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NSAC Annual General Meeting

NEWNotice of Annual General Meeting - February 11, 2008
Notice issued October 23, 2008

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the members of the National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) will be held at the Winnipeg Convention Centre, 375 York Avenue, Winnipeg, MB during the Manitoba Special Crops Symposium.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

  1. To approve the minutes of the 2008 members meeting.
  2. To receive the financial statements of NSAC for the current fiscal year
  3. To appoint the auditor for NSAC
  4. To receive the board and managers report
  5. To elect 1 director for the NSAC Board
  6. To vote on the amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws of the NSAC

* Nominees must be a producer of sunflowers and are in good standing with NSAC (must not have requested a levy refund but have remitted check-off to the Association in the past two years). Nominations to serve on the Board of Directors can be made by submitting the candidate’s name to the NSAC office prior to the commencement of the meeting, or by nominating a candidate during the call for nominations at the Annual General Meeting. 

Sunflower Cash Advance Rates

NEWThe 2008 Cash Advance Program for Special Crops is now available. It entitles each producer to $100,000.00 interest free and an additional $300,000.00 with an interest charge of Prime – ¼%.

Pre-Production Advance Rates for this year are as follows:

Confectionary Sunflowers $0.145/lb
Oilseed Sunflowers $0.12/lb

Final Deadlines for Applications is February 28, 2009. The Sunflower Cash Advance program is adminsitered by the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. For more infomration or to apply for a Sunflower Cash Advance contact
MCGA at 1-877-598-5685.

2008 Sunflower Post-Registration Trials

This year, the National Sunflower Association has agreed to expand our sunflower trials to 6 locations around MB with sites in Carman, Morden, Melita, Boissevain, MacGregor and OakBluff. A total of 20 varieties will be tested in this years trial.

Click here to view:
MCVET site maps and randomizations

Manitoba Sunflower Committee Cooperative Tests
site maps and randomizations


Full data packages will be avaliable in the 1st Edition of The Canadian Sunflower Grower in Early December!

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MAFRI

Crop Report
Crop Commodity Update
Crop Weather Report


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National Sunflower Association of Canada
38-4th Avenue N.E., Box 1269
Carman, MB R0G 0J0
Phone: 204.745.6776
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