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Think Bigger, Invest Smarter | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 6
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Making a Case for End Point Royalties | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 5

Kelly Barany discusses plant breeding and farmer needs on On The Brink
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Where Should We Place Our Bets? Breeding for the Bottom Line | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 4

Michel McElroy of CÉROM speaking about winter wheat breeding in On The Brink Season 3 Episode 3. Revise if the selected image shows something different.
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What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 3

Wheat Pete Peter Johnson speaking in On The Brink Season 3 Episode 2.
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What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 2

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Designed To Thrive | Welcome To On The Brink: Season 3

Nick Petruic of SaskSeed on his farm at harvest, speaking about the future of the AAFC Indian Head Research Farm.
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When Action is the Only Option | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 16

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Building an Ecosystem Instead of a Blueprint | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 15

Soybean breeder Istvan Rajcan stands in a soybean field at pod stage in a University of Guelph polo shirt, discussing public-private plant breeding funding.
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From Students To Scientists | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 14

Jim Dyck of Oat Advantage stands in a green oat plot near a red and grey barn, making the case for an oat variety use agreement.
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Making The Case For VUA | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 13

Dr. Francois Eudes, director of research, development and technology at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, [seated in interview setting / speaking to camera], discussing AAFC research cuts and plant breeding.
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The Goal Isn’t Better Public Breeding. It’s Better Breeding | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 12

Jocelyn Velestuk standing in front of beef cattle on her farm near Broadview, Saskatchewan, discussing farmer-led wheat breeding
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Farmers Are Building What’s Next | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 11

Darcy Pawlik of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers speaking on the On The Brink set about funding Canadian wheat breeding.
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If Farmers Pay, They Need A Say | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 10

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One Gene Between Wheat and Disaster | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 9

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National Investment, Regional Success | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 8

Grower Mark Keating in his field, illustrating Canadian plant breeding investment in Episode 8 of On The Brink.
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Breeding Canada’s Future | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 7

Stuart Smyth of the University of Saskatchewan discussing Canadian agricultural R&D investment on On The Brink.
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Is Canada’s Ag Advantage Slipping? | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 6

Agronomist Paul Sullivan of P.T. Sullivan Agro in a green Eastern Ontario crop field, from the On The Brink episode on local plant breeding
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Breed Local, Grow Better | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 5

Manitoba seed grower Jake Ayre making the case for Canadian plant breeding investment.
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Made For This Land | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 4

Canada

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

Anthony Parker, Commissioner of Plant Breeders' Rights, discusses why new cereal varieties in Canada are declining during On the Brink Season 2 Episode 3, with a cereal research field visible in the background.
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PBR: Canada’s Hidden Innovation Engine | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 3

Canada

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

Quentin Martin of Cribit Seeds discusses how Canadian oat breeding investment has kept crown rust from devastating eastern Canada's oat production in On The Brink Season 2 Episode 2.
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Where the Conversation Goes Next | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 2

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

Shawn Brook, President of Seed World Group, discusses Canadian plant breeding in On The Brink Episode 10.
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Where the Conversation Goes Next | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 1

Canada

John Barlow on the Fight to Save Canada’s Ag Research Facilities

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Independent Seed, National Impact | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 9

Greg Stamp, Seed Business Manager at Stamp Seeds, discusses rebuilding Canada's variety marketplace on On the Brink Episode 8
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Finding Canada’s Way: Rebuilding the Variety Marketplace | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 8

Canada

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

Adam Dyck, Program Manager at Warburtons Canada, featured on On the Brink Episode 7 discussing Canadian plant breeding investment
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What’s at Stake in Every Slice | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 7

Anthony Parker
Canada

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

Dairy farmer Andrew Campbell of Middlesex County Ontario discusses producing more with less through Canadian plant breeding research
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Producing More With Less | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 6

U.S.

Why the Fertilizer Crisis Won’t End When the Iran War Does

Gerald Girard, Director of Barley Procurement at Malteurop, On the Brink Episode 5: An Investment in Every Canadian
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An Investment In Every Canadian | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 5

Doug Miller of the Canadian Seed Growers Association discusses federal research cuts and Canadian plant breeding in On the Brink Episode 4: End of the Status Quo
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The End of the Status Quo | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 4

Darcy Unger talks seed investment in this on the brink thumbnail
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Why Invest in Canada’s Seed Future | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 3

Curtis Pozniak is on the latest episode of On the Brink.
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Canadian Conditions Need Made-for-Canada Solutions | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 2

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Advancing Better Canola: Before Canola Can Thrive, it Must Survive

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AI and Sales: Why Garbage in Still Means Garbage Out

The Best Partnerships Don’t Sell Machines. They Build Better Ones

GLOBAL NEWS
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Study: European Agricultural Competitiveness Falls Behind Rivals

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USDA Awards $86.6M in Specialty Crop Block Grants

How One Wild Peanut Changed Breeding Around the World

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El Niño Seed Supply Risks: Is the Industry Prepared?

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