The countdown is on until CrossRoads Crop Conference kicks off next week on Jan. 29-31 at the Westin Calgary Airport, and the Alberta Seed Guide will be there to moderate a panel discussion on an important topic that’s vital to the future of the seed value chain.
Alberta Seed Guide editor Marc Zienkiewicz will join panelists Sheri Strydhorst (Sheri’s Ag Consulting), Jeff Jackson (SeedNet), Greg Stamp (Stamp Seeds), Chelsea Tomlinson (True Seeds) and Morgan Webb (Seed Check) to talk about the seed value chain and how it contributes to sustainability. The discussion will emphasize the importance of investing in new genetics in order to ensure a steady stream of new seed varieties to ensure growers’ success.
“According to the stats available, overall crop yields increased 28% between the 1991-94 period and the 2016-19 period in Canada, due to the influence of new genetics,” Zienkiewicz says, referencing statistics provided by Stuart Smyth, a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan.
“That speaks to the value of the seed sector in terms of the sustainability of modern farming operations.”
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