b'SINCE 1915 The first issue of Seed World was published in 1915. Here the editors will take you back in time to explore the numbers, news and issues that impacted the seed industryall covered by Seed World.19151919192019221925193019351940194519471950195319551960196119651970197519761980198519901995200020052009201020152020Term biologicalHoneybee Act prohibitedOrganophosphateUSDA developsDenta sweetcloverDaws soft white winter control coined. the importation of adultpesticidesdifferentialreleased; first nonbitterwheat released; outstanding honeybees. developed. centrifugation methodwhite sweetclover. cold hardiness.to purify plant viruses.A MOMENT IN TIMEOur December 2009 issue featured social responsibility as a key theme. Since the seed industry depends directly on the environment for its product, it has a great opportunity to build sustainable businesses from the earth and into the community they reside in through corporate social responsibility programs, we wrote. The story profiled important efforts to implement sound business practices while integrating social and environmental priorities into activities and relationships. In 2000, the United Nations launched the Global Compact, asking companies to voluntarily commit to internalizing principles related to human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, hoping such changes will legitimize open markets and strengthen the global economy. FACTS AND FIGURES FROMTHIS 2009 ISSUE:300bushels per acre is yield level Monsanto is targeting for 2030.200,000is the number of samples in the USDAs ARS national plant germplasm system planned to send out in 2009.2is the number of years it would take the turf seed business to turn around after the economic downturn of 2008.70%is the amount of the worlds fresh water used by agriculture in 2009.10%is the amount of annual growth to be experienced by the seed enhancement business between 2009 and 2019.86/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2021'