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Jim Dyck has spent about 18 years breeding oats in Saskatchewan. He is one of a handful of private oat breeders left in Western Canada, and he will tell you why that number is so small. In this episode of On The Brink, Dyck walks through what it actually takes to bring a new oat variety to market. Oat breeding runs on a 10 to 15 year clock, and the money only arrives at the end of it. When funding gets uncertain, a program does not shut down loudly. It slows projects and shelves some of them, and none of that generates an announcement. His answer is a variety use agreement. A grower who buys certified seed and later plants farm-saved seed of that variety declares those acres and pays a per-acre fee back into the breeding program. On ORe BOOST, the Seeds Canada listing caps that fee at $2 per acre. A second Oat Advantage variety, ORe RUMINATOR, is listed at $2.50, with certified seed launching in fall 2026. Dyck also talks about the feed oat family he is developing, bred for high protein and kernel uniformity, and why oats keep him interested after nearly two decades. "There are so many things that we can work with in oats that it's easy to get up in the morning and be in a field of oats," he says. Filmed in an oat plot at Ag in Motion near Langham, Sask. Jim Dyck, Owner, Oat Advantage On The Brink is a cross-country video series exploring the future of plant breeding in Canada. Each episode features voices from across the industry in an open, ongoing conversation about innovation and long-term investment in Canadian agriculture. #seeds #seeding #seedworld #agriculture #oats #plantbreeding #seedindustry #seedsector #farming #agribusiness #westerncanada #cdnag 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more insights on the latest in the seed industry!   📌   📌 About Seed World Group (SWG): Seed World Group is a handpicked team of strategists, storytellers and marketers. We’ve been serving the seed industry since 1991 and today have staff spread across North America Europe, LATAM and beyond. With our two divisions — Seed World CREATE and Seed World Media – we are able to deliver highly focused consulting, strategic solutions, digital tools and content shared via a suite of global seed sector media channels. Our goal is to connect people to people across the seed sector, locally, regionally and globally. Interested in learning more? Visit www.seedworldgroup.com. ▬ Website & Social Media ▬▬▬▬▬ ► Website: https://seedworldgroup.com/ ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedworldgroup ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/seedworldgroup ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedWorldGroup
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Where does a refocused AAFC fit into Canada's breeding system? Dr. Francois Eudes says it belongs at the beginning. Eudes is director of research, development and technology for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Alberta sites, and the department's national lead for Breeding Innovation and Crop Germplasm Development. In this episode he argues that public investment belongs in foundational science and in advancing Canadian germplasm, with access extended to every company that can build on it, while variety development sits with the commercial programs that need a return on investment. He also names the fiscal pressure at AAFC as part of what brought plant genetic improvement back into the conversation, and warns that the current momentum will not hold indefinitely. #PlantBreeding #CanadianAgriculture #SeedIndustry On the Brink is a Seed World Canada series exploring the future of plant breeding through conversations with the people shaping Canadian agriculture. Each episode brings a different perspective to one question: How do we build a stronger innovation system for the future?   📌 About Seed World Group (SWG): Seed World Group is a handpicked team of strategists, storytellers and marketers. We’ve been serving the seed industry since 1991 and today have staff spread across North America Europe, LATAM and beyond. With our two divisions — Seed World CREATE and Seed World Media – we are able to deliver highly focused consulting, strategic solutions, digital tools and content shared via a suite of global seed sector media channels. Our goal is to connect people to people across the seed sector, locally, regionally and globally. Interested in learning more? Visit www.seedworldgroup.com. ▬ Website & Social Media ▬▬▬▬▬ ► Website: https://seedworldgroup.com/ ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedworldgroup ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/seedworldgroup ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedWorldGroup
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#seed #seeds #seeding #seedworld #agriculture #seedtesting #agriculturetechnology #agricultureeducation #agricultureproduct #seedindustry #seedsector #farming #agribusiness 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more insights on the latest in the seed industry!   📌   📌 About Seed World Group (SWG): Seed World Group is a handpicked team of strategists, storytellers and marketers. We’ve been serving the seed industry since 1991 and today have staff spread across North America Europe, LATAM and beyond. With our two divisions — Seed World CREATE and Seed World Media – we are able to deliver highly focused consulting, strategic solutions, digital tools and content shared via a suite of global seed sector media channels. Our goal is to connect people to people across the seed sector, locally, regionally and globally. Interested in learning more? Visit www.seedworldgroup.com. ▬ Website & Social Media ▬▬▬▬▬ ► Website: https://seedworldgroup.com/ ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedworldgroup ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/seedworldgroup ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedWorldGroup
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#seed #seeds #seeding #seedworld #agriculture #seedtesting #agriculturetechnology #agricultureeducation #agricultureproduct #seedindustry #seedsector #farming #agribusiness 📌 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more insights on the latest in the seed industry!   📌   📌 About Seed World Group (SWG): Seed World Group is a handpicked team of strategists, storytellers and marketers. We’ve been serving the seed industry since 1991 and today have staff spread across North America Europe, LATAM and beyond. With our two divisions — Seed World CREATE and Seed World Media – we are able to deliver highly focused consulting, strategic solutions, digital tools and content shared via a suite of global seed sector media channels. Our goal is to connect people to people across the seed sector, locally, regionally and globally. Interested in learning more? Visit www.seedworldgroup.com. ▬ Website & Social Media ▬▬▬▬▬ ► Website: https://seedworldgroup.com/ ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedworldgroup ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/seedworldgroup ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedWorldGroup
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