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 Crop 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 Crop 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
Vice President of Operations and Technical Director
Rahr Malting Canada Ltd.
Highway 12 East, P.O. 113
Alix, Alberta
T0C 0B0
Email: rjoy@raha.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
5403-1^st 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