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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 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 20, 2026
Among the Academies: plant biology’s global impact - UC Davis Distinguished Professor Pamela Ronald’s rice research changes lives
May 15, 2026
Canada needs a new crop breeding direction to weather fallout from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s cuts (Manitoba Co-Operator)
May 7, 2026
How universities, seed companies jointly drive crop progress (FarmProgress)
March 18, 2026
USDA’s research priorities and NIFA’s role
March 12, 2026
Canada - Farmers must take ownership of crop breeding (The Western Producer)
February 27, 2026
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) review of Canadian wheat breeding innovation system confirms significant gaps and risks
February 26, 2026
Don’t cut the science that pays the bills
February 4, 2026
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)
January 29, 2026
Canada - Organic research program cut - The Swift Current, Saskatchewan research centre is staying open, but the organic and regenerative agriculture program has been closed (The Western Producer)
Trilateral initiative aims to accelerate science and innovation for global food resilience
January 28, 2026
Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) concerned for ag research capacity with AAFC site closures and layoffs
January 27, 2026
Agriculture Canada research cuts threaten crop variety development - The cuts will mean farmers end up paying more for new varieties capable of overcoming emerging production challenges (The Western Producer)
January 26, 2026
A polar bear plunge for Canadian crop breeding: why farmers must take the lead (Real Agriculture)
January 23, 2026
AAFC staffing cuts threaten agricultural research capacity and ROI for farmers
Giles Oldroyd on science, St. Louis, and leading the Danforth Plant Science Center
December 17, 2025
Crop research seeks higher yield numbers, new markets
November 12, 2025
USA - Bayer launches “Science Delivers” campaign celebrating the transformative power of science
October 31, 2025
Library exhibit to showcase plant-human communication
September 24, 2025
Michigan State University research ‘critical’ to Michigan soybean production
August 4, 2025
Rooted in research: USDA'S Global Soybean Germplasm Collection
July 29, 2025
USA - A delay in wheat scab research funds has nationwide impact (AgWeek)
July 9, 2025
Canada - Public breeding is a national treasure that’s being neglected
June 25, 2025
Tomatoes in the Galápagos are de-evolving - New research reveals evolutionary reversal in island plants
June 13, 2025
Heat-resilient crops are within reach — given enough time and money
May 29, 2025
Weed Science Society of America unveils its weed management priorities amid concerning federal cost cuts to agriculture research
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