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The Future of Seed Will Be Won by Whoever Learns Fastest
3+ day, 4+ 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 Plant Breeding Leadership Is Not Guaranteed
5+ day, 6+ 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…...
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, 4+ 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…...
When Your Seed Expertise Becomes a Bridge to Recovery
1+ week, 6+ 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…...
Seed Sector 2045: Why Public Trust Matters for Plant Breeding Innovation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (164+ 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…...
Plant Breeding's Future Depends on More Than Science
3+ week, 4+ 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…...
Shannon Bieman: Building a More Connected Canadian Seed Sector
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (150+ words) Canada’s seed sector is navigating a period of significant change — and Shannon Bieman sees that as an opportunity. The new president of the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association says digitization, seed regulatory modernization and evolving plant breeding techniques are reshaping the…...
Canada's Seed Sector Doesn't Need More Ideas. It Needs Less Friction.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (488+ words) Spend enough time around the Canadian seed industry and you start to notice something. We rarely suffer from a lack of good ideas. We have talented breeders. Strong companies. Smart growers. Dedicated associations. People willing to collaborate. In fact, if…...