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. new index that measures and predicts water scarcity in green water (soil water from rain) and blue water (irrigation from rivers, groundwater and lakes). This marks the first study to utilize a comprehensive index worldwide and anticipate global blue and green water scarcity derived from climate change, stated a press release from AGU.BUSINESS NEWSBecks Installs Quality Assurance Seed LabBecks announced the installment of a quality assur-ance seed lab to test warm, cold, and saturated cold germination for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Becks will utilize trays of soil and kimpack versus a rolled paper towel to measure seed viability. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault continues toUPL and Agrauxine by Lesaffre Announce Agreementexpand with two new genebanks and a shipmentUPL announces a strategic collaboration with from WorldVeg that includes varieties of rice bean,Agrauxine by Lesaffre. The exclusive license and lablab and yard-long bean from two Indigenoussupply agreement will allow UPL to commercialize communities. Eleven genebanks from across thea new biocontrol technology from Agrauxine in the United States. A new biocontrol technology from globe deposited 97 boxes holding a total of 19,391the collaboration is awaiting U.S. EPA registration, seed samples, bringing the total number of seedexpected later in 2022.samples in the Seed Vault to 1,165,253, according to a news release from Crop Trust. Genebanks fromArable, Bayer Partner to Accelerate Agricultures Digital TransformationBosnia, Herzegovina, Brazil, Cte dIvoire, Lebanon,Arable and Bayer announced a partnership to accel-Lithuania, Peru, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, Uganda anderate digital transformation in agriculture through the U.S. participated in the global event. the expanded use of Arables field-level sensing and monitoring platform, which collects real-time intel-ligence on weather, plant and soil conditions in a single solution. Both aim to increase the understanding of ASTA Releases New Pest Database for Seed how hyper-local weather conditions impact seed per-On May 4, ASTA announced a new database for useformance and to provide growers with top-performing within the seed industry developed by membersproducts tailored to their specific location.called the Pest Database for Seeds (PeDS). PeDS currently contains technical and scientific informationRob-See-Co Purchases Big Cob Hybridson over 400 pests of phytosanitary concern to ASTARob-See-Co, located in Elkhorn, Neb. acquired Big members that have impacted the movement of seedCob Hybrids, an independent seed company based in globally. Seward, NE. The acquisition enables Rob-See-Co to expand its footprint and product offerings to Dealers Water Scarcity is on the Rise Thanks to Climateand growers in Kansas and Nebraska. The company Change will operate out of Rob-See-Cos headquarters.A new study in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) journal Earths Future worked to provideSeed-X and Advanta Seeds Announce information to make agricultural adaptions for futurePartnership to Improve Seed Lot Qualityclimate change possible. The study examined cur- Seed-X and Advanta Seeds are joining forces to apply rent and future demands for global agriculture tonew technology in seed processing. The collabora-determine whether present water levels from rainwa- tion between the global seed company and the Israeli ter and irrigation will be sufficient to accommodateAgtech startup aims to set a new standard in seed lot water needs. To evaluate this, researchers created aquality by disrupting conventional seed processing. 74/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2022'