome is the same. Seedless grapes and seedless wa

Agriculture committee  I think the question was, what are the advantages, other than intellectual property, in a more global context? Clearly, protecting intellectual property is an option for those of us in the developing world, where farmers buy their seed every year, but we do think this technology

Agriculture committee  Good morning. My name is Denise Dewar, and I'm the vice-president and executive director for plant biotechnology with CropLife Canada. CropLife Canada is the trade association representing the developers, manufacturers, and distributors of plant science innovations, pest control