GMOs: A chance to get it right in 2016?
GMOs are a controversial topic, but 2016 could be the year to get it right. Learn about the potential benefits and risks of GMOs and how to make informed decisions.
Your Passport to the World, the OECD Seed Schemes
Discover how the OECD Seed Schemes help you explore the world with ease. Learn about the benefits and requirements of the program.
Your Passport to the World – the OECD Seed Schemes
Discover how OECD seed schemes help you explore the world. Learn about the benefits and requirements of these programs to make your travel dreams a reality.
Always Look on the Bright Side
Always look on the bright side – an article about the importance of optimism and how it can help you in life. Learn how to stay positive and make the most of every situation.
Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property: Developing IP tools to better meet the sector’s needs.
Plant breeding IP tools are being developed to better meet the needs of the sector. Learn more about how IP is being used to protect plant breeders’ rights and innovations.
Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property: Developing IP tools to better meet the sector’s needs.
Plant breeding IP tools are being developed to better meet the needs of the sector. Learn more about how IP is being used to protect plant breeders’ rights and innovations.
Dates Announced for 2016 All-America Selections Summer Summit
All-America Selections and National Garden Bureau are teaming up for the 2016 AAS Summer Summit, this time taking attendees to beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. The state of Wisconsin is ranked 6th […]
Resistant Potato Awaits Approval
Scientists have developed a potato that is resistant to late blight, a disease that caused the Irish potato famine. Learn more about this new potato and its potential approval.
An Attractive Partner
Find out why having an attractive partner is beneficial for both men and women. Learn the advantages of having an attractive partner and how it can improve your relationship.
Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life: The Legacy of Expo 2015
Legacy Expo 2015 was a global event that focused on how to feed the planet with energy and life. Learn more about this event and its impact on the world.
Putting Innovation at the Heart of Europe’s Agri-Food Policy
Innovation is key to the success of Europe’s agri-food policy. Learn how the European Commission is putting innovation at the heart of its strategy to ensure a sustainable future for the sector.
Putting Innovation at the Heart of Europe’s Agri-Food Policy
Innovation is key to the success of Europe’s agri-food policy. Learn how the European Commission is working to ensure the sector remains competitive and sustainable.
Seed Firms Accused of Neglecting Female Farmers
Global seed companies are failing to meet the specific needs of female farmers and provide them with the plants they need, according to a study launched today. The Access to seeds […]
HydroBio and Monsanto Work to Increase Sustainability of Seed Production
HydroBio, Inc. is partnering with Monsanto Company to further both companies’ commitments to sustainability and supply chain productivity by using satellite imagery and advanced agronomic modeling. HydroBio is leveraging its […]
Legend Seeds Partners with Farm Nutrients
Legend Seeds, the largest independent seed company in the Upper Midwest, has partnered with Farm Nutrients to be the exclusive distributor of Legend’s product line, including corn hybrids and soybean […]
Can Plants Serve as Pharmaceutical Factories?
Affiliations 1 Department of Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park 2 Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 3 The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park 4 National Key Laboratory of […]
Registration Open for World Seed Congress
Registration open for the World Seed Congress: join the global seed industry to discuss the latest trends and challenges in seed production and distribution.
BASF to Refocus Plant Biotechnology Research
BASF to refocus research efforts on plant biotechnology, aiming to develop sustainable solutions for agriculture and nutrition.
CSGA Develops Online Tool for Seed Retailers
In partnership with the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR), the Canadian Seed Growers Association has developed an online program to increase seed retailers’ ability to communicate the benefits of certified […]
New ISTA Video Explains Benefits of Accreditation Program
Learn how ISTA accreditation can benefit your business with this informative video. Get the facts and see the advantages of this program.
Roadmap Launched for Phytobiomes Research
On 25 February 2016, a group of scientific societies, companies, research institutes, and governmental agencies launched the Phytobiomes Roadmap, presenting a new vision for agriculture to increase health, productivity, and […]
BASF to Refocus Plant Biotechnology Research
As part of its regular portfolio review, BASF is refocusing its plant biotechnology research portfolio and will restructure its plant science operations. The company will adjust the site footprint of […]
PGDC Helps Fuel an Industry at Annual Meeting
New varieties are the fuel that keeps the seed and agriculture industries going, and the Prairie Grain Development Committee helped provide that fuel at its annual meeting this week in […]
ASGA Hires Kelly Chambers as Executive Director
The Board of Directors of the Alberta Seed Growers’ Association (ASGA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Chambers as the association’s new Executive Director, effective March 1, 2016._x000D_ […]
CSGA Hires Mike Scheffel as Policy Director
The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Mike Scheffel as its new Director of Policy starting May 16, 2016. He brings over 30 years’ work experience […]
Year of the Delphinium
Each year the National Garden Bureau selects one annual, one perennial, and one edible as their “Year of the” crops. Each is chosen because they are popular, easy-to-grow, widely adaptable, […]
Communicate the Value
In explaining the value of seed-applied technologies, one expert says it’s important to know the customer and then determine what benefits will resonate. Today farmers have more seed and seed-applied […]
New ISTA Video Explains Benefits of Accreditation Program
In this new video, International Seed Testing Association members share their experience of the ISTA Accreditation programme and explain what concrete benefits they received out of it. https://youtube.com/watch?v=EZSNg6p-Skg%26autoplay%3D1
Bayer Opens New California Greenhouse Site
Bayer marks the grand opening of its West Sacramento greenhouse site to support the Crop Science division’s growing Biologics and Vegetable Seeds businesses. The $12 million complex, situated on 5 […]
Honeybee Hive Collapse Mystery Rooted in Hive Size
University of Idaho professor Brian Dennis is helping scientists understand a baffling but vitally important puzzle: What causes honeybee numbers to decline? Working in collaboration with William Kemp, a U.S. […]
4-H Canada and Syngenta Canada “Bee Partnering” for Third Year
4-H Canada and Syngenta Canada announce the third year of Proud to Bee a 4-H’er, an initiative where 4-H club members learn about bees and other pollinators by planting and tending […]
Monsanto Canada Makes Canada’s Best Diversity Employers List for 2016
Monsanto Canada’s strong commitment to diversity and inclusion across all its business functions has netted the sustainable agriculture company a spot on Mediacorp’s list of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for […]
Workshop Proposals Sought for Organicology 2017
Planning for Organicology 2017 is underway, and workshop proposals are being sought. Do you have an idea for a workshop or speakers you’d like to hear at the event? Organizers […]
The Plate
Why National Geographic’s food blog has struck a chord with readers. For decades, National Geographic has been enlightening magazine readers and television viewers with all manner of stories about geography, […]
Caribou Biosciences, IDT Announce License Agreement for CRISPR-Cas9 Technology
Caribou Biosciences, Inc., a developer of CRISPR technologies for precision cell engineering, and Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc. (IDT), a producer of custom synthetic oligonucleotide-based technologies for genomics applications, have entered […]
NASA Plant Researchers Explore Question of Deep-Space Food Crops
NASA plant physiologist Ray Wheeler, Ph.D., and fictional astronaut Mark Watney from the movie “The Martian” have something in common — they are both botanists. But that’s where the similarities […]