{"id":554463,"date":"2025-11-07T05:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/554463\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T05:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:35:16","slug":"when-the-chemistry-runs-out-what-comes-next-for-europes-seed-treatment-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/554463\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Chemistry Runs Out: What Comes Next for Europe&#8217;s Seed Treatment Industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Europe\u2019s cereal seed coatings are about to change \u2014 fast. By the end of 2027, European farmers will lose access to one of their main chemical seed coating options\u00a0for wheat and barley \u2014 and so far, there\u2019s no chemical replacement.<\/p>\n<p>The change is forcing the seed sector to rethink how protection works, opening the door to new ideas ranging from biological alternatives to physical methods like\u00a0hygienisation. Ulrike Wefers, Product Manager for Coating Technologies at PETKUS, shares insight into what this transition could mean for farmers, seed processors, and the future of seed treatment in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Watch now to learn how this pivotal moment could reshape innovation, regulation, and the way Europe protects the foundation of its crops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s cereal seed coatings are about to change \u2014 fast. By the end of 2027, European farmers will&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554464,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,806,29921,127],"class_list":{"0":"post-554463","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-industry","12":"tag-seed-world-europe","13":"tag-videos"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115506795298069769","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}