b'July 2024ContentsFEATURES04 Pickseed Co-Founder Tom Pick Remembered as aDriven Businessman, Caring Mentor NOW THAT WE KNOW WHEN 06Theres Amazing Things Going on in Public ResearchWE NEED TO ENGAGE WITH THE 12AAFCs Role is Evolving. Heres Why16Ensuring Transparency, Stability for Staff is ParamountGOVERNMENT FOR A REVIEW, WEas FCDC Becomes Western Crop Innovations CAN GET BACK TO THE CORE WORK 24Manitoba Producers Spearhead Novel FundingApproach to Save Dry Bean Breeding Program OF NAVIGATING THAT PROCESS. 26 Theres a Revolution Going on in the Hybrid Rye SpaceIan Affleck / 3333 CFIA Confirms Gene Edited Plants in Livestock Feed are Safe, Industry Applauds the Move34The Results of a Big Prairie Watershed Study OfferGood News36 BrettYoungs New Turf Processing Facility Caters to aGlobal MarketPERSPECTIVES14CSGA20 Cover Crop Corner29 Seeds Canada40Giant ViewsDEPARTMENTS30Retail Strategy38The HeadlinesSPECIAL SECTIONS18 INSIDERSON THE COVER: Franois Eudes is the national science lead for the breeding innovation and crop germplasm development portfolio at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). We sat down with him to find out whats driving AAFCs scientific agenda. See page 12. Photo: Steven Layton PhotographyJULY 2024 SEEDWORLD.COM/CANADA 1'