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How One Seed Plant Upgrade Improved Flax Cleaning — and Much More

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Building an Ecosystem Instead of a Blueprint | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 15

Dan Wright says there is no master plan for Canadian plant breeding. It is an ecosystem. The vision exists; the conditions for it do not yet....

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

Built on Trust, Ready to Grow

The Future of Plant Breeding Could Begin Before the Field Trial

The Fertilizer Squeeze Could Change the Seed Industry for Years

Innovation Gets the Headlines. Plant Breeding Capacity Makes It Possible

Flax Could Hold an Answer to Farming’s Fertilizer Problem

August 11, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

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

August 10, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

The Varieties Fade; The Impact Doesn’t

August 6, 2026
Aimee Nielson - Seed World U.S. Editor

Why Plant Breeding, Leadership and Seed Policy Matter Together

August 5, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

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

August 3, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

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

July 30, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Ottawa is Finally Treating Soil as Strategic Infrastructure. Here’s Why Seed Growers Should Care

July 16, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

How Cover Crops Can Improve Seed Quality and Create New Opportunities for Seed Growers

July 9, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

How Farmers Thrive in One of Canada’s Toughest Growing Environments

July 5, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Global Soil Degradation Is Cutting Crop Yields

August 5, 2026
Seed World Staff

Scientists Find the Switch That Tells Plants They Have Enough Nitrogen

August 3, 2026
Aimee Nielson - Seed World U.S. Editor

Better Pulses Need Better Data. Two Announcements Show How Canada’s Breeding Model Is Changing

July 23, 2026
Seed World Staff

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August 18, 2026
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July 5, 2026
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May 21, 2026
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Better Varieties Need Investment to Deliver Results

May 20, 2026
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December 14 - December 17

ASTA’s Field Crop Seed Convention

Concepts for Your Seeds

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People Make the Difference: The Team Behind Keating Seed Corp’s Success

On-Seed Inoculants: A Conversation with Marc Béland on the Future of Seed Treatment

From Students To Scientists | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 14

Ask Canada's most decorated soybean breeder his favourite part of the job and he doesn't name a variety. He names...

Making The Case For VUA | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 13

Jim Dyck is one of a handful of private oat breeders in Western Canada. A variety takes 10 to 15...

The Goal Isn’t Better Public Breeding. It’s Better Breeding | On The Brink: Season 2 – Episode 12

Roughly 80 per cent of Canadian wheat acres carry AAFC genetics, and AAFC is absorbing a 15 per cent budget...

One Login, Many Benefits: Rethinking Seed Industry Administration

In this webinar, we explore what a unified transaction platform could look like—and why the conversation is gaining momentum...

July 27, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

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 the seed industry, but seed...

July 21, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Can Crops Keep Fighting White Mold in a Changing Climate?

McGill University PhD candidate Neha Paserkar explains how genomics, transcriptomics and climate research are helping breeders develop disease-resistant crops...

July 2, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Can AI Unlock Hemp’s Potential? Meet One of Canada’s Rising Plant Breeders

Why would you leave wheat research to focus on hemp? One of Canada's up-and-coming plant breeders tell us...

June 25, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

The Scholarship Winner Helping Rewrite the Future of Crop Genetics

When Anirup Sengupta talks about plant breeding on this week's episode of the podcast, he reaches for an analogy almost...