Seed World U.S.’s December issue honors the work, resilience and innovation we’ve seen in 2025.
As 2025 draws to a close, I’m grateful for a year full of challenge and success for the seed industry and for Seed World U.S. We’ve covered innovation, grit and collaboration from coast to coast, and I can’t think of a better way to end the year than connecting with so many of you at the ASTA Field Crop Seed Convention in Orlando. If you’re attending, come find me, Shawn Brook, Aiden Brook and Madeleine Baerg. We’d love to hear your stories, ideas and insights as we shape another year of bold seed conversations for 2026.
What’s Inside This December Issue
This issue is packed with powerful stories that celebrate how the seed industry supports every corner of agriculture. From The Built-in Chill Factor, where researchers unlock how soybeans keep their cool, to A New Yellow-Seeded Canola Aims to Change the Game, we’re exploring how genetics and grit continue to push boundaries. You’ll also find The Rust Stops Here, highlighting a major breakthrough in rust resistance, and Six. Feet. Of. Sand. No Playbook., which captures the resilience of agricultural rebuilding after Hurricane Helene.
Stories That Look Toward the Future
Don’t miss our look at Five Drought-Resistant Superstars — crops that thrive when water is scarce — along with Corn’s New Flight Path, where we examine how ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel could lift corn into an entirely new market. These are the kinds of stories readers consistently seek out online: drought resilience, climate-smart traits and new opportunities for seed companies.
People Who Shape the Seed Industry
This month, we also spotlight the people driving the work forward. We sit down with ASTA Board Chair Dave Treinen to talk about the political landscape for seed, introduce the new president of the Western Seed Association and celebrate the 2025 Young Seedsman of the Year — a rising leader whose story reminds us that the future of seed is in good hands.
