Like any job, it’s good to have goals in plant breeding. Typically, these goals take the form of breeding targets —...
Plant Breeding
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...
Behind the Scenes of the Future of Plant Breeding
Plant breeding has come a long way and there’s a wealth of techniques that breeders use to make new crop varieties....
Gregor Mendel’s Plant Breeding Legacy
As the global population grows, high-yielding harvests and healthy crops are essential to feed mouths across the...
Seed Speaks Season Seven Tackles the Future of Plant Breeding
Change is inevitable in our world. Think about it: Just about 40 years ago, technology like the Internet was...
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...
Gene Editing Excites the Minds, and Taste Buds, of Consumers
While gene editing and breeding technologies haven't always been widely accepted by consumers, public opinions are...
Breeders Rely on Crop’s Wild Relatives for New Varieties — But They Could be in Danger
The process of breeding a new variety can be quite complex. When a breeder needs to create resistance in a crop, they...
How DNA is an Agronomic Game-Changer
Next week on Seed Speaks, we talk to three experts about how DNA and its associated technologies are changing the face...
Yadeta Kabeta is Breeding Barley in the Heart of Cattle Country
Yadeta Kabeta runs Canada’s only dedicated feed and forage barley breeding program in Canada at FCDC. Alberta is known...
Have Public Opinions on Gene-Edited Foods Changed?
CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies have changed the game for plant researchers and developers as they prepare...
Boosting the Protein Content in Crops
Logan Skori is working to increase the protein content on crops across the Prairies. Logan Skori wasn’t exactly sure...
At its Annual Meeting, PGDC Put End Users First
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Whether it’s paying mind to wheat classes or looking...
Seed Speaks — Stackable Traits Take the Spotlight
On Seed Speaks this week, we took a closer look at two specific technologies in the seed industry that are both...
Parthiba Balasubramanian is Breeding Dry Beans for ‘Berta
Parthiba Balasubramanian is working to breed dry bean varieties specifically for Albertans. Parthiba Balasubramanian...
New Breeding Technology Policies Still To Be Determined
With the potential to cut breeding time in half, gene editing and other new breeding technologies prove the sky is the...
Vertical Veggies Mean Opportunities for Seed Companies are Sky-High
As you look to the future of vegetable growing, look up, not out. Vertical farms are taking urban centers by storm,...
When is a Novel Food Novel? That Question is Finally Being Answered
Photo: Steve Buissinne from Pixabay The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. Health Canada is...
The Future of Farming Is Counting on Good Communicators
It can feel like farmers are being attacked from every angle, and often it feels undeserved. While agriculturalists...
An Overachiever Wheat Breeder
Over the past two decades, Dean Spaner has left his mark on Alberta fields as he has turned around the University of...