Regulatroy Roundup
National DuPont Asserts Patent Infringement Against MonsantoDuPont has filed a lawsuit against Monsanto for violating a United States patent protecting a novel seed production technique. The lawsuit was filed in […]
New Tools Speeding Genetic Progress
New Tools Speeding Genetic Progress New lab-based businesses supporting the seed industry are helping lighten the workload. The seed industry is benefitting from an explosion of lab-based businesses which provide […]
Top 10 of 2012
1. Keeping Seed Safe. Few connections have been made between seed and the contamination of food, but seed industry members, who feel the impact of every food safety scare with […]
Top 10 of 2011
Seed World’s Pick: See which article the editor of Seed World thinks had the most impact in 2011! 1. The Mice Become Mightier The world’s biggest seed companies are […]
Champions of Independence
Champions of Independence Anticipating the Next Play Considering the rapid evolutionary pace of the seed industry, it’s no longer good enough to just peer into the future. Much like a […]
Feature Articles
Champions of Independence Considering the rapid evolutionary pace of the seed industry, it’s no longer good enough to just peer into the future. Much like a football team needs to […]
Seed Treatment: A Tool for Sustainable Agriculture
Seed treatment technology has come a long way since the use of salt brine in the mid-1600s. Today seed treatments deliver clear environmental, economic and social benefits, making the technology […]
Food Fight
The Global Crop Diversity Trust explains the link between changing weather patterns and food riots. Every year, in a tradition dating to the 1940s, thousands gather in the Spanish town […]
year in review
Now is the Time for fruit and veggies“Now that the president has signed First Lady Michelle Obama’s child nutrition bill into law, and with debate beginning in early 2011 on […]
Patent Reform in the United States…
U.S. patent law has not experienced comprehensive changes in the past 60 years. However, the world of U.S. patents changed as we know it on September 16, 2011, when President […]
Expiration Date
**The following article raises many questions around patent expiration. A lot of work is being done on this issue by industry so watch for more on this topic and the […]
Yukon Gold named 2011 Seed of the Year
Yukon Gold potatoes have been named the 2011 Seed of the Year by the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association. Learn more about this award-winning potato variety.
Giant Views of the Industry: Part Two
Back to part one… Giant Views of the Industry continued…. Independents Face New ChallengesThe increase in the use of new technologies and resulting evolution of the seed industry also brings […]
CSTA-Canada Needs Improved
CSTA Canada Needs Improved Intellectual Property Protection Agriculture accounts for more than eight per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product, providing Canadians with 2.1 million employment opportunities. Additionally, Canada is […]
CSAAC-Regulating
CSAAC Regulating CSAAC Member Seed Testing Labs Certified seed that is sold to producers has gone through a rigorous regulatory process before it goes to the field. The crop is […]
CSGA-Staying Current
CSGA Staying Current with Policies and Regulations This issue of Germination reinforces the importance for everyone in the seed industry to stay involved and up-to-date on changing policies, regulations and […]
Redefining Fuel
Canada’s newly minted Renewable Fuels Standard is creating opportunities across the country’s business landscape. A recent report by market research company RNCOS identified the Americas—namely, the United States, Brazil, Argentina […]
Pilot Project Lifts Off
The face of seed certification in Canada may soon be changing. Efficiency is the watchword of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s new pilot project for certified soybean seed crop inspections, […]
Falling Behind part 2
Producers’ ConcernsTownsend says royalties present one area of misinformation surrounding UPOV 1991. Producers believe the new convention will allow breeders to collect royalties on both seed and harvested material, but […]
Falling Behind
Canada’s failure to comply with UPOV 1991 is having a negative effect on innovation—putting breeding programs across the country at a disadvantage when compared with other countries. With new traits […]
Industry News – October 2011
People News Jose Graziano da Silva of Brazil has been elected director-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. Since 2006, he has served as FAO’s assistant director-general and regional representative […]
October 2011 Issue
October Issue Maneuvering Through the Regulatory MazeThe recent increase of new traits to feed a growing population is putting unrelenting pressure on both the regulatory system and seed industry—what progress […]
Seed World – December 2011 Issue
December Issue Since 1915 (PDF download)The first issue of Seed World was published in 1915. Read on for a timeline of interesting news and events that were printed in the […]
Organic Seed Industry at a Crossroads
Organic seed growers in the United States will potentially face some hard production decisions dependant on possible changes to certification regulations. In order for organic fruit, vegetables and grain to […]
The Native Seed Industry: Not for the Faint-Hearted
A healthy, stable native seed industry is entering the new U.S. fiscal year, but the debt crisis and concern over budget cuts to conservation programs have industry leaders watching the […]
Harmonizing Regulations for Better Trade
There is a need for global harmonization of seed health and seed trade regulations. Seed companies in today’s global environment need to be aware of many different types of seed […]
Maneuvering Through the Regulatory Maze
The U.S. regulatory system remains the gold standard, but the recent drive to introduce new, genetically enhanced crops to feed a growing population is putting unrelenting pressure on both the […]
Giant Views
Sparking the Next Green Revolution Nobel laureate and legendary agronomist Norman Borlaug’s development of semi-dwarf, disease-resistant, high-yielding wheat varieties led to an increase in global food production known as the […]
Drop In the Pond
With changes looming for the Canadian Wheat Board, the impact on the Western Grains Research Foundation may seem inconsequential. However, the WGRF faces some changes if it is going to […]
Other People’s Innovations
Looking into plant intellectual property law around the world lands the spectator in the middle of the culture wars of the late 20th century. Marxism lost its attraction on the […]
Sharing genetics across the world
The availability of a broad base of genetic resources across numerous crops around the world is critical—what more needs to be done to ensure access? In June 2004, 40 nations […]
Industry News – September 2011
People News Limagrain Cereal Seeds has hired Hayley Butler and Zach Gaines as research associates assigned to Limagrain’s North American headquarters in Fort Collins, Col. Don Obert has been hired […]
September 2011 Issue
September Issue How We Can Feed the WorldAdoption and proper use of new technologies and production methods will be critical in helping to feed a growing world population. Sharing […]
CSS and Seed expo special
CSS 2011 & Seed Expo brings corn, sorghum and soybean experts together The American Seed Trade Association’s CSS 2011 & Seed Expo, being held December 6-9 in Chicago, Ill., will […]
Strategy
Stacking the Odds for Success In the past decade, multi-stacked hybrids have come into the marketplace and these stacks are expected to grow even larger in the coming years. While […]
Plant Breeders Unite
Plant Breeders across North America are poised to offer exciting solutions to major challenges including climate change and food security. Seth Murray, a corn breeder at Texas A&M, and his […]