Summary (1 min read): EBP-affiliates are working tirelessly to sequence Eukaryotic species across the Tree of Life, many groups are decoding the genomic ‘recipe’ for critical global crops, and sometimes improving the code to benefit humanity. EBP-affiliated 10,000 Plants Project, for instance, is improving yields and quality for species of wild rice and corn. The 10,000 Chilean Genomes Project is sequencing the maternal progenitor of the widely grown strawberry plant to find protective genes that might improve the commercial strawberry strain. EBP-affiliates, like the Canadian BioGenome Project, are sequencing invasive insects that are threatening global strawberry crops and can decrease overall yields. While the i5k, in collaboration with the USDA ARS Ag100Pest initiative, are sequencing the corn earworm, a detrimental pest of corn with an increased rate of evolution due to gene transfers and gene amplifications that make this pest difficult to control. Several EBP-affiliates are sequencing commercially important global crop species; these genomes are already boosting agricultural advancements and yields. We hope that rapid access to reference genomes of crop species (and their pests) will provide farmers with more tools to increase their agricultural yields and benefit humanity.