Tag: plant breeding

“There’s a lot of misinformation about agriculture”: The Conversation Series 

This is part one of the second conversation in our IWCA Conversation Series. This segment is taken from a digital roundtable held July 2026...

Mixing traditional breeding and computational biology in plant breeding

A first variety of edible bean that was selected with the help of artificial intelligence should be available in the next couple of years. Mohsen...

Ontario’s future crops depend on public investments made today

Food security is often talked about at the level of grocery shelves, supply chains and consumer access. But it begins much earlier: in fields...

Ag misinformation, tackling the ‘bro club’ and more: In conversation with the 2026 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture

In 2020, the agriculture brands at Annex Business Media collaborated to launch Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture (IWCA), a recognition program that honours women...

Behind every meal is a food system worth protecting

August 1 is Food Day Canada and this year’s theme is all about local food literacy, making it a fitting opportunity to reflect on...

The deadly experiment that could save the American elm

After more than a decade of nurturing, it had come time to infect this 28-acre grove of American elms with a disease that would...

Norway boosts food sovereignty through research, innovation

In countries across the globe, the changing world order is bringing new focus to the concept of food sovereignty and the role it plays...

Gene editing may be entering a new world order

After three decades of waging war on crop biotechnology, European politicians are about to change course. In late April or early May, members of the...

CRISPR and the Future of Soybean Breeding

By Emily Negrin, Inari Vice President, Corporate Communications Farmers have always relied on seed improvements to stay productive in ever-changing environments. From the advent of...

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