NAPB 2011 – Giant Views – Rita Mumm
National Association of Plant Breeders, Director of Illinois Plant Breeding Center at the University of Illinois Rita MummPresident Giant Views – NAPB 2011 Annual National Meeting Rita Mumm, president of […]
NAPB 2011 – Giant Views – Todd Wehner
North Carolina State University Todd WehnerWatermelon and Cucumber Breeder Giant Views – NAPB 2011 Annual National Meeting Todd Wehner, watermelon and cucumber breeder at North Carolina State University, discusses the […]
Giant Views Videos 2011: Germains Seed Technology
Germains Seed Technology Interviews Paul Mullan, Managing Director & CEO Daniel Johnson, Business Director, EU Horticulture Part 1 – Corporate Paul Mullan and Daniel Johnson discuss how the past has […]
Giant Views Videos 2011: Buckhorn Industries
Jon Bertolino, National Sales Manager – Center Flow, Buckhorn Inc. Jon Bertolino discusses what part agriculture plays in the business mix at Buckhorn. Jon Bertolino, National Sales Manager – Center […]
Giant Views Videos 2011: TEMPLATE
Rod Stacey, Partner, Verdant Partners LLC Rod Stacey discusses what trends will drive the seed industry in the future. Rod Stacey, Partner, Verdant Partners LLC Rod Stacey discusses what he […]
ISF Seed World 2011 – Giant Views – Monte Kesslering
Viterra Monte Kesslering, P.Ag Vice President, Seed & Crop Protection Giant Views – ISF World Seed Congress 2011 Viterra recently signed a five year research agreement with the CDC. Here, […]
ISF Seed World 2011 – Giant Views – Scott Horner
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ HyTech Production_x000D_ _x000D_ Scott Horner General Manager_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Scott Horner, general manager of HyTech Production in Canada talks about Hytech’s business […]
2011 Giant Views Archives
[componentheading]2011 Videos[/componentheading] Canterra Seeds Dave Hansen, President & CEO View Videos Syngenta Crop Protection AG Christoph Goppelsroeder, Global Head Seed Care View Videos Endless Sky Partners, LLC Darrell A. Maddox, […]
2012 Giant Views
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Dr. Surya Acharya, Forage Breeder, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Station sits down with Germination magazine to discuss the key to his success as a […]
2011 Giant Views Christoph Goppelsroeder
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Syngenta Crop Protection AG_x000D_ _x000D_ Christoph Goppelsroeder Global Head Seed Care_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Christoph Goppelsroeder, global head of seed care for […]
2011 Giant Views Darrell Maddox
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Endless Sky Partners, LLC_x000D_ _x000D_ Darrell A. Maddox Managing Director_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Darrell A. Maddox started Endless Sky Partners. Here he […]
2011 Giant Views JanWillem Breukink
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ INCOTEC_x000D_ _x000D_ JanWillem Breukink President & CEO_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ JanWillem Breukink, President and CEO of INCOTEC, talks about some new products […]
2011 Giant Views Thomas Hughes
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Verdant Partners LLC_x000D_ _x000D_ Thomas F. Hughes Partner_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Thomas Hughes, partner at Verdant Partners, discusses the increased acceptance of […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Patty Townsend
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Patty Townsend, Chief Executive Officer, CSTA_x000D_ _x000D_ Why is investment critical in the seed industry?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Patty […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Norm Dreger
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Norm Dreger, Head of Cereals North America, Syngenta_x000D_ _x000D_ What is Syngenta’s R&D strategy for cereals – what’s been happening and why?_x000D_ _x000D_ […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Jim Bagshaw
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Jim Bagshaw, National Seeds Marketing Manager, Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc._x000D_ _x000D_ What current variety research is in the pipeline for Canada specifically?_x000D_ _x000D_ […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Jim McCullagh
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Jim McCullagh, Vice-President Business Development, Hendrick Seeds_x000D_ _x000D_ Can you tell us a bit more about Hendrick Seeds and what it does?_x000D_ _x000D_ […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Debbie Stiles
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Debbie Stiles, General Manager, FP Genetics_x000D_ _x000D_ What are FP Genetics’ goals for the next 5-10 years?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Donald Cooper
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Donald Cooper, International Management Speaker & Business Coach, The Donald Cooper Corporation_x000D_ _x000D_ Why is clarity so important in any strategic business plan?_x000D_ […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Ben Libby
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Ben Libby, Manager, Domestic Sales & Marketing, Becker Underwood_x000D_ _x000D_ What is in Becker Underwood Canada’s product pipeline?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Dale Adolphe
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Dale Adolphe, Executive Director, CSGA_x000D_ _x000D_ What issues is the CSGA focused on for the next year?_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ […]
CSTA 2011 Giant Views – Bill Leask
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Bill Leask, Owner, Seed Trade Consulting_x000D_ _x000D_ Can you give us an update on recent progress that has been made on low-level and […]
CSGA 2012 | Giant Views 2012
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CSTA 89th Annual Meeting 2012 | Giant Views 2012
Dr. Surya Acharya, Forage Breeder, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research Station sits down with Germination magazine to discuss the key to his success as a plant breeder as well as […]
2011 Giant Views Ron Markert
CSGA – AGM 2012 Ron Markert, Markert Seeds CSGA’s Annual General Meeting in 2012 Ron Markert, speaks about why should people come to Alberta for this year’s meeting. Stampede’s 100th […]
CSTA 2011 Annual Meeting
SyngentaNorm Dreger, Head of Cereals North America Syngenta Seeds Canada, Inc.Jim Bagshaw, National Seeds Marketing Manager Hendrick SeedsJim McCullagh, Vice-President Business Development FP GeneticsDebbie Stiles, General Manager The Donald Cooper […]
CSTA
Partners in Innovation: Canada as a Competitive, Prosperous World Leader to Feed a Hungry World In the next 50 years, the world’s farmers will have to produce as much food […]
CSGA
Plant Breeding in Canada It’s been almost 110 years since a small group of pioneers conceived a plan for seed competitions, which grew into the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association. Their […]
2011 AWARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT
CSGA Award Winners Honourary Life Awards Colleen Acres was raised on a dairy, sheep and crop farm south of Ottawa. She and her husband, Dwayne Bazinet, and sons Mitchell, Taylor […]
A SHIFT IN WHEAT
Study shows more western Canadian wheat growers are buying certified seed. A recent study completed by Blacksheep Strategy revealed a shift towards increased certified wheat seed usage in Western Canada. This […]
NUTRITION MAKES THE NEWS
Concerns over the malnutrition of one billion people globally is putting this health issue front and centre on the world stage, but the nutrition challenge cannot be solved solely by […]
FIELDS OF BLUE
Gordon Rowland is honoured for his decades of work in breeding successful, widely-grown flax varieties. Flax is often overlooked in lists of the top crops in Western Canada, but thanks in […]
International Edition Features Seed World International 2011
SEED WORLD INTERNATIONAL EDITION 2011 An International VoiceThe International Seed Federation has been hard at work since last year’s World Seed Congress… An International Voice The International Seed Federation has […]
By The Numbers
INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES ABOUT IRELAND’S AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. 90percent—The amount of protein feed for Ireland’s livestock that comes from soy and maize by-products produced in North and South America. 8.5percent—The […]
SAVING SEED FOR THE FUTURE
A growing seed vault at Svalbard might be the key to Earth’s food security. Lying halfway between Norway’s northern coast and the North Pole, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, nicknamed […]
KEEPING TRACK OF GLOBAL INFORMATION
Gathering information is easy, but sorting through it is tougher. Information overload is a common complaint. If you have a computer with internet access, you can gather facts and figures, […]