3+ day, 20+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (537+ words) The National Potato Innovation Centre is part of a global partnership launching an international research initiative to accelerate the delivery of improved crop varieties to farmers facing climate change, pests and disease. Genetic Acceleration through Artificial Intelligence for Root and…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (308+ words) Public plant breeders are often focused on the immediate work in front of them: improving crops, mentoring students, teaching classes and managing breeding programs with limited resources. She says they don’t always have time to step back and assess the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (425+ words) Hutton Scientific Services (HSS), the commercial arm of The James Hutton Institute, has launched a new commercial potato virus testing service for the 2026 seed potato campaign. The service was developed in response to the withdrawal of commercial testing services by…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (505+ words) Melon production in the Nordic region may appear novel, but it is rooted in centuries of cultivation. Melons were grown at Nordic latitudes as early as the 1600s and remained a feature of garden production for generations. NordGen is now working…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (581+ words) Canada’s seed sector has a rare opportunity to influence federal policy at a foundational level, according to Senator Robert Black, who last week in Whitehorse urged seed growers to help shape a national soil strategy already gaining momentum in Ottawa....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1062+ words) The study was led by scientists from the Laboratory of Ecological Plant Physiology (LAFIECO) in the Department of Botany at the University of São Paulo’s Institute of Biosciences (IB-USP) in Brazil. Researchers found that soybeans exposed to the triple climate…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (307+ words) For most of the last century, that arrangement sat comfortably in the background. It is not sitting comfortably now. That is the shift Darcy Pawlik, executive director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers, wants the industry to reckon with. Check-off…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (731+ words) For most of the past century, plant breeding operated under a relatively stable climatic framework. Breeders improved yield, disease resistance and quality traits within a predictable range of environmental conditions. That stability is now disappearing. Climate volatility is rapidly becoming…...