20 Most Promising Young Plant Breeders in Europe 2026
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Europe

Strategy Creates Momentum. Planning Creates Motion.

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Tired of Competing on Price? Start Competing on Status

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Europe

You Can’t Fake Caring

Europe

Green Transition – Plant Breeding Moved to the Forefront

Europe

Seed Sector Adjusts to Tight Supply and Rising Demand

FEATURE STORY
Katherine Delbridge, CEO of the Australian Seed Federation, discusses opportunities and challenges in the Australia seed market.
Australia’s Seed Market Rewards Those Who Play the Long Game
Australia’s seed market is difficult to access, but Australian Seed Federation CEO Katherine Delbridge says those barriers help build trust and opportunity....
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Europe

New Seed Development Map Could Improve Crop Yield

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Europe

New Pipeline Targets Fungicide Discovery in Wheat

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Europe

How Soil Fungi Could Help Crops Need Less Fertilizer

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Europe

European Agri-Food Coalition Backs NGT Compromise

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GridScore NEXT Speeds Up Plant Breeding Research

NEWS
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Ukraine’s New GM Traceability Law Takes Shape

Canada

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

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Europe

3D-Printed Technology Sheds Light on Fungal Highways in Wheat Crops

BUSINESS
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Europe

European Commission Proposes Fertiliser Action Plan for Farmers

Europe

Euroseeds 2026 Preview: Policy, Innovation & Global Stakes

Europe

WSC26: The Race for Faster Seed Innovation is Driving Companies to Chile

SUSTAINABILITY
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Europe

Rothamsted Launches UK’s First Field Trial Under New PBO Rules

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Europe

NordPheno Boosts Nordic Crop Breeding

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Europe

Denmark’s Oat Strategy Could Transform Sustainable Agriculture

RESEARCH
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Europe

Why Plant Breeding Persistence Matters in Seeds

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Europe

AI Model Predicts Tomato Virus Severity With 100% Accuracy

Europe

New Discovery Reveals How Crops Detect Stress and Disease

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June 9 - June 12
American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) Leadership Summit 2026
June 14 - June 18
National Association of Plant Breeders Annual Meeting
June 22 - June 25
International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Annual Meeting 2026
October 25 - October 28
Euroseeds2026 Congress
December 14 - December 17
ASTA’s Field Crop Seed Convention
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BRAND BUZZ
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Concepts For Your Seeds
ISF Brand Buzz - Lisbon
Europe
World Seed Congress 2026: The Case for Joint Actions to Build Resilient Futures
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Europe
The Countdown to Euroseeds 2026 in Valencia Has Officially Begun!
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Joint Actions, Resilient Futures: The Global Seed Community’s Next Chapter Unfolds in Lisbon
Chad and Sherry Goldsmith of Fusion Seeds discuss building their Kentucky bluegrass seed company.
U.S.

They Went on Vacation and Bought a Seed Company?! | The Fusion Seed Story

While on vacation in Hawaii, Chad and Sherry Goldsmith made a life-changing decision to buy a seed company. That leap...
Europe

WSC26: Seed’s Future Depends on Food System Thinking

World Seed Congress 2026 in Lisbon highlighted the seed sector’s growing role in global food systems. ISF Value Chain Coordination...
Europe

WSC26: ISF Secretary General on the Future of the Global Seed Sector

World Seed Congress 2026 in Lisbon united more than 1,800 delegates from 80 countries to address the future of agriculture....
Greg MacDonald, Dan Wright and Madeleine Baerg discuss why Canada is attracting global seed innovation investment at World Seed Congress 2026.
Canada

Canada Makes Its Case to Global Seed Investors

At World Seed Congress, industry and government leaders explain why seed innovation in Canada is making the country a faster,...

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