b'The Headlines Business | People | Policy | Product | ResearchSubmissions welcome: news@seedworldgroup.comPEOPLE highlighted the longstanding connection between Ottawa and Seeds Canada Taps Industry Veteran Dan Wright as CEO the seed grower community. Seeds Canada has appointed long-time industry leader Dan WrightRESEARCHas its next CEO, effective Jan. 19,Barley Producers Back Next-Gen Breeding With $1.15M 2026. President Brent Collins callsInvestmentWright a high-integrity, visionaryThe Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) announced executive with more than 30 yearsan investment of $1.15 million over three years in a Core Barley of leadership experience across majorBreeding Agreement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ag companies including Monsanto,This producer-funded investment will support the develop-Bayer, and Syngenta, as well asment of new barley varieties with higher yields, stronger disease significant association involvement through his seven years onresistance, and improved agronomics to ensure the long-term the Canadian Seed Trade Association board. He will work withcompetitiveness and sustainability of Canadian barley. outgoing CEO Barry Senft through January to ensure a smooth transition. Scientists Decode Oat Pan-Genome, Unlocking Path to Climate-Resilient CropsPOLICY Scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Seed Growers Gather in Ottawa to Make Their Voices Heard Helmholtz Munich, and the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics The 2025 Interprovincial Seed Growers Meeting took placeand Crop Plant Research (IPK) have now decoded the pan-in Ottawa, Ont., in November, hosted by the Ontario Seedgenome of 33 oat lines, revealing the crops full genetic diver-Growers Association. Attendees attended Question Periodsity. This achievement lays the groundwork for breeding more and the Canadian Seed Growers Association held a formalresilient, productive oat varieties better equipped to withstand reception attended by senators and MPs. Genuine engagementthe pressures of a changing climate. STRENGTH POWERED BY THE SEA. Improved germination, seedling emergence, and early root growth? Your seed treatment just got more muscle. Tidal Grow GENBOOST pumps up seed performance and plant defense.38 SEEDWORLD.COM/CANADA JANUARY 2026'