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What Happens Abroad Doesn’t Stay Abroad: Why Global Seed Systems Matter at Home

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Seed Companies Prioritizing Ecology Will Own the Next Era of Biologicals

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The Future of Seed Innovation Starts Before the Seed Exists

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Why Some Fields Win — And Others Don’t (Even When Everything Looks the Same)

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What do Seed Companies Really Want from AI?

FEATURE STORY
Side-by-side overhead comparison of corn plants with off-row and on-row leaf orientations used in AI corn breeding research.
Building Better Corn in Virtual Fields
AI-powered virtual fields are helping corn breeders evaluate canopy architecture, identify promising traits and improve breeding decisions before field trials begin....
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Five Ways Crop Diversity Strengthened Food Systems

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The System Behind Bt Stewardship

Researchers evaluate rice breeding lines in flooded field plots as part of breeding trials focused on improving yield and stress tolerance.
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Rice Breeding is Becoming a Game of Tradoffs

Revolutionary War soldiers advance across a field at sunrise, symbolizing America's founding and the nation's agricultural legacy.
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America at 250: The Legacy We Choose to Preserve

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Debut Corteva Premix Protects Against Soybean’s Biggest Early-Season Threats

NEWS
Katy Martin Rainey and breeder Bob Avis evaluate soybean plants from the KenAvis germplasm collection in a Purdue University research field.
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A Fresh Deck of Cards for Soybean Breeders

Amanda McClerren discusses how integrating breeding, biotechnology and AI is shaping the future of seed innovation.
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Innovation is at the End of the Handoff Era

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From Crop Genetics to World Cup Turf, Why Plant Breeding Needs a Bigger Stage

BUSINESS
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What’s Next for Global Seed Testing? Three Conversations Shaping ISTA 2026

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Democratizing Gene Editing: Pairwise’s Blueprint for the Future of Agriculture

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Data Abundance Is Reshaping Plant Breeding

SUSTAINABILITY
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From Seed to Sky: The Demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

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From Kenya to the Corn Belt 

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Drought-Resistant Crops: The Ones That Thrive Without Rain

RESEARCH
Digital agriculture tools and predictive plant breeding technology help researchers improve crop performance and accelerate innovation.
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The Race to Accelerate Plant Breeding Innovation

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ISTA 2026: Seed Testing’s Biggest Annual Event is Heading to Calgary

Ignacio Ciampitti of Purdue University discusses nitrogen fertilizer uncertainty research in corn production systems
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How Uncertainty Around Nitrogen Rates Could Cost Corn Farmers Millions

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Debut Corteva Premix Protects Against Soybean’s Biggest Early-Season Threats
Innovation in an Industry Of Action: The Changing World of Seed Treatment
Sowing the Seeds of Resilience: Crop Diversity as a Strategic Asset for the Seed Sector
The Breeder’s Blind Spot: What Your Genotyping Panel Isn’t Telling You
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American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Forage, Turf and Conservation Seed Conference 2026
Kansas City, MO, United States
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Western Seed Association (WSA) Annual Convention (‘the Western’)
December 14 - December 17
ASTA’s Field Crop Seed Convention
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World Seed Congress 2026: The Case for Joint Actions to Build Resilient Futures
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The Countdown to Euroseeds 2026 in Valencia Has Officially Begun!
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Concepts For Your Seeds
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From Seed to Stadium: In Pursuit of the Perfect World Cup Pitch

Behind every FIFA World Cup match is a seed story. Stacy Bonos of Rutgers and Matthew Duncan of DLF explain...
Edwini Kessie, director of the Agriculture and Commodities Division at the World Trade Organization, discusses global agricultural innovation, trade fragmentation and the future of the seed sector.
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Why the Seed Industry Has a Stake in the Future of Global Trade

WTO agriculture leader Edwini Kessie discusses trade fragmentation, food security and why international collaboration remains essential for seed innovation....
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Young Professionals and Influence in the Seed Sector

Young professionals are entering the seed sector at a time of rapid change. Mario González Azcárate of NGIN discusses how...
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The Next Breeding Breakthrough Could Come From a Variety Nobody Uses Anymore

Stefan Schmitz, Executive Director of the Crop Trust, makes the case that gene banks and crop genetic diversity — including...
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For Michele Nalle, agriculture has always been more than food — it’s a way of life. Growing up on the...

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Bill Rooney’s Bioenergy Sorghum Revolution: Turning Innovation into Global Impact

In the mid-1990s, Bill Rooney took on a research program that would become pivotal in bioenergy. Rooney, now recognized as...

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For Cole Hammett, entomology and plant pathology student at North Carolina State University and 2024 National Association for Plant Breeding...

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How a Scholarship Transformed Ammani Kyanam’s Career

The National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) recently hosted its annual meeting in Greenville, South Carolina, bringing together professionals dedicated...

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