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USDA Launches Seed Sovereignty Initiative to Strengthen Crop Genetic Resources

A $180 million investment will support sequencing of major crop collections, drawing support from the...

Drone shot of a tractor spraying in lush green wheat fields under the bright sun, showcasing modern agriculture
U.S.

Protecting Crops from Growing Cybersecurity Threats

Researchers are calling for a national Agriculture Cybersecurity Consortium to help protect crops, farm equipment...
Europe

A New Phoma Threat Raises the Stakes for Oilseed Rape Breeders

With 95% of UK P. biglobosus isolates resistant to two SDHI fungicides in laboratory tests,...
Europe

The Traits Sunflower Breeders Need May Already Be Growing in the Desert

The HelEx project is crossing wild sunflower material from arid regions into European breeding lines...
Europe

Arevo: Can a Thin Red Coat Change How a Crop Uses Nitrogen

Arginex seed treatment is designed to deliver nitrogen from germination in a form plants can...
Europe

Could AI Speed Up Pheromone Discovery for Emerging Crop Pests?

Researchers identified the lily moth sex pheromone by starting with insect scent receptors rather than...
Europe

Great Wheat Traits Are Being Found. Why Aren’t More Reaching Breeders?

Niab will lead a three-year wheat pre-breeding project funded by BBSRC to move promising traits...
Europe

The Flavour Tomato Breeders Lost May Still Be Hiding in the Wild

Research from the Boyce Thompson Institute shows how wild tomato relatives may help breeders recover...
On the Brink

Making a Case for End Point Royalties | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 5

Could farmers’ variety choices help direct breeding investment? On The Brink explores the case for...
Europe

What If Half the Wheat Diversity in the Catalogue Was Not Really Different?

A University of Córdoba review found GLU-B1 diversity in wheat was overstated, with many recorded...
U.S.

USDA Invests $180 Million in National Plant Germplasm System

The National Plant Germplasm System will receive $180 million from USDA to strengthen seed banks,...
U.S.

Wheat Geneticist Jorge Dubcovsky Named 2026 World Agriculture Prize Laureate

Jorge Dubcovsky, a wheat geneticist at UC Davis, has been named the 2026 World Agriculture...
Agricultural research farm showing diverse crop trials
Europe

Euroseeds Urges Focus on Variety Performance in Organic Breeding Rules

Euroseeds is urging EU policymakers to keep organic breeding rules focused on variety performance, warning...
Europe

Plant and Bacterial Genetics: The Two Parts of Europe’s Soybean Story

Protealis is pairing plant breeding with a soybean inoculant designed for European conditions. Its MagNfix...
Kelly Barany discusses plant breeding and farmer needs on On The Brink
On the Brink

Where Should We Place Our Bets? Breeding for the Bottom Line | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 4

Seed grower and RDAR director Kelly Barany calls for breeding priorities shaped by farm needs,...
U.S.

Vegetable Trials Target Organic Seed Production Yield Gaps

Broccoli, lettuce, squash and tomato trials are helping researchers fill data gaps in organic seed...
U.S.

Bluemuda Turfgrass Could Reduce Sports Field Irrigation

Researchers at Oklahoma State University and Mississippi State University are testing 60 bluemuda turfgrass combinations...
Europe

Could 240 Million Smallholders Feed the World’s Next 1.5 Billion People?

Smallholder farmers could help meet rising global food demand while restoring soils and strengthening rural...
Canada

From Treatment to Planting: Protecting Rhizobium Viability in Pulses

On-seed viability is an important consideration for pea and lentil seed treaters using rhizobium inoculants....
Europe

Early Heat Hurts Wheat Most but Could Build Resilience

Wheat heat stress causes the greatest yield losses when heat waves strike before flowering, field...
Europe

Why Is Europe Still Importing So Much of Its Livestock Protein?

European protein crops are the focus of a new €5.5 million Horizon Europe project aimed...
U.S.

Albaugh Seed Treatments: Right from the Start.

Albaugh seed treatment solutions reflect the company's farmer-founded approach to crop protection, offering traditional chemistries,...
Michel McElroy of CÉROM speaking about winter wheat breeding in On The Brink Season 3 Episode 3. Revise if the selected image shows something different.
On the Brink

Don’t Breed For Today | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 3

Michel McElroy of CÉROM explains how genomics is accelerating winter wheat breeding in Quebec, why...
Europe

The Next Soybean Breakthrough May Be Underground

Deeper-rooted soybeans are being tested to determine whether they can improve drought resilience and store...
Tractor spraying soybean field
U.S.

What Global Fertilizer Data Could Mean for U.S. Crops

A new global fertilizer dataset covering 156 crops provides a detailed look at how nutrient...
Bee pollination on yellow tomato flower in greenhouse garden
Europe

Precision Pollination Could Improve Fruit Crops

Precision pollination research led by the James Hutton Institute and AgriSound will use in-field sensors...
U.S.

SCN Continues to Overcome Widely Used Soybean Resistance

SCN resistance from PI 88788 is becoming less effective as soybean cyst nematode populations adapt,...
Europe

Seed Size Signal Could Support Bigger Crop Seeds

Seed size research has identified a peptide signal that helps coordinate communication between the embryo...
Common legumes that are the basis of plant-focused diets
Europe

Crop Side Streams Could Become Consumer Foods

Crop side streams from rapeseed, legumes and potatoes could become new foods for human consumption...
Drought damaged agricultural field with cracked soil and dry landscape
Latin America

Embrapa Outlines Measures for Crop Climate Risks

Embrapa has outlined 163 measures to help Brazilian crop producers manage climate risks including drought,...
Wheat Pete Peter Johnson speaking in On The Brink Season 3 Episode 2.
On the Brink

What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There | On The Brink: Season 3, Episode 2

Wheat Pete (Peter Johnson) explores the potential of wheat breeding, the lessons growers can learn...
agriculture drone sprayed fertilizer
U.S.

AI in Agriculture Brief Highlights Crop Production

AI in agriculture is moving from research into commercial crop production, according to a new...
Dry cracked earth in paddy field after harvest season due to climate change and drought
Latin America

Embrapa presenta 163 medidas ante riesgos climáticos

Embrapa presentó una nota técnica con 163 medidas para reducir pérdidas agrícolas vinculadas a riesgos...
Europe

18% More Maize, 27% Less Nitrogen Loss?

G&E maize varieties could help increase global maize production while reducing reactive nitrogen losses, according...
Latin America

Construidos sobre la confianza, listos para crecer

Hace más de una década, el ingeniero mecánico conoció al fundador de SATEC, Jens Hacklaender,...
U.S.

CRISPR-Combo Speeds Gene-Edited Crop Regeneration

CRISPR-Combo could help researchers overcome a major bottleneck in developing gene-edited crops. The system improved...
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