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Plant Varieties, A Heritage to be Protected

“Innovation in agriculture depends on Plant Breeders’ Rights.” This was stated by Anthony Parker, the...

Canada

Faster Plant Breeding Puts Canada’s Seed System to the Test

Advances in genomics are accelerating breeding while raising new questions about variety registration, research infrastructure...

Tomatoes field, greenhouse agriculture
Europe

Tomatoes Have a ‘Golden Hour’. Could Breeders Use It?

New research from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that an early-morning “golden hour” in...
Europe

Can AI Help Plant Breeders Outrun Climate Change?

A new global research partnership, GAIN-RT, will combine artificial intelligence, genomics, gene editing and field...
Canada

Is Canada’s Variety Registration System Slowing Seed Innovation?

Canada’s variety registration system helped build confidence in Canadian seed. But breeders, farmers and seed...
Agricultural stakeholders collaborating on sustainable farming, investment and rural development initiatives.
Europe

Seed Sector 2045: Why Public Trust Matters for Plant Breeding Innovation

Plant breeding innovation in Europe depends on more than science and regulation. As NGTs move...
Canada

Canada’s Plant Breeding Future Depends on People, Not Just Funding

As Canada rethinks its breeding ecosystem, researchers like Yue Yu show why the next model...
Cotton bolls in a field represent advances in cottonseed breeding for yield, resistance and new uses.
U.S.

Breeding More Into Cottonseed

From nematode resistance that protects yield to gene silencing that could open new food and...
Europe

Gene Discovery Could Unlock Hidden Crop Traits

Crop traits for disease resistance, yield and climate resilience may become easier for breeders to...
Europe

Leaf Wax Signals Could Help Fight Crop Disease

Researchers are investigating how fungal pathogens recognise plant surfaces, opening the door to crop-protection strategies...

field of wheat in south sweden at sunset
Europe

Malin Nilsson Takes the Lead at Sweden’s SVUF

Malin Nilsson reflects on taking over as secretary general of SVUF, the distinctive needs of...
Popcorn kernel samples from the University of Illinois Illini SuperPop breeding program
U.S.

Butter-Optional Popcorn

Illini SuperPop started as a University of Illinois genetics project and grew into a new...
Europe

Maize Sugar Transporters Point to Male-Sterile Lines

Maize sugar transporters ZmSWEET6a and ZmSWEET6b play key roles in pollen-wall formation and anther cell...
Sugar beet on a field close up
Europe

Sugar Beet Drought Stress Can Increase Pest Damage

New research from the University of Göttingen finds that sugar beet drought stress can alter...
Canada

Innovation Gets the Headlines. Plant Breeding Capacity Makes It Possible

Behind every new variety is a much longer story of breeders, germplasm, research funding and...
China background pattern template
Europe

China EDV System Begins With First 10 Crops

China EDV system implementation has begun with MARA publishing the country’s first agricultural plant EDV...
Green soybean field alongside of ripe wheat
Europe

Crop Diversity Strengthens Natural Pest Control

A global meta-analysis of 149 field studies found that crop diversity can increase natural enemies...
Agricultural fields and vegetation damaged by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
U.S.

Seed Testing Helps Move Hurricane Recovery Seed From Iowa to Jamaica

Seed health testing from Iowa State University helped a donated shipment of vegetable seed meet...
Canada

Flax Could Hold an Answer to Farming’s Fertilizer Problem

The discovery could eventually help breeders create crops that need less fertilizer and cost farmers...
Europe

RF3 Canola Quality B. juncea Deemed Safe by EFSA

EFSA’s GMO Panel concluded that RF3 Canola Quality B. juncea is as safe and nutritionally...
Canada

Why CSGA’s New President Says Now is the Time to Get Involved

Shannon Bieman says a rapidly changing Canadian seed sector presents a big opportunity...
Rapeseed field with cover crop and catch crop: Alexandrian clover, common vetch, and white clover.
Europe

Seed Sector 2045: Cover Crops Offer Regenerative Opportunity for Seed

Cover crops are emerging as a practical link between regenerative agriculture and the seed sector....
University of Guelph soybean breeder Istvan Rajcan beside an open padlock and emerging soybean plant representing freedom to operate
U.S.

The Varieties Fade; The Impact Doesn’t

NAPB award recipient Istvan Rajcan explains why farmer adoption, research freedom and training future scientists...
Canada

Why Plant Breeding, Leadership and Seed Policy Matter Together

Innovation isn't simply the product of discovery. It's the product of relationships...
Europe

Global Soil Degradation Is Cutting Crop Yields

University of Bonn researchers found that soil degradation is significantly reducing crop yields worldwide. Reversing...
Canada

No Agenda, Just Listening: Glenn Logan Reflects on Leading the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association

As Glenn Logan looks back on his time as president of the CSGA, he isn't...
Cornell plant breeder Mark Sorrells reflects on wheat breeding, mentorship and a changing world.
U.S.

Reflecting on a Lifetime in Wheat Breeding

As Cornell plant breeder Mark Sorrells prepares to retire, he reflects on the students, collaborations...
Canada

The Seed Sector Doesn’t Need More Ideas. It Needs Fewer Friction Points

Sometimes the biggest innovation is simply making the system less complicated...
Woman hand showing damaged potato leaves. Phytophthora infestans Late blight of potato. A dangerous disease is destroying the potato crop in summer.
Europe

UK Approves First Precision-Bred Potato for Market

The UK has approved its first precision-bred potato, moving PiperPlus closer to market. The disease-resistant...
Burlap bag filled with soy beans
Europe

Commission Excludes Soybean Seeds from EUDR

The European Commission has removed soybean seeds EUDR coverage after recognising that seeds for sowing...
Europe

Austria Builds Research Station for Climate-Resilient Crops

Austria has begun construction of a new AGES research station in Großnondorf to evaluate climate-resilient...
Colorful plant cells and DNA illustrate AI analysis of germplasm data for crop research.
U.S.

USDA Turns to AI to Unlock Germplasm Data

USDA is launching an AI challenge to help researchers turn germplasm data into faster plant...
Canada

One Login, Many Benefits: Rethinking Seed Industry Administration

In this webinar, we explore what a unified transaction platform could look like—and why the...
Farmer scattering planting seed in a field at sunset
U.S.

USTR Exempts Planting Seed from New Forced Labor Tariffs

The exemption protects seed moving through global research and production systems from tariffs of up...

Canada

Brent Collins Reflects on His Time as Seeds Canada President

The outgoing Seeds Canada president says the organization has grown into a stronger voice for...
Europe

Euroseeds Welcomes EP Rejection of High ILUC Soybean Oil Proposal

Euroseeds says the European Parliament’s rejection of the soybean oil ILUC proposal is an important...
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