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Canada

The Benefits of Upgrading Seed Processing Screening Equipment

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Canada

Strategy Creates Momentum. Planning Creates Motion.

Canada

The Overlooked Role of Seed Processors in Crop Success

Garry Hamilton of Nexeed
Canada

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

Canada

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

FEATURE STORY
The Scholarship Winner Helping Rewrite the Future of Crop Genetics
When Anirup Sengupta talks about plant breeding on this week's episode of the podcast, he reaches for an analogy almost anyone can understand...
THE LATEST
Canada

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

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

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

Canada

At 25, Anirup Sengupta is Already Thinking Decades Ahead for Agriculture

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

Breeding Canada’s Future | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 7

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

NEWS
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

BUSINESS
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

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

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

Canada

Why The Best Solutions Aren’t Built for Everywhere

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

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June 22 - June 25
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Canada
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.
On the Brink

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...
Canada

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

ISTA 2026 will bring seed testing professionals, regulators and industry leaders to Calgary to discuss global seed movement, accreditation, AI...
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
On the Brink

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...
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Canada

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

A single-star evaluation helped save a breeding line that would go on to become 2026 Seed of the Year...
Canada

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

The vice chair of the House agriculture committee says witness testimony made it clear: research facility closures would have lasting...
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The “Valley of Death” in Canadian Ag Innovation

Why promising research fails to reach the market, and what leaders say needs to change...
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