Sarah Foster, RST

Sarah has been involved in the seed industry since the late 1970’s. She studied and qualified as an accredited seed analyst at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, England. Her work experience includes seven years with Sharps Seed International (Advanta) in the United Kingdom and five years with The United Grain Growers Edmonton after immigrating to Canada in 1984. Sarah started 20/20 Seed Labs Inc the first fully independent accredited seed testing laboratory in 1989 in Nisku, Alberta. 20/20 Seed Labs Inc has grown over the years to provide testing services in Nisku Alberta, St Norbert Manitoba and Chillan Chile. 20/20’s services include extensive quality and seed health analysis on a wide range of crop kinds, molecular testing and accredited crop inspection. 20/20 Seed Labs Inc has recently celebrated 28 years in the industry. Their clients include individual growers, seed cleaning facilities, crop protection companies and multinational seed companies. Sarah works extensively with government, farmers and industry within agriculture and is one of the most experienced seed analysts in North America, having completed accreditation for the United Kingdom, United States and Canada. She is regularly invited to train and teach as well as offering grading courses to the Authorized establishment personnel. Sarah was the recipient of the Canadian Seed Trade Association 2013 Seed Achievement award and has held various executive positions with the Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada, including National President. Sarah is also involved with various committees currently working on the Canadian Methods and Procedures with the (CFIA) Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the (ISTA) International Seed Testing Seed Testing Association vigour committee. Sarah recently became an international auditor allowing her to work more closely with international government laboratories and regulatory agencies. 20/20 Seed Labs Inc, is now Canada’s only independent ISTA accredited laboratory.