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February 2017

Leadership

Passion for Produce

Sean Knapp, Syngenta’s head of Vegetable Seeds for North America, lives and breathes the world of produce — but don’t… Read More

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Leadership

Love of Vegetables

PanAmerican Seed’s vegetable crop director Ellen Leue chats about her career choices, why she loves to eat peppers, and what… Read More

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News

Since 1915: Looking back to 1966

A Moment in Time This issue featured an exciting new watermelon variety, Jubilee, and previewed the mid-winter meeting of the… Read More

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Leadership

Opposition in All Things

“One ship drives east and another drives west With the selfsame winds that blow. ‘Tis the set of the sails,… Read More

2 years ago - David Stimpson

Terry Schultz (Mustang Seeds) Current State of IPSA, Benefits of Board, Merger Positives

Terry Schultz (Mustang Seeds) speaks with Shawn Brook at the 28th Annual Conference of the Independent Professional Seed Association.

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Business

Improving Water Use Efficiency

Seed treatment experts examine the relationship between seed-applied technologies and plants’ ability to access and use water already in the… Read More

2 years ago - Julie Deering

Dan Hogstad (NorthStar Genetics) What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed in 20 Years, Open Licensing Traits

Dan Hogstad (NorthStar Genetics) speaks with Shawn Brook at the 28th Annual Conference of the Independent Professional Seed Association. https://media.blubrry.com/strategysession/p/content.blubrry.com/strategysession/Dan_Hogstad_NorthStar_Genetics_What_Has_and_Hasn_t_Changed_in_20_Years_Canadian_Expansion_Open_Licensing_for_Traits.mp3Podcast… Watch Video

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Business

Seeds, Plants and the Brain

Each day, we discover more about the therapeutic value of plants. Here’s a look at some of the ways they’re… Read More

2 years ago - Marc Zienkiewicz

Education is Critical to Increasing the Adoption of Biologicals

Education plays a key role in getting farmers to adopt biologicals and getting products into their hands for testing on… Watch Video

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Leadership

Creating Cucumbers

Scott Williams is cucurbit and leafy global breeding lead for Monsanto Vegetable Seeds. We get his take on all things… Read More

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Business

Agronomics and Aesthetics Drive Development

When it comes to the latest innovations in vegetable seed varieties, seed companies and breeders keep locale and consumer demands… Read More

2 years ago - Lisa Kopochinski

Discover What It Means to be Proactively Adaptive

At the Independent Professional Seed Association earlier this year, Seed World’s Shawn Brook caught up with Greg Gerard, CEO of… Watch Video

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Shane Ohlde (Ohlde Seed Farms) Consumer Driven Change, Farmers Making Money, Work Life Balance

Shane Ohlde (Ohlde Seed Farms) speaks with Shawn Brook at the 28th Annual Conference of the Independent Professional Seed Association…. Watch Video

2 years ago - Seed World Videos

Business

Open Innovation Drives Progress in Plant Breeding

Developing solutions for big issues — like delivering on the 21st century food production challenge — requires innovation and new… Read More

2 years ago - Joseph Byrum

Sustainability

Researchers Work to Help Hives Thrive

With every dollar spent on better understanding the needs of pollinators, new solutions are being developed. When examining vegetable and… Read More

2 years ago - Julie Deering

Leadership

Scaling Up is the Challenge

Nestled up in the northwest corner of Ghana, is an entrepreneurial group of female farmers keen on gaining skills, generating… Read More

2 years ago - Dennis Thompson

Technology

Vegetables with More Value

Companies see great potential in gene editing technology. “Coming to a produce aisle, farmers market or dinner table near you!”… Read More

2 years ago - Maria Brown

What Exactly Are Seed Treatments Worth?: A Seed World Strategy Webinar & Podcast

Even though corn and soybean prices are up slightly, many farmers will operate at or below breakeven costs for 2017…. Watch Video

2 years ago - Seed World Videos

Technology

Year of the Brassica

Origin: Western Europe, Mediterranean and temperate regions of Asia Family: Brassica Genus: Brassicaceae Includes: Bok choy, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, Collards, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Kale, Kohlrabi, Radish, Rutabagas, Turnips Fun Fact: The… Read More

