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Is This the Next Must-Have Variety for High-Input Barley Fields?

TR22669 was supposed to be a malt barley — until it started outyielding the feed...
Canada

10% More Grain, 10% More Forage — WCI Just Upped the Game in Triticale

At Western Crop Innovations, researchers are rewriting the triticale playbook — and the implications go...
Canada

Farmers Gather for the First WCI Field Day in Lacombe

WCI may be a new name in applied research, but it’s already becoming a key...
Canada

Old School Genius, New School Rules: Corteva’s Klaus Koehler 1.0 Would Be Lost in 2025

He revolutionized corn breeding — now he’s walking away with a lesson no algorithm can...
U.S.

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 —...
U.S.

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...

Canada

To Many, Our System is Stuck. Diego Risso Might Have a Way to Get it Moving

Farmers trust him. Breeders praise him. Bureaucrats listen. Meet the man helping level-up Uruguay’s policies....
Canada

Why This Scientist Thinks Plant Breeding Needs a Data Overhaul — Fast

Borlaug Scholar Karlene Negus applies AI to crop science, predicting performance in corn and sorghum...
Canada

Think Variety Registration Slows Innovation? Think Again, Say 3 Breeding Legends

Debate continues over Canada’s wheat variety registration system. While critics say it restricts innovation, supporters...
Canada

How These Leaders Quietly Shaped CSGA’s Future

From breeding legends to field-walking icons, CSGA’s awards night in Victoria celebrated seven giants who...
Canada

43% of Crops Trace Back to One Facility in Saskatoon

Driving $17.8 billion in farm output, the Crop Development Centre proves public research pays big...
U.S.

Reverse Evolution Reveals a Hidden Defense in Tomatoes

Wild tomatoes in the Galápagos are revealing a lost chemical defense that could reshape breeding...
Canada

A New Era for Peas, Lentils, and Faba Beans? FP Genetics and J4 Agri-Science Think So

FP Genetics partners with J4 Agri-Science to fund long-term pulse and oilseed crop development, securing...
Canada

What Happens When the Genes we Need Don’t Want to be Used?

Two young scientists are using CRISPR, ancient crop DNA, and a stubborn obsession with cooking...
Canada

Asia and Africa Grow the Most Peppers. So Why Are Their Yields the Lowest?

Chili peppers are under attack from invisible enemies—and one scientist is building a disease-proof future...
Canada

One Gene Promised the Perfect Strawberry. But it Didn’t Pass the Smoothie Test

They found a great strawberry that made amazing smoothies, but taste tests went a bit...
Canada

He Wrestled His Way Into History — She’s Helping Students Finish What He Started

Norman Borlaug pinned famine to the mat — now pepper breeder Chandler Levinson is helping...
Canada

Forget Fitting In. This Bayer Scientist Says Be Yourself

Never mind the lab coat. Jaci Benson McRoberts' power move was saying no to code...
Canada

Overlooked Mutations are Why Your Hybrid Isn’t Performing

The real villains of plant breeding? Massive genomic rearrangements hiding in plain sight, says UBC...
Europe

CRISPR-Based Gene Editing Reveals Complex Multigenic Traits in Tomatoes

Researchers at Tel Aviv University's School of Plant Sciences and Food Security have created a...
Canada

Miller: Public Breeding is a National Treasure That’s Being Neglected

The next great variety won’t appear by accident. It will take a shared commitment to...
Canada

One Woman. One Mission. And a Movement That’s Rewriting Africa’s Future

They called them "orphan crops" — ignored, underfunded, forgotten. Now Rita Mumm is turning them...
ASTA Leadership Summit, UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy
U.S.

From “Zero to Hero”

From Nepal to the World: How the UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy changed everything for...

Canada

The New Curriculum That’s Rewiring the Minds of Tomorrow’s Top Plant Breeders

These aren’t just academic theories. They’re ideas that touch everything from what’s on your plate...
Canada

Ontario Researchers Join Push to Engineer “Super Crops” That Can Survive Anything

Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry joins the U.K.’s ARIA Synthetic Plants program...
Canada

They Bred Corn for Cows, Then Discovered it Tastes Great

How a father-daughter duo in rural Ontario created a whole new category of food —...
Canada

These Tiny Seeds are About to Upend a $100 Billion Industry

Hybrid true potato seeds offer benefits that traditional seed tubers simply can’t match....
Canada

Inside the Tech That’s Giving Small Programs Big-League Breeding Tools

McGill University's Valerio Hoyos-Villegas says phenomics allows us to unlock genetic gains we’ve only dreamed...
Canada

GMO? Idk. This Apple Just Tastes Better

Okanagan Specialty Fruits shows how to turn gene-edited innovation into products that people actually want...
U.S.

Meet the Woman Tackling the Hidden Gender Gap in Global Food Systems

In global agriculture, there's a simple but jarring truth: gender inequalities are baked into our...
U.S.

Bayer’s Natalie Kaiser is Rewriting the Rules of What Food is

The innovation unit she now helps lead is tackling one of agriculture’s toughest riddles: how...
Canada

A Guelph Researcher was Just Named Among the NAPB’s 2025 Plant Breeding Rockstars

According to Canada's largest certified seed supplier, Rajcan’s practical approach to breeding has generated a...
U.S.

Meet the Plant Breeding Rockstars of 2025: NAPB Names its Top Innovators

The National Association for Plant Breeding (NAPB) honored 2025 awardees across five categories, recognizing excellence...
U.S.

The Breeder Who Bridged Academia and Industry—One Student at a Time

How do you spark a global movement without a blueprint? For Tabaré Abadie, it started...
U.S.

Lane Selman’s Secret Recipe for Better Seeds: Breeders, Chefs, and a Whole Lot of Flavor

The Variety Showcase connects the behind-the-scenes world of seed development with the very visible world...
U.S.

She Showed up and Found Her Dream Career—Now Neha Kothari is Paying it Forward

Kothari’s own career is a testament to the power of professional community....
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