Expanding the Toolkit - Social media tactics are helping seed companies reach out to growers, and communicate in a fresh new way. [READ FULL ARTICLE]

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New Varieties - Germination’s annual New Varieties list gives you the inside scoop on what’s new in seed options this growing season.
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Rules for Resealing Pedigreed Seed - The Canadian Seed Trade Association has developed a new factsheet for retailers outlining specific requirements.
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New Ideas Bloom - Outcomes from this year's Recommending Committee meetings
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Canola Trials Back on Track - Key representatives from five canola seed companies discuss the success of the new Canola Performance Trials and the improvements that can still be made.
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Reacting to Rust - A disease under control for decades is ravaging wheat fields around the world. What are Canadian plant breeders doing to help fend off the next wave of stem rust? [READ FULL ARTICLE]

JANUARY 2012 ISSUE

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Expiration Date
The expiration of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready patents is creating a wave of discussion and confusion in the seed industry, and is raising new questions for the entire sector.
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Forecasting the Future - In today’s environment of rapidly fluctuating markets, it takes shrewd planning to forecast seed demand, and John Latham of Latham Hi-Tech takes this seriously in his business. “We’ve been able to change over the years to stay focused on our customers and what they need,” says Latham.
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Giant Views of the Industry - The face of the seed industry is evolving. Not only are farmers and their needs changing, but the increased use of new technologies is changing the business landscape of the seed industry. Six experts from this year’s Giant Views of the Industry discuss seed’s role in the face of these changes and how to navigate the waters during uncertain times.
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Giant Highlights - With seed poised to meet the food shortage challenge, many of the experts in this year’s Giant Views of the Industry had interesting stories to tell about staying competitive and capitalizing on opportunity. Enjoy some of the highlights of their news and insights.
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Giant Numbers - 19 Years since Canada agreed to comply with the UPOV 1991 convention, but has still not complied. “Our legislation became compliant with UPOV 1978 in 1990. In 1991, the international convention was revised. Canada signed that revised UPOV 1991 convention in 1992 and said we would comply with it but we still haven’t. So our plant breeders’ rights legislation still only complies with UPOV 1978.”—Patty Townsend of CSTA.
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Giant Bios - Meet the people behind our Giant Views commentary this issue.
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