From soil sampling at the CFIA to acting as the president of the Alberta Seed Growers, Renee Hoyme brings her...
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Working Together on Plant Breeding
Public and private plant breeders believe there are opportunities to work together on plant breeding. While the public...
Marcus Samuel is Playing with Canola Genes
Marcus Samuel has modified canola to help make the Canadian crop weather the future. Marcus Samuel started out working...
With Over 8 Billion Mouths to Feed, It’s Time to Innovate
Plant breeders across all seed sectors are getting innovative and creative to feed the globe. Whether or not the...
Putting Together a Measure of Sustainability
With companies now publishing sustainability reports annually, you may wonder how these reports are put together. The...
Wide Range of Pests, Diseases for 2023 Crops in Alberta
Farmers in Alberta may face a range of issues in their fields with pests and crop diseases for the 2023 growing...
Breeding Crops to be Less Allergenic
With more known than ever before about the genes in plants, plant breeders are now breeding crops with less allergens...
Wild Relatives are Plant Breeders Insurance Policy for Food Security
Wild relatives help preserve diversity for future plant breeding needs. Crop wild relatives have evolved over millions...
Consumers Open Up to Gene Edited Foods
The following piece is from our sister publication, Seed World. At the American Seed Trade Association’s Vegetable and...
Cover Cropping on the Rise in Alberta
Interest in cover crops is growing in Alberta as farmers look for ways to save their soil. As farmers in Alberta try...
Young Plant Scientists are Creating the Crops of the Future
The three recipients of this year’s Canadian Plant Breeding Innovation (CPBI) Scholarship have one big thing in common...
What’s Your Final Goal in Breeding? It’s Not Always Obvious
Though plant breeders keep breeding targets in mind, sometimes surprises come down the pipeline. When you think about...
Multiple Ag Amalgamations Happening (or Have Happened)
With the Alberta Wheat and Barley commissions set to amalgamate, it follows a growing trend in the agriculture...
The Plant Breeding Toolbox of the Future
Modern plant breeders have access to a wealth of tools that make their work easier. Long gone are the days of mashing...
How Mendel’s Discoveries Paved the Way for Modern Plant Breeding
As the global population grows, high-yielding harvests and healthy crops are essential to feed mouths across the...
Westlock Seeding Cleaning Co-op is Upgrading their Seed Plant
Westlock Seeding Cleaning Co-op has taken on a massive new project — building a whole new plant. Over the years...
Keep This Seed Speaks Advice Top-of-Mind in 2023
As we wrap up another year of Seed Speaks, here’s some advice to propel you into 2023 and beyond. What goes into...
New Varieties in Store for Alberta Hops
As hops grows in popularity in Alberta, breeders work to create new varieties that can adapt to the climate and result...
Going Beyond the Ag Chemical Headlines
Consumer misconceptions about ag chemical use are usually based on a grain of truth. Headlines about agriculture...
Western Canada Canola Performance Trials Ending
The prairie provincial canola grower associations have made the decision to discontinue funding of the current variety...