Seed World Podcast

International Seed Federation secretary-general Michael Keller talks about why the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are crucial to the future of the seed industry. He also talks about the importance of Africa playing a greater role at the World Seed Congress, which will be held in South Africa in 2020.

10 years ago, France brought together its six seed associations to form the Union Française des Semenciers, the French seed association. We talk with Franck Berger, CEO of Limagrain Vegetable Seeds, on how that happened and how understanding an old French saying was the key to doing it. Also, he talks about how Limagrain Vegetable […]

Corteva Agriscience officially became a standalone company on June 1. Seed World’s Marc Zienkiewicz talks with Neal Gutterson, chief technology officer for Corteva Agriscience, about how open innovation is helping Corteva serve farmers and feed the world by fuelling agricultural sustainability and encouraging collaborations around the world. Interview conducted at the International Seed Federation’s World […]

Corteva Agriscience officially became a standalone company on June 1. Seed World’s Marc Zienkiewicz talks with Eric Dereudre, Northern Europe leader for Corteva Agriscience, about the company striking out on its own as possibly the world’s oldest startup. Interview conducted at the International Seed Federation’s World Seed Congress in Nice, France, this week.

Corteva Agriscience officially became a standalone company on June 1. Seed World’s Marc Zienkiewicz talks with Mathias Müller, director of open innovation, technology acquisition & licensing at Corteva Agriscience, about what makes the new stand-alone company unique and why its concept of open innovation is helping move the industry forward. Interview conducted at the International […]

Pesky soybean cyst nematode (SCN) getting you down? If there are low levels of SCN in your field, you might not realize it until you start getting lower yields. But what are some ways seed companies are trying to combat SCN? What’s working, and what’s not? We’re here to look at some of the different […]

At the 30th Annual Independent Seed Association Conference in Indian Wells, California, Alex Martin sat down with Jeff Weber, Seed Treatment Lead of the Eastern Region for Nufarm Americas. Did you know that Weber originally started his career on the research portion of the seed industry before moving into sales? You bet he did! He chatted […]

At the 30th Annual Independent Professional Seed Association Conference in Indian Wells, California, Alex Martin sat down with IPSA Scholar Martha Hoffman, a journalism major with a minor in marketing at the Northern Illinois University. Coming from her family farm, Hoffman thought it was interesting to be on the opposite side of agriculture — seeing […]

At the 30th Annual Independent Professional Seed Association Conference in Indian Wells, California, Alex Martin sat down with IPSA Scholar Riley Reep, a first year student at Texas Tech University majoring in agriculture communications. Reep was born into a life of agriculture — with her father selling cotton and her grandfather growing and producing hay, […]

At the 30th Annual Independent Professional Seed Association Conference in Indian Wells, California, Alex Martin sat down with IPSA Scholar Sierra Williamson, a senior at the University of Minnesota who majors in agricultural and food business management with a minor in marketing and data analytics. Williamson has had the opportunity to travel globally around the […]