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May 29, 2026


At Legacy Seeds, consistency isn’t accidental — it’s engineered


From data to discovery: How AI is transforming seed industry research


May 27, 2026


Breeding possibilities for better crops


May 25, 2026


Q&A: What can plant evolution teach people about breeding better crops?


Canada - National Farmers Union supports Parliamentary Agriculture Committee’s unanimous recommendation to reverse AAFC research cuts


May 15, 2026


Canada needs a new crop breeding direction to weather fallout from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s cuts (Manitoba Co-Operator)


From unexpected beginnings to the future of digital ag - North Carolina State University’s Jing Zhang breaks new ground using high-tech tools to gather and analyze data better and faster for improved plant breeding and crop production


May 11, 2026


Western Canada - Wheat, barley breeding groups call for new vision (The Western Producer)


May 7, 2026


A walk through one company's approach to plant breeding (WJLA)


How universities, seed companies jointly drive crop progress (FarmProgress)


April 24, 2026


Remembering a major force in maize genetics and corn breeding, North Carolina State university's maize geneticist and plant breeder Major Goodman


CRISPR and the future of soybean breeding


March 23, 2026


From the lab: the Data driving Canada’s seed future


March 19, 2026


HPJ Talk: Don Miller of Mountain View Seeds on breeding alfalfa for drought, salinity and stand persistence (High Plains Journal)


March 16, 2026


Canada’s crop breeding system needs farmer-led evolution, not just preservation (Manitoba Co-operator)


March 12, 2026


Canada’s cereal breeding system is failing. Who fills the gap? (Manitoba Co-operator)


Canada - Farmers must take ownership of crop breeding (The Western Producer)


March 11, 2026


Canada - Who pays for plant breeding? A renewed push for farmer levies (Manitoba Co-operator)


Canada - Public breeding urged for small acreage crops (The Western Producer)


Canada - Crop breeding debate needed, no matter how difficult (The Western Producer)


March 9, 2026


University of Minnesota soybean breeding program is critical to the development of new early-maturing soybean varieties (Morning AgClips)


Canada’s public plant breeding crossroads: Can farmer-led funding models work? (Farms.com)


March 4, 2026


Boosting crops with biotechnology - U.S. National Science Foundation's investments in agricultural biotechnologies are transforming food and fiber production


February 27, 2026


Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) review of Canadian wheat breeding innovation system confirms significant gaps and risks


February 23, 2026


Canada - A clean pass under pressure: Why farmers need to take the next shift on plant breeding (RealAgriculture)


February 20, 2026


Wheat breeder loses faith in Canada’s system - Richard Cuthbert, who resigned from Agriculture Canada earlier this winter, says ‘things need to change’ (The Western Producer)


February 13, 2026


Gene-editing regulation roundup (Morrison Foerster)


February 4, 2026


Rethinking funding for plant breeding (Real Agriculture)


Canadian Seed Growers’ Association statement on AAFC research facility closures


January 30, 2026


New oat pangenome research explains why breeding has been slow and what could change next - Cracking crop’s pangenome could improve breeding decisions, but farmers still years away from seeing practical results (The Western Grower)


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