Seed Health & Testing

In October, we will be hosting a tour of our main Alberta testing facility. We started doing these tours awhile back to help give people from all walks of the industry some insight into what each of our departments do, and why the tests and services …

Seed quality is very important and it must be protected from the time the seed is harvested to the time it’s seeded again in the spring. Seed is expensive so customers are demanding more information on what they’re buying and seed sellers are b…

Soon the season of seed testing will begin. It can be hard to know whom to turn to for answers to questions you might have. To truly succeed, a seed testing company has to be trusted by putting out reliable results customers can depend on, and prov…

Seed testing services in Canada are sold for about one-tenth of what they’re sold for in other parts of the world. Today in Canada, the typical cost to the customer is $50. Different markets place different value on seed testing for a variety of re…

As the world’s population is demanding more calories, Brazil is poised to be the powerhouse to meet those demands. Forty per cent of the world’s population will be fed by Brazil’s agricultural production, according to Embrapa (Brazilian…

As a seed analyst myself, I have worked with many great analysts over the years in Canada and abroad. These are professional, disciplined, dedicated and very talented people, but if there’s one thing we often lack, its having the opportunity to ex…

20/20 Seed Labs has been involved with Chilean seed production for about 18 years. In that time, using both our ISTA and CFIA accreditation, we have crop inspected and have verified hybrid canola, wheat and soybean seed lots coming back for spring pl…

We live in a time where change is constant. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors on the planet, and with that comes pressure to stay on top of seed testing and related technology. When you consider the development of new varieties that ca…