b'The Headlines Business | People | Policy | Product | ResearchSubmissions welcome: news@seedworldgroup.comBUSINESS production, offering a cheaper option for grain METABOLIX OILSEEDS CHANGES NAME TO YIELD10 OILSEEDS and silage, according to a news release. The Granot Metabolix Oilseeds name is changing to Yield10 OilseedsGroup will provide $2 million to fund the project. They in order to align with the rest of Yield10 Bioscienceswill have exclusive distribution rights in Israel, with the Canadian businesses. Yield10 Oilseeds Inc. is a subsidi- potential for other territories across the globe. NRGene ary of Yield10 Bioscience. Yield10 Oilseeds was foundedCanada will head the research and development process in 2010 and is based in Saskatoon, Sask. It is primarilyand supply any additional funding needed to complete responsible for the development and field testing of newthe project. The new seedling varieties are projected to gocommercial varieties of camelina, incorporating inputto market in 2024.traits such as herbicide tolerance, performance traits such as high oil content and new seed product traits such asDLF ACQUIRES PREMIER PACIFIC SEEDSPHA Bioplastics.DLF announced it acquired Premier Pacific Seeds, a forage, cover crop, reclamation and turfgrass wholesale VERTICAL FARMING SEEDLING VARIETIES COULD ADDRESSseed company located in Surrey, B.C. Prior to the acquisi-GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS tion, DLF Pickseed USA held 40% of PPSLs shares. David Granot Group and NRGene Technologies are joiningWall, former co-owner, will be retiring from his role forces to create indoor and vertical farming varieties thatas PPSL president that he held for more than 20 years. could enhance crop productivity while decreasing theAnnette Roy, industry seed expert with more than 35 environmental footprint. The first phase of the collabora- years of experience, will remain manager of the company, tion will focus on the development of seedlings to use inand DLF will retain all of PPSLs employees. The acquisi-vertical farming facilities for dairy cow feed. The projecttion includes PPSLs blending and packaging equipment, will focus on wheat since it is commonly used for cowand operations will remain in the same location.AWB_Germination-Sept2022-KevinFolta.pdf 1 2022-08-18 2:41:59 PMfeed. The new seedling varieties will lessen the cost of PRODUCTCORTEVA LAUNCHES NEW CANOLA, CORN SEED TREATMENTS Corteva Agriscience has launched LumiGEN seed treat-ments for canola and corn in Canada for the 2023 grow-ing season. Canola growers will have access to improved disease control with Cortevas new LumiGEN seed treat-ments canola fungicide package, the company said. The package contains four modes of action for broad spec-trum disease protection, including Lumiscend fungicide seed treatment, a new active ingredient for airborne C blackleg protection. It translocates through seedlings to M stop the growth of the blackleg fungus. Corn growers will Y have access to Lumialza nematicide seed treatment and Lumiscend Pro fungicide seed treatment. CMMY RESEARCHProfessor and Department Chair, CY Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida GROWING ENVIRONMENT AFFECTS THE AROMA OF HOPS AND CMY and host ofTalking Biotech podcast BEERS MORE THAN YOU THINK A study by Oregon State University discovered that the K REGISTER same variety of hops grown in Oregon and Washington, along with beers brewed with the hops, contain dissimi-lar chemical properties and aroma profiles. The team chemically analyzed the hops acids and compounds and assembled a trained sensory panel to examine the hop aromas. These results will help brewers utilizing hops from these major hop-growing regions to produce region-ally unique beers or to blend hops in a way that results in standardized and constant beer quality. 54GERMINATION.CASEPTEMBER 2022'