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Seed World US Exploring the news and issues of the U.S. seed industry, delivering hard-hitting editorial and analysis to industry professionals since 1915.

Written specifically for U.S. seed industry professionals, Seed World US features thought-provoking, issues-based analyses on specific industry trends distributed through print, web, email and social media.

Fifty states can mean 50 different seed-labeling rulebooks.Karen Withers explains how the Oregon Seed Association’s sear...
08/28/2026

Fifty states can mean 50 different seed-labeling rulebooks.

Karen Withers explains how the Oregon Seed Association’s searchable database helps seed companies avoid errors, prevent shipment delays and improve efficiency.



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For Robin Kleinwort, SATEC Equipment’s next chapter is about both continuity and renewal. He plans to preserve the famil...
08/26/2026

For Robin Kleinwort, SATEC Equipment’s next chapter is about both continuity and renewal. He plans to preserve the family business’s commitment to long-term customer partnerships while expanding its global reach and developing more complete seed treatment systems.



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08/25/2026

What does the next generation of plant breeders look like?

Karlee Klemm, a Borlaug Scholar and UC Davis student, is already working across peppers, sorghum and finger millet. Her background in livestock also gives her a unique perspective on the connections between plant breeding and the broader agricultural system.

She joins Seed World US to discuss the rapid pace of technology, agriculture’s interconnectedness and how programs like the Borlaug Scholarship are helping develop the next generation of agricultural scientists.

Cottonseed breeders are asking more of every seed.From native resistance that helps protect yield against nematodes and ...
08/20/2026

Cottonseed breeders are asking more of every seed.

From native resistance that helps protect yield against nematodes and bacterial blight to gene silencing that could open new food and feed markets, researchers and commercial breeders are expanding what cotton genetics can deliver.

See how work from Coreteva's PhytoGen and Texas A&M AgriLife is moving cottonseed innovation from discovery toward the field.

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Technology can analyze a seed sample—but some decisions still demand a trained eye.Registered Seed Technologists bring d...
08/19/2026

Technology can analyze a seed sample—but some decisions still demand a trained eye.

Registered Seed Technologists bring deep technical knowledge, sound judgment and hands-on experience to every test. At SGS, that expertise helps customers understand their results, identify potential issues and determine what comes next.

Because customers need more than a number—they need confidence in the person behind it.



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08/18/2026

Ana María Heilman-Morales was mentored by the man who founded the Borlaug Scholarship. Fourteen years later, she helps decide who gets one.

What he taught her was not technical. Resiliency. Humility. Giving to others. That being technically sound is only half the job, and the other half is giving forward to your community.

That is now more or less the selection criteria. The NAPB Borlaug Scholars program covers travel, lodging and registration so promising undergraduate and graduate students can attend the association's annual meeting, and pairs each of them with a working plant breeder as a mentor. Applicants are evaluated across 16 categories. Being the best of the best technically is one of them. The committee is also looking for good servants, people who can lead where they come from.

Her advice to a student wondering whether public breeding is still worth it, given the funding picture, was to follow the passion, build a community, serve others and be courageous.

What happens to the seed business when fertilizer stays expensive and unpredictable?Higher fertilizer costs can change w...
08/17/2026

What happens to the seed business when fertilizer stays expensive and unpredictable?

Higher fertilizer costs can change what farmers plant, how they buy seed and which genetics they value most. And with geopolitical instability continuing to disrupt global fertilizer supplies, those decisions could become even more important in the years ahead.

Shawn Hackett looks at why fertilizer volatility could reshape seed demand, production planning and breeding priorities.

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08/14/2026

We asked the chair of NAPB's Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee what the biggest threat to public plant breeding is right now.

Her answer was one word: "The economy."

Marta Pudzianowska, an assistant professor at Mississippi State University, breaks down what PBCC actually does for public breeders, from analyzing program resources, developing best practices, supporting curriculum, to making sure breeders know what's happening across the country.

"Regardless of which crop they are working with, they are not on their own."

For years, growers asked if they could buy the microbes we had successfully tested. Too often, my answer was: “No—this i...
08/14/2026

For years, growers asked if they could buy the microbes we had successfully tested. Too often, my answer was: “No—this is just research.”

That frustration helped inspire Jord.

Microbes aren’t chemicals. Their performance depends on whether they can colonize roots, persist and work within the soil community. Today, Jord is advancing this ecology-first approach to help improve crop productivity.



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Would you pay more for bread if the grain behind it had a smaller environmental footprint?New Cornell research suggests ...
08/13/2026

Would you pay more for bread if the grain behind it had a smaller environmental footprint?

New Cornell research suggests some consumers would. But willingness to pay is only one piece of the puzzle for perennial grains like Kernza®.

Taste matters. Yield matters. Production costs matter. And farmers, breeders, processors, millers and retailers all need a reason to invest.

We took a closer look at what it will actually take for climate-friendly grains to move beyond a niche market.

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