Customization Creates Meaningful Relationships
Knowing clients deeply helps build stronger, lasting relationships. Genovix launched in 2019 with core features for most plant breeders while offering customization for unique customer needs.
Récord de Adopción: Cultivos Transgénicos Alcanzaron 210 Millones de Hectáreas en 2024
La superficie mundial de cultivos transgénicos sigue en expansión, con Sudamérica liderando el crecimiento (+3,5%), seguida por Norteamérica (+1,1%).
OECD–FAO Outlook: Crop Demand, Trade to Rise Over Next Decade
The OECD–FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034 offers a 10-year forecast for global, regional, and national agriculture and fish markets, covering trends in cereals, oilseeds, sugar, biofuels, cotton, and more.
Food Adulteration Has a Long History
By 1860, the first Food Adulteration Act was passed in Britain, driven by Dr. Arthur Hassal, who revealed widespread food fraud—like chicory in coffee, indigo-colored tea, and iron-boosted meat pies—highlighting the public health risks of adulteration.
Seeds Canada Wants Bold Reform. CFIA Wants Stakeholder Consensus. Can Both Win?
One looks to modernize the rules while the other is pushing to rewrite the playbook
Coffee. Beer. Genetics. This Plant Breeder’s Teaching Style is Anything but Boring
Rex Bernardo is using your favourite drinks to shake up how we teach science — and it might just change the way we think about food.
The Distribution Brand Dilemma: Worth the Risk to Brand Equity or Necessary to Stay Relevant?
Farmers still reminisce about Funk’s G decades later, highlighting its strong brand equity. It raises the question: would the Funk brothers have embraced a distribution brand?
Assosementi, UIPVE Unite to Support Ukraine’s Seed Industry
Assosementi and Ukraine’s UIPVE signed an MoU on July 14 to strengthen cooperation in the seed sector, promoting scientific, technical, and economic ties and supporting Ukraine’s food security.
Superar los Límites del Potencial de los Cultivos
ZeaKal impulsa la productividad agrícola con PhotoSeed™, una innovación que transforma la fotosíntesis en mayores rendimientos, mejor nutrición y sostenibilidad ambiental.
Youth in Agrifood Systems: FAO Report Highlights Challenges and Opportunities for 1.3 Billion Young People
The FAO’s new report, The Status of Youth in Agrifood Systems, underscores the crucial role of the world’s 1.3 billion young people in transforming agriculture. With 85% living in lower-income countries, greater youth inclusion could unlock major economic gains. The report calls for policy and technical support to create jobs, improve food security, and empower youth as key players in tackling global challenges like climate change and an aging farming workforce.
How a Global Crisis Changed Seed Production Forever
Five years after the pandemic disrupted international seed production, U.S. companies and their partners in Chile have permanently adopted innovations born out of necessity. From virtual field inspections and drone imagery to faster paperwork and digital certification, what began as crisis response has evolved into a more agile, efficient system for counter-season seed production. Industry leaders say improved connectivity, remote monitoring, and stronger local teams are now standard practice. The changes not only streamlined operations during COVID-19 but also helped boost seed quality, planning, and communication — creating long-term gains across the global seed supply chain.
PubPlant: El Google Maps del ADN Vegetal
Desde el genoma de Arabidopsis en 2000, se han secuenciado más de 1000 especies vegetales, generando un reto clave: organizar y compartir estos datos masivos.
PubPlant: The Google Maps of Plant DNA
In the past 20 years, plant science has sequenced over 1,000 species since the 2000 Arabidopsis genome, creating a data revolution—and a new challenge in organizing and sharing this wealth of information.
Embrapa and CIMMYT Strengthen Global Partnership on Wheat
Researchers from CIMMYT visited Brazil to strengthen their partnership with Embrapa on developing climate-resilient wheat. The collaboration focuses on exchanging genetic material to improve wheat varieties, supporting efforts to adapt to climate change.
Embrapa y el CIMMYT Fortalecen su Alianza Global en el Cultivo de Trigo
CIMMYT y Embrapa refuerzan su alianza en Brasil para impulsar el mejoramiento genético del trigo y desarrollar variedades más resistentes al cambio climático.
How Cucumbers Got Longer – And Why It’s A Big Deal For Farming
Cucumbers are helping advance genomic research beyond their role as a popular crop. A study by the John Innes Centre and CAAS explored genetic differences between wild and domesticated cucumbers, focusing on fruit elongation. The research highlights the role of non-coding “silent” DNA mutations—once overlooked—in shaping traits, offering new potential for precision breeding of high-yield, diverse crops.
