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Seeds Canada is About to Hold its First Annual Meeting
Seeds Canada will hold its first annual general meeting from July 9-16. This event is an opportunity to connect with colleagues in the sector, engage in the latest industry issues, and get to know the
Seed Speaks Episode 2: Employee Retention
Seed World Group host Alex Martin spoke with John Wyffels of Wyffels Hybrids, Mark Waschek of Ag 1 Source, Deepashri Khare of Syngenta and Sarah Foster of 20/20 Seed Labs about how to keep employees f
Midge Tolerant Wheat: A SWOT Analysis
Today we hosted our Retail Roundtable webinar Midge Tolerant Wheat: A SWOT Analysis. We learned quite a few things from our webinar! With insights from researchers Santosh Kumar (AAFC wheat breeder) a
Midge Tolerant Wheat: A SWOT Analysis
Today we hosted our Retail Roundtable webinar Midge Tolerant Wheat: A SWOT Analysis. We learned quite a few things from our webinar! With insights from researchers Santosh Kumar (AAFC wheat breeder) a
Are Vaccines Calming Fears Over Biotech?
Could all the publicity over the effectiveness of Covid vaccines help calm public concern over biotechnology? Stuart Smyth, associate professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Jeff Reid on Why Joining the Seeds Canada Board was a ‘Must’
SeCan General Manager Jeff Reid sits down to talk about why he decided to join the inaugural board of Seeds Canada, how the national seed organization can welcome seed growers into the fold, and how he feels Seeds Canada will represent a crucial part o...
Christina Stroud on Building Cohesive Partnerships in a Remote World
The head of corporate affairs for Syngenta Canada talks with Marc Zienkiewicz about how the business world can maintain its connectedness in a time when having contact has become more complicated.
Trevor Heck on the Challenges of Leading in 2020
Trevor Heck, president of Syngenta Canada, sits down to talk about how he did his job leading one of the country’s biggest agricultural companies during the tumultuous year that 2020 has been. He also discusses how work-from-home policies can attract t...
What Might the U.S. Election Mean for Biotechnology?
Ian Affleck, vice-president plant biotechnology for CropLife Canada, joins Marc Zienkiewicz on this week’s podcast to talk about next week’s U.S. election and what it might mean — and not mean — for the world of biotechnology.
What the U.S. Election Means for You
Michelle Klieger, editorial director for Seed World Pro and an economist based in Massachusetts, talks to Marc Zienkiewicz about the coming U.S. presidential election and what the future could look like under both a Donald Trump and Joe Biden administr...