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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

Valley of death
Canada

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

Canada

The “Valley of Death” in Canadian Ag Innovation

Flags of Canada and USA
Canada

Who Speaks for Seed in Canada-U.S. Trade? Michael Harvey Takes a Seat

Farmer and his son in front of a sunset agricultural landscape. Man and a boy in a countryside field. The concept of fatherhood, country life, farming and country lifestyle.
Canada

Canada’s Plant Breeding Future Hinges on Trust, Not Just Funding Models — Marc’s Take This Week

Canada

Canada’s Plant Breeding System at a Crossroads, Says Incoming GIFS CEO Jason Reinheimer

Canada

Global Institute for Food Security Names Jason Reinheimer CEO

Seed World Editor Marc Zienkiewicz (right) sat down with Canada's Plant Breeders' Rights Commissioner Anthony Parker in Banff recently.
Canada

Marc’s Take: The Quiet Leaders Behind Seed Innovation and Why They Matter More Than Ever

Anthony Parker
Canada

Innovation in Agriculture Depends on Plant Breeders’ Rights, Says UPOV President

Canada

Marc’s Take This Week: The People Behind Plant Breeding — and What Canada Risks Losing

Canada

Lacombe Closure Puts Spotlight on Canada’s Agricultural Research Workforce

Canada

Canadian Seed Growers’ Association Faces New Chapter as Doug Miller Exits

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The Benefits of Upgrading Seed Processing Screening Equipment

Businessman touch rocket launch investment growth, planning and starting corporate business start up aiming objective value development leadership and customer target group

Strategy Creates Momentum. Planning Creates Motion.

The Overlooked Role of Seed Processors in Crop Success

Garry Hamilton of Nexeed

Keeping Seed Cleaning Plants Moving: 13 Years in Parts & Service

GLOBAL NEWS

EU NGT Regulation: Why the 20-Nucleotide Threshold Could Limit Plant Breeding Innovation

Amanda McClerren discusses how integrating breeding, biotechnology and AI is shaping the future of seed innovation.

Innovation is at the End of the Handoff Era

Climate Change Could Lower Soybean Seed Quality

Seed World graphic showing World Cup pitch preparation with turf, soccer ball and experts Stacy Bonos and Matthew Duncan

From Seed to Stadium: In Pursuit of the Perfect World Cup Pitch

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