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The Benefits of Upgrading Seed Processing Screening Equipment

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Strategy Creates Momentum. Planning Creates Motion.

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The Overlooked Role of Seed Processors in Crop Success

Garry Hamilton of Nexeed
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Keeping Seed Cleaning Plants Moving: 13 Years in Parts & Service

Canada

Strengthening Canada’s Variety Development Pipeline Through Private-Sector Innovation 

FEATURE STORY
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
In Episode 8 of On The Brink, grower Mark Keating of Keating Seed argues the financial risk on Canadian farms has never been higher, and that...
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Edwini Kessie, director of the Agriculture and Commodities Division at the World Trade Organization, discusses global agricultural innovation, trade fragmentation and the future of the seed sector.
U.S.

Why the Seed Industry Has a Stake in the Future of Global Trade

Europe

Young Professionals and Influence in the Seed Sector

Attendees of the 2026 National Association of Plant Breeders annual meeting gather for a group photo at Texas A&M University.
U.S.

Nutrition Emerged as a Big Theme at NAPB 2026

Canada

Brian Rossnagel Inducted Into Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame for Transforming Barley and Oat Breeding

Canada

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

NEWS
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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

Farm family standing in a wheat field at sunset representing the future of seed industry innovation
U.S.

Who Is the Seed Industry Innovating For?

BUSINESS
Canada

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

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

SUSTAINABILITY
Canada

What Sustainability Really Means for Seed, Farms and Retailers

Canada

Soil Compaction Isn’t the Problem — it’s the Symptom

Canada

Stop Treating Symptoms: Why Farm Management Problems Need Systems-Thinking Solutions

RESEARCH
Canada

Why The Best Solutions Aren’t Built for Everywhere

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

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People Make the Difference: The Team Behind Keating Seed Corp’s Success
Marc Béland, Senior Director of Agriculture at Premier Tech, has been a key contributor to the company since 1996. With a career deeply rooted in biologicals research and development, Marc brings decades of expertise and passion for agricultural innovation to the forefront of his work.
Canada
On-Seed Inoculants: A Conversation with Marc Béland on the Future of Seed Treatment
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

Stuart Smyth of the University of Saskatchewan explains why Canada’s world-leading farm productivity rests on past Canadian agricultural R&D investment...
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

As plant breeding consolidates into fewer programs and locations, veteran Ontario agronomist Paul Sullivan makes the case that locally adapted...
Europe

Why the Seed Sector Is Raising the Bar on Social Rights 

In an interview with Ben Rivoire of the International Seed Federation, Seed World explores whether labor rights and ethical practices...
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

Manitoba seed grower Jake Ayre of Southern Seed Ltd. argues Canadian plant breeding investment returns 34 to 1 — and...
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Why Canadian Farmers are Leading Discussions on a New Wheat Breeding Model

Jocelyn Velestuk says Canada’s wheat breeding system is at an “inflection point” as stakeholders look to create a stronger future...
Canada

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

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Why promising research fails to reach the market, and what leaders say needs to change...
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In the latest Seed World Podcast, Reinheimer explains why Canada risks falling behind globally, and what must change to protect...
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