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Seeds of Change, Part II – Breeding, Footprints and Future Pathways

January 28, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

In Part 2 of Seed World Europe’s Seeds of Change series, leaders from Bayer, Semillas...

ISF Papers Outline a Roadmap for Climate-Resilient, High-Yield Agriculture

January 25, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

Sustainability in agriculture starts with seed, argue Ben Rivoire and Khaoula Belhaj-Fragnière of the International...

Turning Insight into Impact: How phenoLytics Is Redefining Seed Phenotyping

January 23, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

phenoLytics won first prize at the 2025 Euroseeds InnovAction Stage for its high-throughput 3D and...

Adding a New Wing to Pollination: How Polyfly Is Putting Hoverflies to Work

January 21, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

For decades, seed production relied almost exclusively on bees for managed pollination. Polyfly is rethinking...

ABRATES Releases Free Digital Reference on Seed Pathology

January 20, 2026
Seed World Staff

Abrates, through its Seed Pathology Committee (Copasem), released the free digital book Seed Pathology: Basic...

Canada-China Trade Reset Signals New Opportunities for Canadian Seed and Canola Exports

January 19, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Renewed engagement, tariff relief and ongoing dialogue with China are being welcomed as exporters look...

ABRATES lanza una referencia digital gratuita sobre patología de semillas

January 19, 2026
Seed World Staff

Abrates, a través del Comité de Patología de Semillas (Copasem), lanzó el libro digital gratuito...

What if Ocular Grain Grading Could be Faster, More Accurate, and Objective?

January 19, 2026
Linnéa Peters – Sales Representative, Cgrain

Cgrain and Lantmännen are modernizing grain grading with AI-driven image analysis that automates ocular inspection....

Over Coffee: Candid Chat with IPSA’s Incoming & Outgoing Presidents

January 16, 2026
Seed World Staff

Scott Sanders wraps up his time as Independent Professional Seed Association President and Aaron Conaway...

How Triticale Cultivars Support Better Vetch Performance in Service Crops

January 16, 2026
Seed World Staff

INTA Bordenave developed two new triticale varieties, Justo INTA and Dardo INTA, combining wheat productivity...

Filmmaker Hidde Boersma: Why High-Yield Innovation Belongs at the Centre of Sustainability

January 15, 2026
Marcel Bruins - Seed World Europe Editorial Director

This two-part interview with Dutch science journalist and filmmaker Dr. Hidde Boersma examines how a...

CornPheno Uses AI to Measure Corn Ear Traits with a Smartphone

January 15, 2026
Seed World Staff

CornPheno is a smartphone-based AI system that measures key corn ear traits—kernels per ear, rows...

Cómo los cultivares de triticale contribuyen a un mejor rendimiento de la veza en cultivos de servicio

January 15, 2026
Seed World Staff

INTA Bordenave desarrolló dos nuevas variedades de triticale, Justo INTA y Dardo INTA, que combinan...

What’s Next for Canadian Seed? Doug Miller Weighs in as he Exits CSGA

January 14, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Miller’s tenure has coincided with some of the most consequential changes in Canadian seed policy...

High-Value Seed Is Tracked Less Than a $20 Amazon Package — Until Now

January 14, 2026
Seed World Staff

Even as supply chains track every step of a low-cost online purchase, billions of dollars...

Ghana–Netherlands Partnership Targets Quality Vegetable Seed for Farmers

January 14, 2026
Seed World Staff

Ghana launched the Ghana Seed Partnership (GSP) on 29 October 2025 in Accra, deepening Ghana–Netherlands...

European NGT Regulations: Risks of Divergence and Adhocracy

January 14, 2026
David Zaruk – Seed World Columnist

UK, EU and Swiss NGT regulations due by 2026 remain fragmented and incoherent. The UK...

Independent Voices, Independent Momentum: A Conversation With IPSA’s Incoming President

January 12, 2026
Aimee Nielson - Seed World U.S. Editor

As Aaron Conaway steps into the IPSA presidency, he reflects on agility, leadership, consolidation, and...

AI, Simulation, and the New Reality of Predictive Plant Breeding

January 9, 2026
Seed World Staff

Plant breeding has reached a data tipping point, with modern programs generating more multi-trait and...

CRISPR Switch Boosts Wheat Yield and Resistant Starch

January 8, 2026
Seed World Staff

A Chinese study has identified TaJAZ1 as a key gene behind the wheat yield–nutrition trade-off....

2026 Named International Year of the Woman Farmer

January 8, 2026
Seed World Staff

FAO has launched the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global campaign to...

CropLife Europe Calls for Faster, Science-Based EU Approval Processes

January 8, 2026
Seed World Staff

CropLife Europe said the European Commission’s Food and Feed Safety Omnibus is a chance to...

Europe Moves Toward New Gene-Editing Rules as UK Leads Regulatory Shift

January 8, 2026
Seed World Staff

Europe’s crop biotech policy is shifting as New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), including gene editing, gain...

From Seed to Food: FAO’S First Universal Expo

January 7, 2026
Franco Brazzabeni – Seed World Columnist

From Seed to Food, the first FAO Universal Exposition in Rome (October) celebrated FAO’s 80...

Why Crop Diversity Matters More Than Ever for Europe’s Agricultural Future

January 6, 2026
Seed World Staff

Europe’s seed market is consolidating fast—raising urgent questions about innovation, resilience, and food security. Nearly...

El regreso de lo real: siete tendencias de consumo que están transformando la industria alimentaria

January 1, 2026
Seed World Staff

El nuevo informe de tendencias de NOURISH revela que los consumidores rechazan la perfección artificial...

Seed sector celebrates advances in biotechnology, but warns of piracy and regulatory delays

December 27, 2025
Seed World Staff

Colombia’s seed sector closed 2025 on a positive note, marked by Acosemillas’ 55th anniversary and...

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