Maizex Seeds has two new canola hybrids for western Canadian farmers to plant for the 2026 crop. The latest Manitoba trial data is in on the new varieties.
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Manitoba data in on Maizex canola hybrids
Maizex Seeds has two new canola hybrids for western Canadian farmers to plant for the 2026 crop. The latest Manitoba trial data is in on the new varieties
Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO
Seeds Canada has announced Dan Wright as its new chief executive officer.
Five years and counting: Inside Canada’s seed regulatory overhaul
Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone’s convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough, given agriculture’s quick-changing landscape
Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone in agriculture is convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough.
NFU condemns seed destruction in Palestine
Gaza seed bank held local crop genetics that were key parts of cultural and physical survival
Canada’s National Farmers Union (NFU) issues a statement condemning Israeli military forces’ targeted damage of a Seed Multiplication Unit in July 2025 in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The case for better farmer swag
Customer gifts, chemical or seed company merchandise and farm show give aways don’t have to be boring or repetitive
Customer gifts, chemical or seed company merchandise and farm show give aways don’t have to be boring or repetitive
NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense
The National Farmers Union is pushing back against changes to the Plant Breeders’ Rights Act that would narrow the scope of farmers’ right to save seed or propagate crops from cuttings and tubers.
Dekalb’s blast from the past
Bayer celebrated the brand’s greatest seed hits at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Flax seed treatment research looks to boost emergence
A three-year study at Manitoba’s crop diversification centres looks to improve flax stand counts, thus creating more robust, hopefully disease-resistant crops
A three-year study at Manitoba’s crop diversification centres looks to improve flax stand counts, thus creating more robust, hopefully disease-resistant crops
Seed regulation proposals mean quicker changes, more industry input
A preview of potential Canadian seed rule changes, released this summer, suggests more CFIA functions will be given to third parties to complete
A preview of potential Canadian seed rule changes, released earlier this summer, suggests more CFIA functions will be given to third parties when updated seed legislation is finally released.
Senft to step down as CEO of Seeds Canada
The founding CEO of the five-year-old organization will stay on until January 2026
Barry Senft, the founding CEO of the five-year-old Seeds Canada organization is stepping down as of January 2026.
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