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Seed World INSIDERS

Spring Wheat Is More Than Poverty Grass
It is in years like this with low commodity prices that some farmers give wheat the dubious title of “poverty grass” because it is the least expensive crop they can produce. This is the time for growers to remember that when prices are low, there is little margin for error. This may not be the …
Bud Light’s Super Bowl Ads Weren’t a Mistake and That’s Why They Are so Scary
The Bud Light brand launched one of the most successful ad campaigns in recent history when “Dilly, Dilly” was revealed to the world in August 2017. The refrain “Dilly, Dilly” transcended the Bud Light brand and became commonplace in rural American lexicon. Super Bowl after Super Bowl, Bud Light or Budweiser had delivered iconic advertising …
Good Things Do Come in Small Packages
The effectiveness of biologicals is simply amazing. For example, miniscule amounts of the legume inoculant rhizobia can influence nodulation, plant growth and development, nitrogen fixation, soil nitrate levels, and plant yield. If we put rhizobia on a legume seed and plant the seed in the ground, the seed and the rhizobia begin surveilling their surroundings, …
How Not to Get Caught in the Whirlwind of Change
You know that old cliché saying “the only thing that is constant is change”? It seems more and more appropriate. We live in a world where we are connected to news, information, ideas … and work almost 24/7. On the world stage, we are seeing major political shifts from Brexit in Europe to Saudi Arabia’s …
Army Leadership for Business: Be, Know, Do.
It’s not always easy being the lone financial person in a company. I talk in a foreign language and say “No” quite a bit. I think about reducing or eliminating risk that can really harm the company, and I try to coax certain behaviors out of others. Actually, the more I think about it, it’s …
Are You on LinkedIn? If Not, Here’s Why You Should Be
LinkedIn is different from other social media platforms because it’s business-focused and mainly used by professionals looking to make meaningful connections. There’s three main reasons why it can be so useful for this purpose. Your target audience is here. According to Fortune, LinkedIn has over 500 million members. Users are focused on networking and connecting with …
Is Breeding Stuck or Moving Forward?
We are citizens of the world, meeting different people in different cultures. We listen as they share their challenges and struggles to maintain their breeding data only to find it is not available as they need it. Every company that we meet has some type of solution in place for recording and managing breeding information. …

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Brent Sigurdson, Sales Manager, Nufarm, looks at how Spring Wheat Is More Than Poverty Grass in his newest Insiders column #Nufarm #SeedTreatment #Insiders #SpringWheat https://t.co/kY7dVTgPfc https://t.co/A0Ws8KmXCO

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How can we connect the agriculture community with other communities, like the consumer community or the research community? Well, the ASTA's Andrew W. LaVigne and Corteva's Jerry Flint sit down to talk about ASTA's new solution: Innovature. https://t.co/BLFKZQM3WB https://t.co/e9M25Q2eCQ

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Canada is looking to implement a seed royalty system for cereals, pulses and specialty crops in order to fund innovation. Learn all about the initiative on March 12 by registering for this webinar! Go to https://t.co/q9IyFK5dgE to sign up. https://t.co/p0FcAe3d9A

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Bayer is reaching out to farmers and applicators in advance of the 2019 growing season to communicate new use highlights and provide tools to help them find continued success in using XtendiMax® herbicide with VaporGrip® Technology. https://t.co/uOuqzcoaJC

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What are the real benefits of True Potato Seeds? Charles Miller of Solynta sat down with us to talk about Solynta's new hybrid true potato seeds and compare them to potatoes grown from tubers: https://t.co/y3BSsYtnQX https://t.co/z7bnEMqtrx

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How do genotyping and Shakespeare's books connect? Join NRGene to hear about the latest in genotyping technology from Dr. Paul Chomet and Dr. Mark Guiltinan 12pm CST on February 27, 2019 to learn more https://t.co/mIjrISfZgg https://t.co/RXf5GwHonw

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