b'RECOGNIZING THE BEST OF THE BESTThe 2024 Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation (CPBI) Awards celebrate three scholarship recipients and three plant breeders at Syngenta Canada.Marc ZienkiewiczWITH THE COMMON goals of recognizing achievement and innovation in plant breeding and shining a spotlight on theAPPLY NOW FOR NEXT YEARS AWARDS!contributions made by plant breeders in Canada, the Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation (CPBI) Awards program is celebrat- Want to apply for Seed of the Year or the Canadian Plant ing its fifth year. Breeding & Genetics Award? Visit germination.ca/cpbi-The CPBI Awardswhich were formed in 2020 when theawards/ for info. If you are a student at the University Seed of the Year and Canadian Plant Breeding and Geneticsof British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Awards came together under one umbrellaare an oppor- Saskatchewan, University of Manitoba, University of tunity to recognize plant breeders at various stages in theirGuelph, McGill University or Laval University and wish to careers.be a CPBI Scholar, watch for application availability at your It is broken down into the following components:CPBI Innovation Scholarships (formerly Seed of theuniversity. Each season, scholarship applications will be Year scholarships)Recognizing up-and-coming young plantposted at the universities by late summer with applications breeders. The scholarships enjoy the support of 11 great spon- due by Oct. 31. sors this year (see below right) with three $3,500 scholarships being handed out.Seed of the YearHonouring the accomplishments of breeders and a game-changing variety they created, with the intention of bolstering knowledge of the importance of breed-ing programs in Canada.Canadian Plant Breeding and Genetics AwardSponsored by Seeds Canada and Seed World Canada, it is presented annually to a public or private sector researcher who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of Canadian plant agriculture through research in plant breeding and genetics.Congratulations to all and thank-you to our wonderful sponsors, who make it all possible! Stay tuned in 2024 as we release video interviews and podcast episodes to celebrate our winners. 18GERMINATION.CAJANUARY 2024'