Now Hiring — But Not Just Anyone
Summit Seed Coatings focuses on building a workplace where employees feel they belong. Hiring reflects our commitment to culture, ensuring new team members are the right fit and part of a company people want to join.
EU, Türkiye Urged to Resolve Seed Potato Dispute
The European potato sector faces rising concerns as Türkiye rejected over 5,500 tonnes of EU and UK seed potatoes due to pest detections, despite prior testing confirming compliance with international phytosanitary standards.
Las Reglas Para Utilizar la Estrategia del “Enemigo Común”
El liderazgo moviliza a las personas hacia un objetivo común; identificar un adversario compartido puede inspirar unidad, aunque mal aplicado puede dañar la cultura y reputación de la organización.
How Plants Know When to Heal Themselves
Scientists at the University of Helsinki have discovered how plants detect and repair damage to their protective outer layer, the periderm. Using Arabidopsis, they found that gas exchange—specifically changes in ethylene and oxygen levels—triggers regeneration when the barrier is breached. The findings could help improve crop resilience and shelf life.
IP Panelists Say if we Don’t Protect Innovation, We’re Killing the System That Feeds Us
Canada’s seed industry needs an intellectual property wake-up call, Seeds Canada conference hears during closing session. To close out today’s Seeds Canada Annual Conference in Quebec City, three of North […]
He Led Through a Pandemic and a Trade War — Now He’s Stepping Down
Barry Senft’s coming departure as Seeds Canada CEO leaves one big question: who’s ready to fill his boots?
AAFC Just Assembled a CUSMA SWAT Team — Here’s Why
With looming tariffs and a fast-approaching trade agreement review, Canada is retooling its approach to trade. A new team is leading the charge.
Seeds Canada Has Released its Annual Review. Here’s the Highlights
The report highlights how Seeds Canada is laying the groundwork for a more resilient, unified, and forward-looking industry.
This Young Scientist is Proving That Traditional Farming Wisdom Still Holds the Key
For Michele Nalle, agriculture has always been more than food — it’s a way of life. Growing up on the small Indonesian island of Timor, she was surrounded by traditional […]
Quebec is About to Make Treated Seed a Controlled Substance. It Could Trigger a Pest Surge
Starting Aug. 1, farmers will need a prescription to use seed treated with insecticide. An agronomist warns it could cause big issues.
New Study Shows Saskatchewan Barley Producers Lead in Sustainable Production
A new GIFS study confirms Saskatchewan and Western Canadian farmers lead the world in sustainable barley, achieving the lowest carbon footprint among major producing regions.
How Canada’s New Crop Rules Could Supercharge Global Food Security
With new, streamlined regulations, innovators finally have the green light to bring next-gen seeds to market faster than ever before. For over a decade, Canada’s biotechnology industry and government regulators […]
Seeds Canada Members Get Serious About Sustainability
The seed industry has published a voluntary guide to sustainability, not to impose new rules, but to shape the narrative before others do. It’s both a defensive measure and a […]
Uruguay acaba de entregarle a Canadá una hoja de ruta sobre cómo construir un sistema moderno
Diego Russo, de URUPOV, visitó Canadá esta semana para ofrecer un ejemplo de cómo se pueden cambiar las políticas de semillas para beneficio de todos.
Uruguay Just Gave Canada a Roadmap on How to Build a Modern System
URUPOV’s Diego Russo went to Canada this week to offer an example of how seed policies can be changed to benefit everyone.
El Cambio Climático Provoca Sequías sin Precedentes, Según un Informe Respaldado por la ONU
Un informe respaldado por la ONU advierte que desde 2023 se han registrado algunas de las sequías más graves de la historia, intensificando la pobreza, el hambre y la degradación ambiental.
CIHEAM Zaragoza and ANOVE Partner to Advance Plant Breeding Innovation and Training
CIHEAM Zaragoza and ANOVE have signed a framework agreement to boost collaboration in plant breeding through training, research, and innovation. The partnership aims to strengthen ties between the institutions and support the development of Spain’s agrifood sector.
Mark Carney’s Budget Blitz Could Reshape the Industry — For Better or Worse
With Washington rewriting the rules and Ottawa tightening the purse strings, industry leaders warn: adapt fast or get left behind.
Remembering a Giant of Ontario’s Seed Industry
He mentored the next generation of ag leaders, and helped build one of Ontario’s most influential ag hubs. Peter Hannam didn’t just shape a farm — he reshaped the future […]
She’s in a League of Her Own
The seed industry grows because of bold ideas, tireless effort and people who refuse to settle. Among those shaping the present and future of this field are women whose work isn’t just important—it’s transformative. These women don’t just meet expectations. They exceed them. Again and again.