b'TABLE OF CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2025FEATURESPivi Mannerkorpi Reflects on Two Decades of EU Leadership .06How Scotlands Plant Breeding Shapes The Future .08Seed World Global Innovation Showdown Results 13Danish Presidency: A Clear Focus on PRM & NGT 22Why The CPVO Matters Now More Than Ever 2608 Euroseeds Spotlight: Federico Vittorio Pisani.28Euroseeds Spotlight: Branislava Popov .29Euroseeds Spotlight: Yasmine Ambrogio 30Fescue to the Rescue 32Fun Facts on Grasses 38Plant Breeders: The Unsung Heroes in the Battle Against Misinformation 42DEPARTMENTSEditors Message 04Column: Sense, Nonsense and Science 12INSIDERS: Advice from Industry Experts 24Column: Since You Asked .25Column: The Risk Corner 40Global Seed Watch44Industry News 46Giant Views 48ON THE COVERPernille Ollendorff Hede, CEO of Healthycrop.Photography by Kenneth Grymen32SEPTEMBER 2025|SEEDWORLD.COM/EUROPEISEED WORLD EUROPE I 1'