Why Mentorship is the Key to Plant Breeding’s Future
Welcome to a special podcast preview where we delve into the world of plant breeding, mentorship, and the Borlaug Scholars Program. Editor Marc Zienkiewicz recently attended the National Association of […]
Investing in the Business BY Investing in Employees
Yesterday, I listened to a panel discussion of city mayors. The panel was asked how they were able to justify spending resources on green spaces like city parks and boulevards […]
Euroseeds 2023 Congress: Our Interview with Régis Fournier
At Euroseeds 2023, held this year in St Julian’s, Malta, Régis Fournier, CEO of Limagrain Field Seeds, spoke with Seed World Europe Editorial Director Marcel Bruins. Fournier speaks about what […]
AOSCA Celebrates Dr. Bill Foote with Honorary Lifetime Membership
Bill Foote, director of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Plant Industry Division, honored at AOCSA’s AGM. Each year, the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies celebrates the long-time and […]
Why Is IP Enforcement Stronger/Easier in U.S. Row Crops?
While many may not realize it, intellectual property rights without enforcement are just another exercise in futility. Having plant breeder’s rights (U.S. plant variety protection), utility patents, plant patents, trademarks […]
When it Comes to Soil Health, We’re Doing it Wrong
Soil isn’t an inert growth medium like we once might have thought. It’s teeming with beneficial organisms, and experts say the time is now to think about it in a […]
Sakata Strawberry Seed Venture has Canadian Roots
Most strawberry varieties are propagated from plants, but seed-propagated strawberries could solve disease and transportation challenges In a recent news release, Sakata Seed Corporation announced it will soon begin to […]
UV Light Treatment Shines a Bright Future For Row Crop Seeds
It’s time to shed some light on seeds. UV light, that is. BioLumic recently partnered with Gro Alliance to bring Ultraviolet light-activated seed treatments to a commercial scale. The right […]
Sakata Seed Corporation Enters the Strawberry Seed Business
Most strawberry varieties are propagated from plants, but seed-propagated strawberries could solve disease and transportation challenges In a recent news release, Sakata Seed Corporation announced it will soon begin to […]
Euroseeds 2023 Congress: Our Interview with Pekka Pesonen
At Euroseeds 2023, held this year in St Julian’s, Malta, Pekka Pesonen, Secretary General of COPA COGECA, spoke with Seed World Europe Editorial Director Marcel Bruins. They talked about his […]
How to Test Climate Resilient Varieties
Update on the European H2020 INVITE Project WHY IT MATTERS Agriculture is increasingly being urged to reduce its dependency on external inputs, lower its environmental footprint and cope with more […]
Captivating Your Audience: 3 Critical Ideas for Engaging Content Creation
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the significance of engaging content cannot be overstated. It stands as a crucial element for achieving business success. As industry expert or thought leader, your […]
Euroseeds Statement on IP and NGTs
The European plant breeding and seed sector is firmly of the view that an effective protection and practical enforcement possibilities of intellectual property rights are a precondition for the continuous […]
Captivating Your Audience: 3 Critical Ideas for Engaging Content Creation
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the significance of engaging content cannot be overstated. It stands as a crucial element for achieving business success. As industry expert or thought leader, your […]
A New EU Plant Reproductive Material Legislation?
Following the rejection of the first Commission attempt to modernise the seed marketing legislation in 2013/14, the Council of Ministers in 2019 requested the Commission to carry out another study […]
Adoption of the new Explanatory Notes on EDVs by the UPOV Council
After four years of debate, the UPOV Council, in its 57th Session on 27 October 2023 adopted the new Explanatory Notes (EXN) on Essentially Derived Varieties, which replaced the EXN […]
Climate Change (and its Politics): “Simple, Serious, Solvable”
The changing climate is bringing dramatic change to the seed industry on multiple fronts, from agronomy and production to research and innovation, to policy and regulation. It’s also bringing about […]
IPSA CEO Todd Martin on Syngenta’s Forced Land Sale
Editor’s note: IPSA CEO Todd Martin penned the following perspective on the State of Arkansas’s Oct. 17 decision to force Syngenta subsidiary, Northrup King Seed Co., to sell 160 acres of farmland […]
Is Short-Statured Corn the Future?
