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

Reversing AAFC Cuts Could Buy Time — But Canada Still Needs Breeding Reform

U.S.

NAPB 2026 Puts Spotlight on Cotton Breeding and Fiber Quality Advances

Canada

Canadian Parliament Urges Reversal of Agricultural Research Centre Closures

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

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Canada

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

Canada

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “Consolidation” is a False Efficiency in Crop Breeding

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

Dean Spaner (right) with students and colleagues Enid Perez-Lara and Hiroshi Kubota.
Canada

“I’m Dean”: The Humble Leadership of Wheat Breeder Dean Spaner Leaves Lasting Mark on Prairie Agriculture

D.J. Bing (second from right) at a conference in Australia with colleagues Robyne Davidson, Stan Blade and Tom Warkentin. Photo courtesy Robyne Davidson
Canada

A Quiet Giant in Pea Breeding: Remembering AAFC Scientist D.J. Bing

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

U.S.

NAPB 2026 in Texas Showcases Innovation as Borlaug Scholars Program Invites New Sponsors

Canada

Seed Innovation in Canada: The Funding Problem No One Can Ignore

Canada

Plant Pathology, Farmers and 40 Years in Ag: Dr. Kelly Turkington’s Story

The 2025 Borlaug Scholars
Canada

Industry Leaders Back NAPB Borlaug Scholars — Now New Sponsors Are Invited for 2026

U.S.

Why the 2026 NAPB Annual Meeting at Texas A&M is a Must-Attend

Canada

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

Canada

AAFC’s Science Footprint is Changing — its Commitment to Innovation is Not

Canada

Canada’s Crop Breeding System Faces a Turning Point

Canada

Plant-Protein Demand Shaping New Yellow Pea and Faba Bean Lines on the Prairies

Canada

10 Years After UPOV ’91: Is Canada Ready for a New Plant Breeding Funding Model?

Canada

New Barley Lines Could Help Beer Stay Fresher Longer

Canada

Loss of Prairie Research Stations Threatens Wheat Testing System, PGDC Committee Hears

Canada

New Mustard Promises Yield Gains as PRCO Flags GM and Research Risks

Canada

Who Funds Wheat Research in Canada? Increasingly, it’s Farmers

Canada

Canadian Seed Industry Warns of Lost Year in Crop Breeding and Field Trials

Canada

AAFC Research Station Closures Trigger Emergency Study in Ottawa

Canada

The New Trade Map: Why Canadian Seed Companies Should Rethink “the Global Marketplace”

Canada

CFIA Cuts Will Not Disrupt Seed Regulatory Modernization

Canada

Manitoba Seed Growers Challenge Ottawa on AAFC Cuts After Davos Food Security Message

Canada

Saskatchewan Seed Growers Call for Reversal of AAFC Facility Closures in Indian Head and Scott

Canada

CFIA Job Cuts Confirmed as Ottawa Targets $235M in Savings

Canada

What we Know So Far About the Reported Cuts to AAFC Staffing, Research Stations

CAN360

What AAFC Research Station Closures Could Mean for Canadian Seed Innovation

Canada

Alberta MLA Urges Action After AAFC Layoffs Threaten Lacombe-Area Ag Research

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From Motion to Momentum: Where Strategy Begins

The Overlooked Role of Seed Processors in Crop Success

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

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

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Scientists Build First Watermelon Super-Pangenome to Advance Crop Breeding

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Money Plant Reveals Nature’s Hidden Algorithm

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Why Farm Bill Uncertainty Matters to Seed

Why Canada’s Breeding Future Hinges on Value Creation

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