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Seed Speaks Season Seven Tackles the Future of Plant Breeding

Change is inevitable in our world. Think about it: Just about 40 years ago, technology like the Internet was completely new — you couldn’t find it in every household. Today, 5.07 billion people around the world use the internet — that’s 63.5 per cent of the world’s total population.

It was inevitable that technology, change and innovation would eventually touch the realm of agriculture as well. Plant breeding, in particular, has experienced tremendous change since the introduction of the first commercialized GMOs in the 1990s. Since then, plant breeding innovations and technology have boomed. There’s technology like genomics and phenotyping, predictive artificial intelligences, gene editing and so much more.

Welcome to the Future of Plant Breeding.

On season seven of Seed Speaks, our hosts will be bringing experts across the realm of plant breeding to help us understand the evolution the seed industry has undergone since the days of Gregor Mendel. Though a lot has changed over the past 200 years since Mendel walked the Earth, the goal remains the same: constant innovation to feed the planet and growing population.

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Grains on Tap | Episode 1: MP Branden Leslie

Video: Grains on Tap | Episode 1: MP Branden Leslie

Our journey through the corridors of power and the fields of grain begins with a special guest, Branden Leslie, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar and a proud alumnus of the Grain Growers of Canada. Branden, a native of Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, brings a wealth of knowledge from his time as a political advisor and his tenure as the manager of policy and government relations with the GGC, to his recent election to the House of Commons.

As we sit down with Branden on a late Friday afternoon, fresh from his duties at the House of Commons, we'll dive into the intersection of agriculture and politics, his journey from advocacy to elected office, and how these experiences shape his views on the future of Canadian agriculture. And, as we're doing this over a couple of well-deserved beers, we'll also touch on the lighter side of life, including Brandon's recent venture into fatherhood.