b'The Headlines Business | People | Policy | Product | ResearchSubmissions welcome: news@seedworldgroup.comfive categories, and among them is Canadian soybean breed-ing maestro Istvan Rajcan, who has received the Public Sector Impact Award. The list of Rajcans accomplishments is exten-sive140 publications in refereed journals. Eighty-seven soybean cultivars including OAC Kent, which won the Seed of the Year Award in 2008.Garth Hodges Has a New HomeCalgarys Osborne Interim Management has announced the appointment of Garth Hodges as a senior advisor, bolstering its strategic capabilities with one of agricultures most seasoned BUSINESS global leaders. Hodges career includes top-tier roles with Bayer Seed World Group and MCVET Partner to Evolve SeedCrop Science and BASF, where he was instrumental in man-Manitoba Magazine aging multi-continent operations and leading key initiatives. The Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Trials (MCVET)Notably, he played a central role in the 7.6 billion divestment committee has entered into an agreement with Seed Worldof Bayers seed assets to BASF.Group to publish Seed Manitoba magazine beginning with the 2026 edition. Seed ManitobaManitobas seed guidehasCSGA Announces 2025 Award Winnerslong been regarded as a key decision-making resource for cropThe Canadian Seed Growers Association announced its 2025 variety selection and will also benefit from a newly redesignedaward winners, to be honoured at CSGAs annual conference in seedmb.ca website developed by Seed World Group.Victoria, B.C. in July. Recipients are:Honorary Life Award: Art Gorda, a crop inspector from CSGA Earns Ag Data Transparent Certification Willingdon, Alta; Dr. Karl Peter Pauls, professor emeritus The Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) has earnedat the University of Guelphcertification from Ag Data Transparent, becoming an officialRobertson Associate Award: Andr Lussier, Saint-Certified Member Company. This third-party endorsementHyacinthe, Quebec; Ron Markert, Vulcan, Alta.; underscores CSGAs adherence to high standards in transpar- Jonathan Nyborg, New Denmark, N.B.; Joe Rennick, ent, accountable data practices that support seed certificationMilestone, Sask.and build trust across the agricultural value chain. Clark-Newman-Clayton Award Award: Dr. Pierre Hucl, plant breeder and professor at the University of Warburtons Invests in GATE Capital Campaign Saskatchewans Crop Development CentreThe Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) Capital Campaign has secured a $650,000 investment fromPRODUCTWarburtons, the United Kingdoms largest bakery brand, inA Gene-Edited Canola Just Got the All-Cleara move that underscores the enduring partnership betweenSan Diegobased agricultural technology company Cibus, Warburtons and Cereals Canada. The funding will support thewhich has operations in Canada, announced that two of its development of GATEs downtown Winnipeg facility, whichgene-edited canola trait products have received the all-clear aims to strengthen Canadas global reputation in maintainingfrom the USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service the countrys leadership in high-quality wheat exports. (APHIS). The ruling: theyre not regulated articles. Translation? These traits can move forward without the heavy regulatory PEOPLE baggage typically attached to genetically modified organisms. Nick Cowan Joins SeCan, Boosting Ontario Presence At the heart of this breakthrough is Cibus proprietary Rapid SeCan announced the addition of Nick Cowan to its team asTrait Development System, according to the company. marketing representative for southwestern Ontario. Covering the NiagaraWindsor corridor, he will play a key role in sup- POLICYporting SeCans retail partners and members across OntariosFBI Charges Pair in FHB Smuggling Plotmost competitive soybean and winter wheat market.Two Chinese nationals, including a University of Michigan postdoc and a Zhejiang University professor, are facing U.S. A Guelph Researcher was Just Named Among the NAPBs 2025federal charges for allegedly smuggling Fusarium graminearum Plant Breeding Rockstars into the U.S. and conducting unauthorized research. The National Association for Plant Breeding (NAPB) has announced its awardees for outstanding accomplishments in 38 SEEDWORLD.COM/CANADA JULY 2025'