Brown bag seed sales affect all levels of the plant breeding and development chain. An illegal so called “brown bag”...
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Corteva Finishes Lethbridge Production Facility Expansion
Corteva Agriscience has completed a four-year, more than $50 million capital expansion of its Lethbridge, Alta....
In a Sea of Technology, Seed Stands Out at FCDC
The Olds College Field Crop Development Centre has big goals as 2030 approaches, including seeing its barley varieties...
Plant Breeding, Genetics Award Winner Rob Graf Joins SeedNet
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Rob Graf, a seasoned professional with an illustrious...
Educate Growers on Certified Seed Value for Seed Industry Future
At this year’s Field Crop Development Centre Field Day, a panel discussion shed light on why increasing certified seed...
Exploring Seed Systems from Around the World
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Seed systems play a vital role in ensuring the...
How Sarah Foster is Advancing Seed Analysis Through Innovation
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. In the vast expanse of Canada’s agricultural...
How do we Create a Path Forward for Public and Private Breeding?
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Seed World Group recently took a truly North American...
Greg and Sarah Stamp Selected as Outstanding Young Farmers
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Greg and Sarah Stamp of Stamp Seeds have been chosen...
Antoine Bernet Named Bayer Crop Science Canada Country Division Head
Antoine Bernet has been promoted to the position of country division head for Bayer Crop Science Canada as of Aug. 1,...
Funding Future Crop Varieties for Alberta Farmers
How do plant breeders access the funds needed to bring new crop varieties to your fields? There’s a lot of effort that...
Is the Canadian Seed Industry Being Made Too Complex?
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. As the Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM) process...
The Impact of Buying Seed Illegally on the Canadian Seed Industry
The repercussions of illegal seed sales can be wide ranging including impacting future varietal development. Picture...
How do we Bring Value to Canada’s Seed System?
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Does everything the federal Seed Program does make...
Starting at the Seed Level to Produce Food
Seed is the basis of almost all food, which makes certified seed paramount to ensure food quality. If you don’t have...
Policy Experts Applaud Gene Editing Decision
The Canadian seed sector is celebrating May 3 as an historic day for Canadian agriculture, after the Canadian Food...
Canadian Ag Minister Announces Gene Editing Regulations
In a virtual press conference on May 3, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau confirmed new plant...
The BASF Hybrid Wheat Program is Leaving Canada
BASF has decided to cease its activities in hybrid wheat seed development in North America and continue in Europe, the...
Commercial Launch of Optimum GLY Canola Announced by Corteva Agriscience
Farmers will have access to proprietary, advanced herbicide trait technology for canola for the 2023 planting season,...
Global Seed Exports and Imports: Comparisons Between 2015 and 2020
Each year, the International Seed Federation (ISF) releases its seed statistics that detail the seed exports and...