Denser and short-statured corn is believed by many in the agriculture industry to be a path to better sustainability. In our changing climate, feeding a growing world population will require […]
From Classroom to Policy Table
Advocating for transparent, predictable, science-based regulatory policies starts with building relationships, says Janae Brady, ASTA’s Vice president of Government Affairs. SW: You grew up on your family’s wheat and sorghum farm in […]
Open letter from World Food Prize Laureates
Below is an open letter from World Food Prize Laureates: “In a world of rising conflict, we must cultivate the fields to grow peace“ In his 1970 Nobel Peace Prize […]
New Report Shares Potential Impact of EU’s Gene Editing Regulations
A new report by the Breakthrough Institute and the Alliance for Science has shared the economic costs due to the EU’s regulations on new genomic techniques (NGTs) according to a release. The report […]
Wildly Proud
One full decade of Seed World Europe and I am wildly proud of the team that continues to bring insightful content to the global seed sector. This team is a […]
#ChooseCertifiedSeed: CSGA is Empowering Farmers with a New Campaign
The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) has officially launched its #ChooseCertifiedSeed campaign, highlighting the importance of Canadian Certified seed, why Certified seed makes a difference, and compelling farmers, food processors, […]
A Seed Processing Renaissance: Adapting to the Modern Food Landscape
In the realm of seed and food processing, innovation has become the key to success. Over the years, the industry has witnessed a remarkable transformation, with cutting-edge technology paving the […]
How Marie Klein is Helping Create Airplane Fuel from Plants
In a world where environmental concerns are at the forefront of global discussions, the search for sustainable energy sources has never been more critical. At the intersection of agriculture, bioenergy, […]
Illegality in Agriculture is Damaging the Entire Supply Chain
February 2023: the Central Investigative Unit of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture (ICQRF) discovers a multi-million Euro fraud in Caserta, regarding the false marketing of almonds and tomatoes, declared organic. […]
Euroseeds 2023 Congress: Our Interview with Szonja Csörgő
At Euroseeds 2023, held this year in St Julian’s, Malta, Szonja Csörgő, Director Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs at Euroseeds, spoke with Seed World Europe Editorial Director Marcel Bruins. Csörgő […]
Crop Improvement Enters a New Era with Phytoform Labs
In the ever-evolving world of agriculture, where the quest for better crop yields and resilience is unceasing, one company is emerging as a game-changer. Phytoform Labs Inc., a pioneering biotechnology […]
Euractiv Panel Discussion Insights: NGT Proposal
The European Commission’s recent proposal for “NGT-derived plants for bolstering the EU’s Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies” has sparked conversations according to a release. Panelists that represent the European […]
Impact of the SUR Proposal on the EU Seed Sector
In June 2022, the European Commission (EC) published their proposal for the regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products (SUR). Amongst other changes, the proposal foresees the prohibition of all plant […]
Euroseeds 2023 Congress: Our Interview with Marco van Leeuwen
At Euroseeds 2023, held this year in St Julian’s, Malta, Marco van Leeuwen, ISF President and Managing Director at Rijk Zwaan, spoke with Seed World Europe Editorial Director Marcel Bruins. […]
Taking Action Against Sorghum Aphids
Fighting back on the farm with genetic resistance There is good news and bad news for sorghum growers. The good news is that they no longer need to worry about […]
Kansas State to Lead $22M Climate Resilient Cereal Crops Project
Kansas State University is celebrating a recent $22M funding commitment from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support cereal breeding oriented to regions whose citizens are at highest risk of […]
Tentative Labour Agreement Sees St. Lawrence Seaway Reopen
A tentative agreement has been reached between the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) and Unifor, an Oct. 29 news release said. Workers will return to work the morning of Monday, Oct. […]
Resilience 101: Cancer isn’t Putting this Future Plant Breeder’s Plans on Hold
Hannah Clubb’s journey into the world of plant breeding has been a little more complicated than many people’s — she’s had to do her studies while dealing with the challenges […]