NOVEMBER 2017 GERMINATION.CA 1 November2017 • Contents FEATURES 04 What’s Keeping Innovators Awake? 06 Will Legal Pot Slow Demand for New Barley Varieties? 10 Where’s the Exit? 16 The Good, Bad and Ugly of Working in a Family Business 26 Advancing Quinoa 30 New Grass Varieties Could Make Your Flight Safer 32 The Urban Ag Renaissance 42 Can AI Save Agriculture? 44 Industry Taking Action on Pollinators 48 The Next Revolution 50 Is There Room for Biomolecular Techniques in the DUS Process? “CERTIFIEDCANNABIS SEEDISSOMETHING THATWILLBEREQUIRED ASMORELEGAL CANNABISENTERSTHE MARKETPLACE.” —GlynChancey/54 PERSPECTIVES 53 CSAAC 54 CSGA 55 CSI 56 CSTA 64 Giant Views DEPARTMENTS 22 Retail Roundtable 57 Cross Pollination 58 World Status 60 The Headlines SPECIAL SECTIONS 36 INSIDERS