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Canada

Why We Can’t Let Canada’s Seed Sector Become a Museum Piece

Canada

Ottawa is Finally Treating Soil as Strategic Infrastructure. Here’s Why Seed Growers Should Care

Canada

CSGA Announces its New Executive Director, and it’s Not Someone From the Seed Sector

Canada

What Decades of Service Look Like: Meet the 4 Leaders Honoured by CSGA

Canada

Why the World is Watching Canada’s Royalty Debate Closely

Canada

One Helped Build Seeds Canada. The Other Took the Seed Sector to Parliament

Canada

Why the Next Battle for Plant Breeding Won’t Be in the Field — It’ll Be in Ottawa

Canada

How Farmers Thrive in One of Canada’s Toughest Growing Environments

Canada

Whitehorse Reminds Us That Building Beats Striking it Rich

Canada

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

Canada

The Scholarship Winner Helping Rewrite the Future of Crop Genetics

Canada

A Lifetime in Plant Breeding: Dr. Weikai Yan Honoured for Four Decades of Scientific Leadership

Canada

The Common Thread Running Through This Week’s Biggest Seed Industry Stories

Canada

Canada is Shifting Toward Innovation, But More Work Remains on Seed and IP Policy

Canada

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

Canada

Award-Winning Plant Breeder Weikai Yan Says AI Won’t Replace Human Breeders

Tom Warkentin is the breeder behind CDC Meadow.
Canada

CDC Meadow Nearly Got Thrown Out. Instead, It Became Canada’s 2026 Seed of the Year

Europe

Why the Seed Sector Is Raising the Bar on Social Rights 

Canada

How CDC Meadow Became One of Canada’s Most Successful Yellow Pea Varieties

Canada

What Honeybees Can Teach Us About Leadership, Adaptability, and Working Together

Canada

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

Canada

Can Canada Talk Food Security While Cutting Agricultural Research?

Canada

The Million-Dollar Question Facing Canadian Plant Breeding

Europe

Michael Keller Honoured with Global Unity Award in Lisbon

Europe

WSC26: Seed’s Future Depends on Food System Thinking

Europe

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

Europe

Seed World Announces Winner of €10,000 Advertising Prize 

Canada

A New Era of Farmer-Led Innovation is Emerging in Canada

Canada

Why Canadian Farmers are Leading Discussions on a New Wheat Breeding Model

The International Seed Federation (ISF) has launched new voluntary guidelines to help seed companies, growers, and suppliers strengthen social rights and ethical practices in seed production. Released at the ISF World Seed Congress 2026, the guidance covers labor rights, health and safety, responsible sourcing, environmental protection, and human rights, aligning with international standards and supporting continuous improvement across the global seed sector.
Europe

ISF Launches New Global Guidelines on Social Rights and Ethical Seed Production

Canada

Why You Don’t Want to Miss the Seeds Canada Conference

Canada

From Lisbon to Saskatoon, Plant Breeding Faces a Defining Moment

Belém Tower in Lisbon, Portugal, overlooking the Tagus River, symbolizing the city's historic role as a global gateway and host of the 2026 ISF World Seed Congress.
U.S.

Why Portugal Matters to the Global Seed Sector

Canada

Why Canada’s Breeding Future Hinges on Value Creation

Canada

Plant Breeders’ Rights Reform Signals New Era for Canadian Horticulture

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Canada

Marc’s Take: Canada’s Ag Innovation Problem Isn’t Ideas — It’s Getting Them to Market

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What Seed Processors Should Look for Beyond Equipment Specs

The Benefits of Upgrading Seed Processing Screening Equipment

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Strategy Creates Momentum. Planning Creates Motion.

The Overlooked Role of Seed Processors in Crop Success

GLOBAL NEWS

Wheat Salt Tolerance Traits Could Improve Yields

Plant Sensors Could Detect Crop Stress Earlier

Aerial view of Goshen, Indiana, showing a Midwestern community surrounded by productive farmland and agricultural landscapes.

Midwest Migration Signals a Financial Power Shift

Barley Genes Linked to Stress and Grain Quality

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