b'Transition Hub will focus on providing sustainable solutionsheld in conjunction with the CFWF annual conference. Marc to Scotlands future food, environmental and waterZienkiewicz, Sonja Begemann, Ashley Robinson and Alex Martin security concerns. HydroGlen is a green hydrogen-poweredwon silver in the electronic mediavideo category for the Seed farming community pilot based at the Institutes research farmSpeaks episode Why do GMOs Have an Image Problem? Marc at Glensaugh in Aberdeenshire. Through the development ofZienkiewicz won silver in the electronic mediaaudio category renewable-generated electricity, HydroGlen will support thefor the Germination podcast How 3 Numbers and 2 Letters energy needs of both the farm and its community of seven associ- Changed the Canola Game. Ashley Robinson won silver in the ated households. It will provide a scalable and replicable conceptcurrent affairsfeature category for the Spud Smart story The for farming and other rural communities to demonstrate howRegenerative Ag Debate. The winners were chosen by 22 judges to become self-reliant, net-zero carbon energy producers andfrom across Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.exporters. HydroGlen will demonstrate how 100% of the commu-nitys electricity, heating and transport fuel energy requirements can be self-generated renewably. Seed specialist KWS recently launched TraitWay, a website that provides information about available native traits, in addition to guidance on the process of obtaining a simple license.Lesaffre has acquired Recombia Biosciences, a San FranciscoThe balance of sharing innovation while maintaining adequate Bay Area based biotechnology company centered on technol- intellectual property (IP) protection is essential to continue the ogy licensed from Stanford University, according to a release.development of higher performing plant varieties. KWS believes The acquisition builds on the strategic partnership cre- that plant breeding innovation is crucial to help solve the agri-ated between the companies in 2020 to heighten Recombiacultural challenges felt across the worldincluding climate Biosciences genome-editing technologies and further the devel- change, an increase in food demand and political requirements, opment of yeasts for the sustainable production of fermentedaccording to a release.ingredients. The collaboration marked Lesaffres first step into the Synthetic Biology world. Throughout the partnership, the companies have joined forces to create and develop new yeastNorfolk Plant Sciences modified tomato is unlikely to pose an strains and optimize the production of various biosourced ingre- increased plant pest risk relative to its comparator, stated a dients and biofuels. Regulatory Status Review (RSR) issued on Wednesday, Sept. 7, by the USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The purple tomato is no longer restricted due Seed World Groupthe parent company of European Seedto regulations that limit Movement of Organisms Modified orhas won three agriculture journalism awards at theProduced through Genetic Engineering. This decision is highly Canadian Farm Writers Federation (CFWF) awards which hap- rewarding for researchers at NPS, a company under the John pened in Regina, Sask., on Oct. 1. The awards ceremony wasInnes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory. EUROPEAN-SEED.COMIEUROPEAN SEED I 39'