Canada - Seed World

Seed World 360 Redefines How Your Stories Are Shared — Check it Out Now

CONTACT

When Seed Plant Design is Done Right, ROI Follows

Understanding Hybrid Canola Seed Testing and Performance Prediction

The Wisdom of the Third Plant: What Processors Always Wish They’d Known Sooner

Tired of Competing on Price? Start Competing on Status

You Can’t Automate Authenticity, and People Know It

FEATURE STORY

CSGA Warns AAFC Research Facility Closures Will Hurt Canadian Crop Innovation

The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association says shutting seven federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research sites threatens seed development...

THE LATEST

Syngenta Canada Launches Equento Cereals Seed Treatment for Wireworm Control in Western Canada

CFIA Job Cuts Confirmed as Ottawa Targets $235M in Savings

What we Know So Far About the Reported Cuts to AAFC Staffing, Research Stations

Alberta MLA Urges Action After AAFC Layoffs Threaten Lacombe-Area Ag Research

Why Andrew Coyne Says Productivity is Now a National Security Issue

Myth vs. Reality: The Cold Truth About the AIM Act

January 26, 2026
Aimee Nielson - Seed World U.S. Editor

AAFC Staffing Cuts Spark Concern Across Canada’s Seed and Plant Breeding Sector

January 23, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

UPDATE: List of AAFC Research Stations Reportedly Being Shuttered Grows

January 22, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

What AAFC Research Station Closures Could Mean for Canadian Seed Innovation

January 29, 2026
Seed World Staff

Canada’s Agricultural Innovation is Falling Behind as R&D Spending and Seed Reform Stall

January 22, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Easing Canada-China Trade Tensions Benefits Canola Developers

January 22, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

What Sustainability Really Means for Seed, Farms and Retailers

December 24, 2025
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Soil Compaction Isn’t the Problem — it’s the Symptom

December 18, 2025
Kevin Elmy – Seed World Columnist

Stop Treating Symptoms: Why Farm Management Problems Need Systems-Thinking Solutions

December 4, 2025
Kevin Elmy – Seed World Columnist

CSGA and AAFC Leadership Changes Mark a Turning Point for Canada’s Seed Industry, says Manitoba Seed Growers President

January 13, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Departure of Senior AAFC Breeder Sparks Renewed Calls for Long-Term Wheat Breeding Strategy

January 13, 2026
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Lorena Basso: Innovation Is Urgent to Feed 9.5 Billion by 2050

January 8, 2026
Seed World Staff

ONLINE PARTNERS

PARTNER CONTENT

What 30 Years in Seed Testing Teaches You About Innovation and Resilience

January 21, 2026
Trevor Nysetvold

2025 Seed Diagnostics Breakthroughs: How SGS Delivered Faster, Smarter Testing

January 9, 2026
Holly Gelech

Here’s the Real Value Global Seed Testing Networks Deliver

December 5, 2025
Holly Gelech and Amanda Patin

How You Can Share Input on the Future of Canadian Germination Testing Standards

December 2, 2025
Morgan Webb - Senior Seed Analyst, Owner at Seed Check Technologies Inc.

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 2, 2025 - March 5, 2026

Prairie Grain Development Committee Meetings

February 4 - February 5

Alberta-British Columbia Seed Growers AGM

February 4 - February 5

AB–BC Seed Growers AGM

Calgary, AB, Canada

February 8 - February 10

100th Annual Pacific Seed Association (PSA) Convention

February 11

Les Producteurs de semences du Québec (PSQ) AGM

Drummondville, QC, Canada

Proven Seed. Backed by Experience.

Concepts for Your Seeds

People Make the Difference: The Team Behind Keating Seed Corp’s Success

On-Seed Inoculants: A Conversation with Marc Béland on the Future of Seed Treatment

Discussions to Modernize International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources Fail: What’s Next?

Lima, Peru marked a missed opportunity to modernize the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources. High hopes to address...

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

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

Sustainability is Already Built Into Canadian Farming

Learn how certified seed supports sustainable agriculture, improves crop resilience, and strengthens Canada’s food system from seed to table...

SeCan Unveils Canadian Genetics Gaining Attention for 2026

Missed the SeCan 2026 Variety Rundown? Watch the full replay now...

July 16, 2025
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Old School Genius, New School Rules: Corteva’s Klaus Koehler 1.0 Would Be Lost in 2025

He revolutionized corn breeding — now he’s walking away with a lesson no algorithm can teach....

July 15, 2025
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Coffee. Beer. Genetics. This Plant Breeder’s Teaching Style is Anything but Boring

Rex Bernardo is using your favourite drinks to shake up how we teach science — and it might just change...

July 7, 2025
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

Why This Scientist Thinks Plant Breeding Needs a Data Overhaul — Fast

Borlaug Scholar Karlene Negus applies AI to crop science, predicting performance in corn and sorghum to advance plant breeding innovation....

June 27, 2025
Marc Zienkiewicz - Seed World Canada Senior Editor

What Happens When the Genes we Need Don’t Want to be Used?

Two young scientists are using CRISPR, ancient crop DNA, and a stubborn obsession with cooking time to engineer the future...