b'I N D U S T R Y N E W S Delivering the news you need to know. Submissions welcomeemail us at news@seedworldgroup.com. BUSINESS NEWSYield10 Bioscience and Marathon Sign Agreement for Camelina in Renewable FuelsOn May 1, Yield10 Bioscience announced that it signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with Marathon Petroleum Corp for a potential investment and offtake agreement for low-carbon intensity camelia feedstock oil for use in renewable fuel production. Syngenta and Biotalys Announce New PartnershipSyngneta and Biotalys announced a new partnership in the biological innovation space with the goal to create solutions for more sustainable agriculture. The partnership will use Biotalys BASF has decided to cease its activities in hybrid wheatAGROBODY technology platform to create and commercialize seed development in North America and continue innew biocontrol solutions to manage pests in a range of different Europe, the company announced this week. Despitecrops. the tremendous efforts of our expert teams, the results of our North American trials have not achieved thePEOPLE NEWSdevelopment goals we set to meet the needs of growersLulu Rodriguez Appointed Interim Director of Iowa in Canada and the United States, said Brent Collins,States Seed Science CenterBASFs head of seeds & traits, Canada, in an email toFollowing the retirement of Manjit Misra from Iowa State Seed Worlds sister publication, Germination. Universitys Seed Science Center (SSC), Lulu Rodriguez was named interim director of the SSC, effective April 28.Manjit Misra Named Director of NIFAOn Monday, April 24, the USDAs National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) named Iowa State Universitys Manjit Misra as its new director. He assumed his new role on May 8 with a swearing-in ceremony in Washington, D.C. PRODUCT NEWSRijk Zwaan Starts Breeding for Soft FruitsRijk Zwaan announced the launch of a new breeding program for soft fruits. This program will include strawberries, black-berries and raspberries. The official start was noted by break-ing ground on a new greenhouse at Rijk Zwaans facility in Dinteloord, the Netherlands. REGULATORY NEWSPairwise Given Green Light from Health CanadaHealth Canada has added Pairwises gene edited mustard greens to its list of non-novel foods. Through a voluntary pro-cess, Pairwise notified Health Canada about the mustard greens (Brassica juncea) that the company has bred using the tools of gene editing to reduce the natural pungency of the greens, thereby improving their flavor. The development of the greens, which will go to market in the U.S. this year under the brand name Conscious Greens. Pairwise provided the voluntary noti-fication on March 7, 2023, and received a response from Health Canada the same day confirming the Agency would add our mustard greens to its list of non-novel foods developed through plant breeding and intended as food in Canada. SW52/ SEEDWORLD.COMJUNE 2023'