Marc Zienkiewicz
Editor at Seed World
Senior editor for @seedworldgroup and @seedworldcan. I tell the stories that move seed forward with smart, sharp content on innovation & people driving change.
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seedworld.com | Marc Zienkiewicz
In East Lansing, Michigan, a quiet revolution is taking shape—not in the fields, but just above them. Drones hum gently overhead. Sensors flicker with activity. And deep in the data, patterns emerge—patterns that might just reshape how humanity feeds itself. At the heart of this shift is Dr. Valerio Hoyos-Villegas, assistant professor at Michigan State University, adjunct professor at McGill University, and former president of the North American Plant Phenotyping Network (NAPPN). His mission?
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seed.ab.ca | Marc Zienkiewicz
Seeding for major crops in Alberta is almost done, according to the latest crop report. As of this week, provincial seeding progress has hit 90%, up sharply from 72% the week prior. That puts farmers well ahead of the 5-year average of 81%, and on track to wrap things up sooner than usual.
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seedworld.com | Marc Zienkiewicz
The Arctic Apple is no ordinary apple. Developed using RNAi technology to silence the gene for polyphenol oxidase (PPO)—the enzyme that causes browning—it remains crisp and white long after it’s been sliced. But the innovation didn’t stop at aesthetics. Suppressing PPO turned out to have side effects no one anticipated: richer flavour profiles, longer shelf life, better texture, and improved phytochemical retention.
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seedworld.com | Marc Zienkiewicz
Western Crop Innovations (WCI) has announced the appointment of Trevor Sears as its permanent executive director. Sears will officially begin his role on June 2, just ahead of the organization’s first Annual General Meeting. His hiring follows a four-month national search led by WCI’s Interim Board in partnership with Osborne Talent Acquisition. Sears brings over 30 years of leadership experience in Canadian agriculture, including his most recent role as President and CEO of Canada Pork.
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seed.ab.ca | Marc Zienkiewicz
To most of us on the Prairies, the sunflower is a familiar sight — tall, bold, and bright. But beneath those sunny blooms lies something a lot more surprising: a genetic system as wild and unpredictable as the Western sky. Loren Rieseberg, a researcher at the University of British Columbia, recently shared some eye-opening insights at the National Association for Plant Breeding meeting in Kona, Hawai’i.
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