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The Future of Seed Will Be Won by Whoever Learns Fastest
2+ day, 13+ 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…...
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…...
Field Crop Seed Convention Returns to Chicago
1+ week, 4+ 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…...
When Your Seed Expertise Becomes a Bridge to Recovery
1+ week, 5+ day ago (429+ words) Charles Block is the manager of Seed Health Testing at the Iowa State University Seed Science Center. Charles does research in Plant Protection and Seed-borne diseases and is Co-Director of the U.S. National Seed Health System. When Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica…...
Plant Breeding's Future Depends on More Than Science
3+ week, 3+ day ago (440+ words) She still remembers meeting one of her mentors for the first time. Thousands of people surrounded them at a professional meeting, but what stood out wasn’t his credentials or accomplishments. It was kindness. “I was scared,” she says. “The way…...