Plants use fast electrical signals to control development and defence. Learn how these signals can be decoded using machine learning and used to breed and grow better plants During this session you’ll learn: About sophisticated information networks that plants using to sense and react to their environments How tapping into these information networks using electrophysiology […]

Caio Canella, soybean breeding research specialist at the University of Missouri-Columbia, talks about the upcoming “Support-A-Scholar Fundraiser: A Day in the Life of a Plant Breeder Panel Discussion” on March 2 at 1 p.m. Organized by the NAPB Borlaug Student Scholars, this e-event will be a panel discussion focused on how daily work as a […]

In our latest Giant Views video, Dr. Kidist Kibret, breeding software professional of Agronomix, sits down with Shawn Brook. In a world where it’s hard to get engaged in the industry, Kibret shares that she’s keeping herself motivated by getting excited about bioinformatics. When it comes down to plant breeding, bioinformatics is imperative. Kibret shares […]

In our new video, Marcel Bruins sits down to talk with David Zaruk, professor at Odisee University College in Brussels, Consultant on Risk Perception Management and blogging under the name The Risk Monger. Zaruk shares his ideas on the sustainable intensification approach, what element is often missing in these strategies, and what the seed sector […]

In our new video, Marcel Bruins sits down to talk with Professor Joe Schwarcz, Director of the McGill Office for Science and Society in Montreal,Canada. Schwarcz shares his ideas on fake news, misinformation and disinformation, what are some of the most repeated pieces of misinformation in agriculture, and why people fall so easily for these […]

In our new video, Marcel Bruins sits down to talk with Monica Sorribas, Marketing Leader Europe for Corteva Agriscience. Sorribas talks about the focus on sustainability in seed applied technologies, and shares several examples on how her company is putting sustainability in practice. She also addresses how to stay safe in covid-19 times through a […]

In our new video, Marcel Bruins sits down to talk with Marloes Groot, Global Marketing and Sales Manager for Teal Agro Technologies. Groot talks about what makes her company special, and why they have taken a different path from the rest. She also addresses customer needs and the importance of microplastic free seed applied technologies. […]

Shawn Brook, President of the Seed World Group, sits down to talk with Garlich von Essen, Euroseeds Secretary-General, about a whole new experience during the upcoming Euroseeds2020 Virtual Congress! Von Essen talks also about how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the industry and about the role of Euroseeds and its members in important policy […]

Seed organizations and industry suppliers are facing unprecedented business challenges. Like being tossed around in a whirlwind with no clear sense of how to get out.

One thing remains clear – new plans, reallocation of resources and new strategies must prevail to survive this and come out the back end with a tail wind.

In our new podcast, Alex Martin sits down to talk with Michael Keller about the state of the International Seed Federation during the COVID-19 crisis.