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Independents at a Real Crossroads

I recently caught up with Colin Steen, current president of the board for the Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA) and CEO of Legacy Agripartners. It’s been a busy year, but the work is far from over as he heads into the final quarter of 2024.

Can Plant Prebiotics Help the Food Supply?

Plant pathogens cost hundreds of billions of dollars per year in lost food production. When thinking about the microbiome, most people immediately consider the trillions of microorganisms in the human body that aid in digestion, mental health and more. However, plants also harbor a complex world of microbes, both on and inside them. Emerging research shows that these plant-resident microbes play a critical role in plant health by helping their immune system distinguish between harmful and beneficial bacteria.

Why Don’t we Have Seed Biosimilars? 

When a pharmaceutical product goes off-patent, within days the market is flooded with biosimilars (generics) that bring prices down and drive opportunities for innovators to enter markets. Why doesn’t the […]

Ending World Hunger Through Innovation

One day, about a year ago, I gathered my staff together and asked them what they would like to be able to boast about five years from now and the […]

Inclusion Meets Innovation at NAPB 2024

The National Association for Plant Breeding envisioned a new blueprint for the profession at its conference in St. Louis.  In the United States, food security isn’t just about keeping grocery […]

Will AI Chat Bots Make Agronomists Obsolete?

Imagine sitting across the table during an interview with an agronomist candidate who knows everything. The candidate can recall every soil type, every slope percentage, the details of every disease […]

Regen Ag: Growing Momentum or Fading Hype? 

Editor’s Note: This article is the second part in our 2024 feature about Regen Ag. A closer look at regenerative agriculture and its benefits to farmers. WHY IT MATTERS  There’s […]

Spotlight on the XXII Brazilian Seed Congress

The Congress, which runs Sept. 10 – 13, is focused on Seed: The Essence of Sustainability. The XXII Brazilian Seed Congress (CBSementes) began this week, on Sept. 10, at the […]

El XXII Congreso Brasilero de Semillas

El Congreso, que se celebra del 10 al 13 de septiembre, está dedicado a La Semilla: La Materia Prima de la Sostenibilidad. El XXII Congreso Brasilero de Semillas (CBSementes) comenzó […]

Protein Possibilities of Alfalfa

Alfalfa leaf protein already has many of the functional properties that human consumption requires; however, the disadvantage is that alfalfa protein is mainly in the form of rubisco, a key enzyme in photosynthesis which degrades quickly after harvest.