MARCH 2018 GERMINATION.CA 1 March2018 • Contents FEATURES 04 Introducing our Editorial Board 06 We Need to Talk About Mental Health in Agriculture 12 Becoming One with the Machine 16 Creating the Cannabis of the Future 20 Big Things Ahead for Breakout Berry 32 Cross-Country Checkup 43 These Two Guides are Designed to Help You Better Manage Vegetable Seed Quality 46 Designer Genes: What’s on the Label? 54 Hybrid Mustard Might Soon Help Jazz up Your Hot Dog (PGDC Update) “IT’SIMPORTANTTONOTETHATNOTALL INNOVATIONSHAVETOBEDISRUPTIVETO IMPACTYOURBUSINESS.” —DougMiller/26 PERSPECTIVES 10 CSAAC 24 CSGA 44 CSI 52 CSTA 64 Giant Views DEPARTMENTS 26 Retail Roundtable 56 Cross Pollination 58 World Status 60 The Headlines SPECIAL SECTIONS 36 2018 New Varieties 48 INSIDERS