20/20 Seed Labs Webinars

A Prescription for a Grower’s Success

Insights from thousands of seed samples, learn what truly matters for seed quality, disease risk, and next season’s decisions.

Overview:

Join the 20/20 Seed Labs team for our annual post-harvest webinar, designed to help growers and agronomy teams turn fall test results into confident early-season decisions.

This session brings together regional data, real lab findings, and practical recommendations to answer one core question:

What do you need to know about your seed now to reduce risk this season?

With insights drawn from thousands of samples tested across Western Canada, this webinar focuses on what matters when it comes to seed quality, disease risk, and management decisions heading into the next crop year.

Who Should Attend

This webinar is designed for professionals supporting on-farm decision making, including:

• Growers
• Agronomists
• Seed cleaning plants
• Retailers & seed companies
• Crop advisors attending on behalf of their teams

Whether you’re making seed decisions yourself or advising others, this session will help align expectations, testing priorities, and risk management strategies.

Why 20/20 Seed Labs Hosts This Webinar

Each year, post-harvest testing reveals clear regional patterns—and clear risks—that influence planting success.

At 20/20 Seed Labs, we host this webinar annually to:

• Share what we’re seeing in the lab before spring pressure hits
• Align growers and advisors on what diagnostics are essential
• Support early, informed decisions that reduce costly surprises

Your early-season decisions begin with accurate diagnostics.

What We’ll Cover

A. Seed Quality Findings – Regional Overview

• Germination & vigour trends across AB, SK, and MB
• Thousand kernel weight (TKW) shifts and what they signal
• Mechanical damage patterns by crop type
• Key risks growers need to be aware of before planting

B. Disease Diagnostics – Regional Insights

• Fusarium trends and identified high-risk zones
• Disease concerns in cereals and pulses
• Pathogen surprises and emerging issues seen in testing

C. Soil & Plant Health Considerations

• Fall soil patterns influencing seed decisions
• Early-season soil and plant testing recommendations
• How diagnostics fit into a whole-farm risk strategy

D. Practical Recommendations for Growers

• Essential tests before planting (by crop and scenario)
• How to interpret risk levels in test results
• When re-testing is recommended
• When full disease diagnostics are warranted

What You’ll Take Away

• A clearer understanding of current regional seed and disease trends
• Confidence in which tests matter most for your operation or customers
• Practical guidance to support better early-season decisions
• Alignment between growers, agronomists, and advisors on risk management

This webinar is designed to help you make informed, early decisions that reduce risk, and support stronger outcomes in the coming growing season.

We are hosting this webinar using Microsoft Teams; you do not need to have Microsoft Teams or a Microsoft account to join the webinar. We will provide you with a webinar link, and you can choose to join the webinar directly on your browser. We recommend using Chrome or Edge. No download, no login required.

This will be an online event; all registrations will receive an invitation following their registration that will include the link to join via Teams.