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Grower Mark Keating in his field, illustrating Canadian plant breeding investment in Episode 8 of On The Brink.
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

Canada

Canada’s Wheat Breeding System Cannot Stay Status Quo, Leaders Warn in New Webinar

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Canada is On the Brink. Let’s Talk About It | On the Brink Season 1: Episode 1

CAN360

What AAFC Research Station Closures Could Mean for Canadian Seed Innovation

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What’s Next for Canadian Seed? Doug Miller Weighs in as he Exits CSGA

Canada

Sustainability is Already Built Into Canadian Farming

Canada

SeCan Unveils Canadian Genetics Gaining Attention for 2026

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Genetic Markers – Why Nick Stratford’s Blood Type Might be ‘P’ For Policy

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On the Spot – Doug Says It Straight: What Canada’s Seed System Really Needs

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Rethinking Seed: In Conversation with Brent Collins

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Goverstry or Bust

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Hot Takes: 10 Years to Breed, Five Years to Fund

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Policy, But Make It Interesting: Lauren Comin Rises to the Challenge

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Protein Pivot: How Seed Developers are Playing the Game

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The Quiet Comeback of Canadian Asparagus: How New Varieties are Revitalizing a Forgotten Crop

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Get Ready to Meet the Future of Seed Innovation

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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

Garry Hamilton of Nexeed

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

GLOBAL NEWS
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

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

The Scholarship Winner Helping Rewrite the Future of Crop Genetics

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