2 / SEEDWORLD.COM OCTOBER 2026 OCTOBER 2026 / SEED WORLD U.S. TEAM Please recycle where facilities exist. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States. PUBLISHER Shawn Brook sbrook@seedworldgroup.com GENERAL MANAGER & EVP, OPERATIONS Madeleine Baerg mbaerg@seedworldgroup.com MANAGING EDITOR Michelle Clarke mclarke@seedworldgroup.com ART DIRECTOR Lesley Nakonechny lnakonechny@seedworldgroup.com EDITORIAL STAFF Marcel Bruins, Dawn Ius, Marc Zienkiewicz ADVERTISING/SALES Craig Armstrong carmstrong@seedworldgroup.com Aiden Brook abrook@seedworldgroup.com Dean French dfrench@seedworldgroup.com Petar Madjarac pmadjarac@seedworldgroup.com Roxanne Murray rmurray@seedworldgroup.com DIGITAL Ruskin Johnson rjohnson@seedworldgroup.com Christian Leader cleader@seedworldgroup.com Charlene McIvor cmcivor@seedworldgroup.com CREATIVE Kyle Dratowany, Rusafa Ruhiny CIRCULATION Dean French dfrench@seedworldgroup.com CONTRIBUTORS Shawn Hackett, Treena Hein, Andy LaVigne, Aimee Nielson, Melissa Shipman EDITORIAL BOARD Jane Bachmann, Katrina Bishop, Chris Boomsma, Lisa Branco, Michelle Klieger, Amanda Patin MAIN OFFICE 1395-A S. Columbia Road PMB 360 Grand Forks, ND 58201-9907 SUBSCRIPTIONS Seed World is published six times a year. North American subscription rates are: one year USD $70, two years USD $120. The international rate for one year is USD $200. To subscribe, please email subscribe@seedworldgroup.com. WANT MORE SEED WORLD? Follow us online at: SeedWorld.com facebook.com/SeedWorld twitter.com/seedworldmag linkedin.com/company/seed-world-media CONTENTS / OCTOBER 2026 Columns People-Powered Leadership Giant Views 20 48 Special Sections INSIDERS Problems tackling an issue in your business? Can’t seem to find a creative solution? Our INSIDERS are here to provide advice, tackling problems from seed science and education to business growth and biologicals. 32 In Every Issue Industry News World Status 44 46 On The Cover Rutgers University turfgrass breeder Stacy Bonos. Photo: Drew Noel, www.drewnoeldesigns.com Departments 28
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