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Jul 24, 2024 | 
spudsmart.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
The Potato Association of America (PAA) on Monday officially welcomed about 250 potato researchers, agronomists, processors, growers and more to Portland, Oregon for PAA’s 108th Annual Meeting. Following last year’s successful Annual Conference in Charlottetown, PEI, this year’s event organizers had a high bar to meet.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
seedworld.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
Salinity stress is considered one of the most important abiotic factors that limits the productivity of crop plants, and the estimated global cost due to salinity is more than $12 billion annually. This is due to the extensive use of irrigation and high rates of evapotranspiration, which result in increased salt accumulation in the soil.
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Feb 11, 2024 | 
seedworld.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
Have you ever wondered if talking to plants makes them grow better? Maybe you were curious if you could hear plants growing? Learn the answers to that and more on this week’s myth busting episode of Seed Speaks. Join us to myth bust common myths that surround plant growing with a group of experts in the field. On Wednesday, Jan.
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Jan 16, 2024 | 
germination.ca | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
Have you ever wondered if talking to plants makes them grow better? Maybe you were curious if you could hear plants growing? Learn the answers to that and more on this week’s myth busting episode of Seed Speaks. Join us to myth bust common myths that surround plant growing with a group of experts in the field. On Wednesday, Jan.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
seedworld.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
On the upcoming season of Seed Speaks, we will dive deep into the research that’s being done to propel the agriculture sector into the future. During the new Seed Speaks season you’ll hear from industry experts about how research is shaping the way we produce our crops and feed the world. Grow your knowledge on agricultural research as we explore the topics involving science, technology, innovation and more. Join us for season 11 of Seed Speaks, Seeds of Tomorrow: Exploring Ag Research.
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Dec 6, 2023 | 
seedworld.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
The future is now when it comes to seed banks. Weather continues to show us that it is incredibly unpredictable. That fact paired with various humanitarian crises can leave the future of seeds vulnerable. On Seed Speaks, Peter Giovannini, Project Coordinator at Crop Trust, Anna Palmé, Senior Scientist at NordGen and Christina Walters, Lead Scientist at USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation joined us to discuss seed banks, also known as gene banks.
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Dec 5, 2023 | 
seedworld.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
Weather is extremely important to the agricultural sector but it can be extremely unpredictable. How are meteorologists forecasting the weather and how often are they right? This week on Seed Speaks we’ll be hearing from experts in the weather sector to learn more about the accuracy of the forecasts they make. Our expert panelists will share background on the data they use to predict weather as well as the time and training they put in to be at the positions they are in now.
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Nov 13, 2023 | 
seedworld.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
Have you ever wondered how the world of agriculture is prepping for the future? Weather is unpredictable and offers a reminder on how unprepared we can be in emergency situations. One way the agriculture and seed sectors are preparing to face wild weather is through seed banks. What is a seed bank and how can it help continue to feed the growing world? Can it help us in times of need? Learn more about seed banks, what is in them and more on this upcoming episode of Seed Speaks.
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Oct 23, 2023 | 
spudsmart.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
Once potatoes are harvested and go into storage, the conditions can be unknown but Cellar Insights is trying to change that. After all the time that’s put into planting, growing and harvesting hundreds of acres of potatoes, that crop then goes into storage where facility conditions can put it at risk of rot and shrink.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
seedworld.com | Rebecca Carmeli-Peslak
El Nino and La Nina are commonly discussed weather patterns, but do you understand what they actually are? We’re currently moving from a La Nina cycle into El Nino cycle. While we often hear of one being good or bad, they both bring benefits along with troubles and impact different parts of the planet uniquely. Weather can be unpredictable, but do these weather patterns give us some insight into what to expect moving forward?
