November 2018 Archives

Posted on November 1, 2018, updated on November 1, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

Creating a new product for the seed treatment market is never an easy process. Not only does it have to be worthy of growers’ time and attention, it has to do something truly new and innovative for them. But understanding why a seed treatment is im…

Posted on October 16, 2018, updated on October 16, 2018 by Krista Erickson

A new group aims to strengthen seed morphology. For years, there has been a shrinking level of expertise in the area of seed morphology. Thankfully, a group of global seed industry stakeholders are coming to the rescue by forming the International Se…

Posted on October 15, 2018, updated on October 16, 2018 by Mark Halsall

La Coop fédérée and Maizex Seeds, fresh off of entering into a joint venture agreement, know what it takes to build and maintain a strong business partnership. Striking a partnership deal with another company — and making it last — can be dif…

Posted on October 10, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

The chairmen of Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley say growers are largely uninformed and unsure about the conversation surrounding value creation in cereals. On why the topic of end-point/trailing royalties is controversial among growers: “There’s…

Posted on October 10, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Treena Hein

We ask some experts about the mechanics of funding innovation in cereals through the concept of value creation/capture. Many years of discussion about how to ensure more innovation in cereal seeds is finally coming to fruition. Historically, cereal s…

Posted on October 5, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Germination

The Seed Synergy partners applaud the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, for confirming the launch of a consultation on potential amendments to Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR) regulations. This consultation includes value creati…

Posted on October 3, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Julienne Isaacs

It’s been a long wait for Hi-Gest Alfalfa Technology, but by spring 2019 Western Canadian producers will have it available to them for planting. The variety that has the Hi-Gest alfalfa technology was developed by U.S.-based Dow AgroSciences brand …

Posted on October 1, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Todd Hyra

I’ve been in the seed industry for 28 years and involved with the Canadian Seed Trade Association for many of those years. I’ve often joked that one day, when it came my turn to be president of the CSTA, that I hoped to be the last president of t…

Posted on September 27, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Marc Zienkiewicz

Classical genetics has been with us for a long time, ever since Gregor Mendel put forward his laws on the basic mechanisms of heredity in the 19th century. Classical genetics has led to wondrous developments in agriculture, including GM and gene edit…

Posted on September 26, 2018, updated on October 15, 2018 by Jonathan Nyborg

I’ve always thought of the Canadian seed sector in terms of a roadmap. Through sheer geography alone, Canada’s seed-growing sector is massive, stretching from the western end of the continent all the way to the East. That’s over 6,500 kilometre…

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November 2018

How One Company is Reinventing Seed Treatment Chemistry

ISMA Website Goes Live

Making a Business Marriage Work

Value Creation: What do Farmers Think?

Value Creation in Cereals: How Might it Actually Work?

Feds to Hold Value Creation Consultations Next Month

Is a New Alfalfa Technology a Game-Changer for the Industry?

Might I be the Last President of the CSTA?

Is Epigenetics the Next Big Thing?

As Seed Growers, we Know Where we Need to Go