b'TOP 10STORIESYEAROF THEWhile the past year has seemed never-ending, were closing the door on 2021.With that, Seed World takes a look at your favorite stories from the last year basedon our analytics. Alex Martin1. Is COVID-19 a Blessing in Disguise?4. Seed Seekers, Seed Keepers,December 2020 Seed GrowersOur top article of the year was written byOctober 2020Plantums own Niels Louwaars, where heIts amazing seeing what new traits come looks at some of the benefits that COVID-19out of breeding programs for seeds today. brought to the table. While COVID-19 hasBut what about those seeds that are older spread an enormous amount of anxiety, itthan American history? You might forget also brought into question how the seedabout them, but theyre still being grown industry views free trade. on American soil to this day, and many seedworld.com/is-covid-19-a-blessing-in- Indigenous groups are working on keeping disguise their history and importance alive.seedworld.com/seed-seekers-seed-keep-ers-seed-growers2. Plant Breeding: Art or Science? June 2020Humans like to define things in black and white. In history, you were either a hunter or a gatherer. In Oklahoma, you were either a farmer or a plowman. And now, is plant breeding an art or a science?seedworld.com/plant-breeding-art-or-science3. What Do You Want People to Know About You? January 2021This Giant Views column was written by Seed Worlds very own Shawn Brook,Whats the Hold Up withwhere he tackles the idea of personal and5. Hybrid Wheat? professional branding. The easiest questionJanuary 2021to start with? What do you want people toOur January 2021 Strategy article focused know about you? Realistically, branding is allon an important question: why is the U.S. so about making a good first impression! Checkfar behind in hybrid wheat in comparison out more of his advice. to Europe? In the 1970s, there were big seedworld.com/what-do-you-want-people- commercial programs tackling hybrid wheat, to-know-about-you though, it seemed no one could get far enough ahead to change the market. Take a look at some of the challenges hybrid wheat has faced since then.seedworld.com/whats-the-hold-up-with-hybrid-wheat8/ SEEDWORLD.COMDECEMBER 2021'