Crop Specific Registration Recommending Committees – Contact Information

All committees that recommend varieties for registration must be officially recognized by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food for this purpose.

March 1, 2013

Alberta Forage Variety Committee

Dr. Gordon Hutton
Alberta Forage Variety Committee
Crop Business Development Branch
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Telephone: 403-948-8502
Email: gordon.hutton@gov.ab.ca

Atlantic Field Crops Committee

Dr. Richard Martin
Atlantic Field Crops Committee
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Crops and Livestock Research Centre
440 University Avenue
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
C1A 4N6
Telephone: 902-566-6851
Email: martinra@agr.gc.ca

Manitoba Forage Crops Committee

Glenn Friesen
Manitoba Forage Crops Committee
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
P.O. Box 1149 65-3rd Avenue NE
Carman, Manitoba
R0G 0J0
Telephone: 204-745-5658
Email: GlFriesen@gov.mb.ca

Ontario Cereal Crops Committee

David Morris
Ontario Forage Crop Committee
109 Maple Ridge Road
RR#2
Owen Sound, Ontario
N4K 5N4
Telephone: 519-376-1304
Email: davidmorris@rogers.com

Ontario Forage Crops Committee

David Morris
Ontario Forage Crop Committee
109 Maple Ridge Road
RR#2
Owen Sound, Ontario
N4K 5N4
Telephone: 519-376-1304
Email: davidmorris@rogers.com

Ontario Soybean and Canola Committee

Martin A. Harry
Secretary, OCC
SeCan
374151 Foldens Line RR#5
Ingersoll, Ontario
N5C3J8
Telephone: 519 423-6435
Cell: 519 657-6456
Email: mharry@secan.com

Ontario Pulse Crop Committee

Tom Smith
Ontario Pulse Crop Committee
Department of Plant Agriculture
Crop Science Building
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 2W1
Telephone: 519-824-4120 extension 58339
Email: thsmith@uoguelph.ca

Ontario Tobacco Evaluation Committee

Dr. Godfried Amankwa
Ontario Tobacco Evaluation Committee
The Canadian Tobacco Research Foundation
P.O. Box 322, 500 Highway 3
Tillsonburg, ON N4G 4H5
Telephone: 519-842-8997 extension 600
Email: godfried.amankwa@ctrf1.com

Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley

Dr. Rich Joy
Prairie Recommending Committee for Oats and Barley
Director of Malting and Technical Services, North American Operations
Canada Malting/Great Western Malting
3316 Bonnybrook Road, S.E.
Calgary, Alberta
T2G 4M9
Telephone: 403-571-7002
Email: rich.joy@canadamalting.com

Prairie Recommending Committee for Oilseeds

Daryl Rex
Prairie Recommending Committee for Oilseeds
Viterra
P.O. 2549
Morden, Manitoba
R6M 1C2
Telephone: 204-435-2063
Email: daryl.rex@viterra.ca

Prairie Recommending Committee for Pulses and Special Crops

Dr. Pratiba Balasubramanian
Prairie Recommending Committee for Pulses and Special Crops
AAFC
Lethbridge Research Centre
5403-1st Avenue South
PO Box 3000
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 4B1
Telephone: 403-317-2275
Email: parthiba.balasubramanian@agr.gc.ca

Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale

Dr. Brian Beres
Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Lethbridge Research Centre
5403-1 Avenue South
P.O. Box 3000
Lethbridge, Alberta
T1J 4B1
Telephone: 403-317-2251
Email: beresb@agr.gc.ca

Quebec Cereal Committee

Jean Goulet
Atelier des céréales du Réseau de Grandes Cultures du Québec (RGCQ)
CEROM
1290 Route 116 Ouest
Princeville, Québec
G6L 4K7
Telephone: 819-364-2001
Email: jgoulet@semican.ca

Quebec Forage Committee

Dr. Annie Claessens
Comité des plantes fourragères du CRAAQ
Agriculture et Agro-alimentaire Canada
2560 Hochelaga boulevard
Québec, Québec
G1V 2J3
Telephone: 418-210-5049
Email: annie.claessens@agr.gc.ca

Quebec Oilseed Committee

Suzie LaSauteur
Réseau des plantes oléo protéagineuses du Réseau de Grandes Cultures du Québec (RGCQ)
982, St-John
Otterburn Park, Québec
J3H 5S7
Telephone: 450-464-0219
Email: slesauteur@videotron.ca

Saskatchewan Advisory Committee on Forage Crops

Kevin France
Saskatchewan Advisory Committee on Forage Crops
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
3085 Albert Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4S 0B1
Telephone: 306-787-7712
Email: kevin.france@gov.sk.ca

Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee

Raymond Gadoua
410 Downey Road, Box # 6
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7N 4N1
Telephone: 306-683-2403
Fax: 306-683-2428
Email: gadouar@canolacouncil.org