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The Future of Seed Will Be Won by Whoever Learns Fastest
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (487+ words) Our greatest competitive advantage may soon be the ability to turn uncertainty into a decision faster than anyone else. We often describe innovation as the creation of something new. But increasingly, I think innovation will be measured by how quickly…...
AgRI 2040 Sets EU Agri-Food Innovation Priorities
3+ day, 27+ min ago (433+ words) The European Commission has adopted a new Strategic Approach to Research and Innovation for competitive, resilient and sustainable agriculture, forestry, rural areas and food systems. The approach brings together two connected frameworks: AgRI 2040, which focuses on agriculture, forestry and rural…...
Why Plant Breeders’ Rights Matter More Than Ever
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (458+ words) I was deeply honoured to be put forward for the role of president of International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). UPOV has been incredibly important to me throughout my career, especially as commissioner of Canada’s…...
Canada’s Plant Breeding Leadership Is Not Guaranteed
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (650+ words) Canada has been a global leader in crop production and plant breeding for a long time. But leadership is never permanent. We are in a fight for investment, innovation and productivity on Canadian farms. Other countries want the investment that…...
How Plant ETP Supports Plant Breeding Innovation
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (1169+ words) Europe does not suffer from a shortage of plant science, breeding expertise or agricultural knowledge. The harder question is how to connect those strengths, identify common priorities and translate research into innovations that respond to what farmers and the plant…...
Seed Sector 2045: Is Europe Competitive for Plant Breeding Innovation?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1283+ words) Marcel Bruins studied plant breeding and plant pathology at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands and received a PhD for the research he did in Fusarium resistance in wheat. After that he worked for 10 years at plant breeding company…...
Canada’s Seed System Was Built for a World That No Longer Exists
1+ week, 3+ day ago (403+ words) The most important change coming to plant breeding may not be faster science. It may be a completely different relationship with time. For most of its history, breeding has operated according to a stubborn biological clock. Brian Rossnagel, the celebrated…...
How Canada Can Strengthen Plant Breeding Investment
1+ week, 5+ day ago (687+ words) One of the most important issues facing Canada’s seed industry today is the environment for investment in plant breeding. There has been tremendous change in this area recently, and there are important discussions happening across the industry about what comes…...
EU PPWR: What Seed Companies Need to Do Now
1+ week, 4+ day ago (251+ words) The practical task now is to establish who carries which responsibility, understand what packaging the company places on the European market, assemble the necessary information and documentation, and start preparing packaging formats for the requirements approaching later this decade. First…...
Field Crop Seed Convention Returns to Chicago
1+ week, 5+ day ago (278+ words) The American Seed Trade Association’s (ASTA) Field Crop Seed Convention (FCSC) will return to Chicago this winter after three years in Orlando. The convention will be held Dec. 7-10, 2026, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk. Registration is now open. Chicago hosted…...