January2019 • Contents “DRIVELESS.CUTYOURCOMMUTETIME.BIKE, CARPOOL,TAKETRANSIT,WORKFROMHOME. YOURCARISSUFFOCATINGANDCOOKINGYOU ANDIBOTH.” —KurtisBaute/58 FEATURES 04 Meeting of the Minds 06 Private Investment in Seed on the Upswing 08 Giant Views: Designing Canadian Seed 2.0 16 A Vision of Canada’s Next-Gen Seed System 18 What’s So Complicated About a Cantaloupe? Plenty 22 It Starts with You 27 Run for Cover: Cropping up Better Soil 28 Forage Seed Is… 36 Seed Variety Use Agreement: Know the Facts 56 Value Creation: Myths and Truths 58 Why Kurtis Baute Sealed Himself in a Greenhouse 62 Breeding for Fibre in Flax and Hemp is Following Two Unique Pathways 65 Free the Seed 68 Who Owns CRISPR? PERSPECTIVES 24 CSAAC 38 CSGA 60 CSI 64 CSTA 66 Get Ready for Higher Seed Prices 80 Giant Views DEPARTMENTS 70 Retail Roundtable 74 Cross Pollination 76 World Status 78 The Headlines SPECIAL SECTIONS 52 INSIDERS JANUARY 2019 GERMINATION.CA 1 ON THE COVER Lloyd Dyck is owner of BrettYoung Seeds and one of six influential voices in forage seed featured in our cover story on page 28.