Seed World Podcast

The pandemic has raged throughout the globe for over a year at this point, and while an end is in site, anxiety levels are still at a new high. Has anyone asked you: “How’s your mental health?” In this webinar, we’ll learn how to look for signs to see if someone needs some support when […]

Robin Groose is a retired associate professor of agroecology and plant breeding at the University of Wyoming. He’s also incoming chair of the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) Advocacy Committee, which works to identify issues and topics for the NAPB to promote. He sat down to discuss his vision for the committee and how […]

Ksenija Gasic is a stone fruit breeder and incoming president of the National Association of Plant Breeders. She sat down to talk about her latest research and her vision for the NAPB as she fills the president’s chair. The NAPB is holding its virtual meeting this week, hosted by Cornell University. “The formation of the […]

The National Association for Plant Breeders (NAPB) Friends of Plant Breeding Award honors individuals whose career may or may not have been involved in plant breeding, but who, through their professional activities and passion have contributed significantly to the advancement of the plant breeding discipline. The 2020 recipient is Dr. Donn Cummings, who will speak […]

Mark Earl Sorrells, professor in school of Integrative Plant Science Plant Breeding and Genetics Section at Cornell University, sits down to chat about planning this year’s National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) virtual meeting. The meeting is being hosted by Cornell and takes place Aug. 15-19, 2021. To register visit https://napb2021.com/. Mark will give the […]

Dave Bubeck, president of the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB) and research director for Corteva Agriscience, sits down to discuss the 2021 virtual meeting of the NAPB and how to sign up. The event takes place Aug. 15-19, 2021. For info visit napb2021.com. The first plenary meeting on the schedule is the Meeting Kick […]

In our latest Seed World Podcast Series, Szabolcs Ruthner, regulatory affairs manager of the International Seed Federation (ISF) joins Editor Alex Martin to talk about everything from a pandemic-filled year to how he’s working with the new Key Strategic Objectives (KSOs) of ISF. Ruthner says one of the biggest challenges ISF faced in 2020 was […]

In our latest Seed World Podcast Series, Hélène Khan Niazi, international agriculture manager of the International Seed Federation (ISF) joins Editor Alex Martin to talk about everything from a pandemic-filled year to what key strategic objectives (KSOs) she’s been working. Khan Niazi has her hands full at ISF — she not only leads the Forage […]

In our latest Seed World Podcast Series, Rose Souza-Richards, seed health manager of the International Seed Federation (ISF) joins Editor Alex Martin to talk about everything from a pandemic-filled year to how ISF’s key strategic objectives (KSOs) influence her position’s direction. Souza-Richards notes one of her favorite points of the job is getting to meet […]

Carbon Credits have been hotly debated over the past few years. Recently, in other industry sectors like the energy sector, the conversation of “Are carbon credits worth it?” has been brought up. Well, we’d like to ask the same question of the seed sector!  What you’ll learn during this webinar: What are carbon credits, and […]