ISTA Welcomes First Industry Members
The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) welcomes its first industry members — Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Pioneer. To better facilitate communication between the seed testing industry and the producers and […]
ICIA Now a Non GMO Project Approved Laboratory
The Indiana Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) is now considered a Non GMO Project approved laboratory. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing protocol used by ICIA meets the standard requirements of […]
Rob-See-Co Revives Corn Brand, Expands Territory
After a 75-year absence in the American marketplace, the Rob-See-Co corn brand will again be available to growers for the 2016 planting season. The Nebraska-based Rob-See-Co also announced the expansion of […]
Monsanto Awards Grant to Increase Effectiveness of Bt Corn
The Monsanto Insect Management Knowledge Program awards Felicia Wu of Michigan State University a grant for the proposal entitled “An Agent Based Model of Insect Adaptation to Transgenic Insecticidal Corn”. This project […]
Gene May Help Plants be More Tolerant of Heat and Disease
Chinese scientists discover a gene that can help crops become more tolerant of heat and disease while increasing yields. In a thesis published in Nature Biotechnology, a team led by […]
Marrone Bio Innovations President Resigns
Marrone Bio Innovations, a provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, announces that James Iademarco, president and chief operating […]
DuPont Names New VP
DuPont names Jeanmarie F. Desmond as its vice president and controller, effective Aug. 17, succeeding Barry J. Niziolek who plans to retire in September following 34 years of service to the company. “Jean is a […]
AgBiome Raises $34.5 Million in Funding for Research and Development
Agricultural biotechnology company AgBiome raises $34.5 million from investors that it plans to put into research and development and the launch of its first product. The new funding is one of […]
A Refreshing New Direction for the Watermelon
Mini watermelons are gaining popularity, but the large watermelon varieties will continue to have a following. “The watermelon market is undergoing a very dynamic trend,” says Mark van der Zouwen, […]
Plant Leaves Protect Bacteria, Researchers Find
Engineers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered that small peaks and valleys in baby spinach leaves could be a key reason why there have been numerous bacterial outbreaks […]
Arysta LifeScience Adds Two Regional Sales Managers
Arysta LifeScience North America recently announced Steve Vining and Phil Reding have each accepted new positions as regional sales managers. Vining will work with customers in the Northern Plains region, […]
Syngenta Launches Seedcare Application and Resource Center
Syngenta launches the Seedcare Application and Resource Center, a collaborative new website designed exclusively for Syngenta Seedcare customers to quickly and conveniently access Seedcare information and services. This new website is one component […]
AgriNomix Begins Third Expansion
AgriNomix, a provider of automation equipment and solutions for the horticultural industry, breaks ground on a major build-out that will enable the company to once again expand its current manufacturing capabilities […]
La Crosse Seed Hires Regional Sales Manager
Jenna Blue has joined the La Crosse Seed sales team and will cover northern Indiana, helping customers with their forage, turf and cover crop seed needs. Blue earned a degree […]
Honeybees Evolve Rapidly to Overcome New Disease
An international research team has some good news for the honeybee and the millions of people who depend on them to pollinate crops and other plants. These valuable pollinators have […]
Researchers Get to the Root of Plant Stress in Rice
A Texas researcher is studying what specifically affects rice plants under extreme environmental conditions. Lee Tarpley, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service plant physiologist, says the study could lead to ways of […]
Court Date Set for Ontario Seed Treatment Regulation Challenge
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ A court date of Sept. 28 has been set to hear Grain Farmers of Ontario’s request for a stay of the seed treatment regulations brought into […]
Syngenta Plans Divestment of Flowers Seeds Business
Syngenta intends to divest its premium flowers seeds business from its lawn and garden operating unit. Divestment would enable the new entity to play a role in the consolidation of […]
Yuksel Increases Presence in Canada
Turkish seed breeding company Yuksel is increasing its presence in the Canadian market. Recently, greenhouse grower and consultant Tyler Clark was hired to develop the Canadian market for the vegetable seed […]
Researchers Tackling Agri-food Challenges at the Genomic Level
_x000D_ With funding now secured, a number of researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) will begin work on large-scale agri-food projects designed to address big challenges at the […]
Evogene to Establish Validation Capabilities for Soybean Cyst Nematode
Evogene, in partnership with Syngenta, intends to establish transformational and validation capabilities for biotechnology soybean. Activities will initially focus on soybean cyst nematode resistance. The resulting candidate genes will then be […]
ASTA Voices Support for National Seed Strategy
American Seed Trade Association chair Risa DeMasi voices the seed industry’s support for the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management’s National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration. “The seed […]
Cornell Researcher Improves Efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9
An intern in the 2015 Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) at Cornell University is helping advance innovative plant bioinformatics research. Jonathan Gomes Selman has created a computer program to improve the efficiency […]
Researchers Study Little-Understood IncRNA Molecules
There is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life. Yet many RNA molecules remain mysterious, their true nature and function little understood. Now, […]
Summit Seed Coatings Hires New Sales Manager
Russell Terry joins Summit Seed Coatings — a custom chemical and organic seed coating company located in Caldwell, Idaho — as sales manager for the Midwest and northeast. He has […]
Former Land O’Lakes VP to Speak at National Conference for Agribusiness
Overlooking the people who move your organization forward can be a costly mistake. According to Karen Grabow, organizational psychologist and retired senior vice president of business development services at Land […]
Register for Seed Meets Technology Trade Show
The second Seed Meets Technology trade show takes place Sept. 22-25 in the Seed Valley region of Holland. Attendees will experience new seed treatments, coatings and germination systems, as well as the newest […]
Ball Horticultural Company to Acquire Conard-Pyle
Illinois-based Ball Horticultural Company purchases Conard-Pyle, a century-old plant development company, which brought the Knock Out family of roses to market. Conard-Pyle specializes in the genetics and sales of proprietary […]
Research Looks at Growing Vegetables with Low Water Use
Even with the recent rains, vegetable producers in Southwest Texas know it’s just a matter of time before another drought. That’s why it’s important to find alternative water-use efficient methods for […]
Munson Hybrids Offering ABM Seed Treatments
Munson Hybrids — a seed company that meets the corn, soybean, silage, alfalfa, small grain and cover crop seed needs of farmers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin — announces its […]
Rutgers Tomato Reinvented with Even More Flavor
A new tomato that combines the nostalgia-inducing flavor of an heirloom with the durability of supermarket varieties is Rutgers University’s answer to anyone who wonders what happened to the flavorful […]
Biochemist Studies Oilseed Plants for Biofuel, Industrial Development
A Kansas State University biochemistry professor has reached a milestone in building a better biofuel: producing high levels of lipids with modified properties in oilseeds. Timothy Durrett, assistant professor of biochemistry […]
Dow AgroSciences Launches New Seed Brand
Dow AgroSciences launches a new seed brand in the Canadian marketplace — Dow Seeds. Dow Seeds will include the best of both Hyland Seeds and Mycogen Seeds, a deeper portfolio […]
Plant Science Research Network Launches
To further their goals of promoting innovative research and collaboration within the greater plant science community, the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) and the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) announce the […]
Ceres Awarded Patent for iCODE Trait Development System
Ceres, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company based in California, has been awarded a U.S. patent for its iCODE multi-gene trait development system. iCODE was developed to rapidly create, evaluate and […]
Novozymes Revises Sales Growth Expectations in 2015 First-Half Results
Novozymes releases its 2015 second quarter and first-half results, revising sales growth expectations. Total sales in the first half of 2015 increased by 5 percent organically compared with the first half of 2014. […]