Adama Reports Growth in Second Quarter
Adama Agricultural Solutions reports that revenues were up at constant exchange rates despite challenging agriculture environment, with volume growth across all key geographies, for the first half of 2015. In constant […]
Syngenta Breaks Ground on North America Seedcare Institute Expansion
Syngenta breaks ground on a $20-million expansion of its North America Seedcare Institute in Stanton, Minnesota, one of the premier seed treatment research facilities in the world. The new 38,000 square-foot […]
Advancing Seed Treatments for Soybeans
Listen in as Syngenta’s Shawn Brenneman shares what the company is doing to help protect soybean yield from pests and Marcus Meadows-Smith discusses the research and development efforts at BioConsortia. […]
Valent Announces Registration of Intego Suite Soybeans
Valent U.S.A. Corporation announces the registration of its all-in-one formulation of Intego Suite Soybeans, a new seed protectant to control multiple species of Pythium and Phytophthora. The new formulation eliminates the […]
Researchers Mapping Maize Genome’s Key Functional Regions
A long-standing partnership between Florida State University (FSU) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) researchers has led to a $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Plant Genome […]
AgriThority Adds Business Development Experience in Latin America
AgriThority, an integrated agricultural science consultancy providing product and field development services, announces Rubén Villasante as account manager for Mexico and Central America. Villasante is responsible for business development in […]
Arcadia Biosciences Announces Second-Quarter Results
Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural technology company with more than 50 pipeline products focused on generating higher yields for farmers through controlling abiotic stress in plants, releases its financial and business results […]
Star Seed Rebuilds, Expands Kansas Facility
Kansas-based Star Seed will celebrate the opening of its new facility Aug. 22 to showcase the reconstruction of its production plant and to show appreciation to its customers and the […]
Developing Effective Hybrid Varieties the Ultimate Defense Against Sugarcane Aphids
Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers explore various strategies for curtailing the sugarcane aphids’ destruction of grain sorghum crops through a delicate balancing act between many variables, including attempts to preserve […]
Kansas State Researchers Want to Better Understand Wheat Genome
Kansas State University wheat researchers are leading efforts to develop a better understanding of the wheat genome. The National Science Foundation’s Plant Genome Program awarded the researchers a three-year, $1.6 […]
Cargill Opens New Seed Innovation Facility
Cargill completes its new seed innovation center in Fort Collins, Colorado. The facility will be the center of Cargill’s specialty canola hybrid development. The building is also stacked with sustainable […]
Three Flax Varieties to be Deregistered
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) notifies grain producers and industry stakeholders that the registration for the flaxseed varieties CDC Arras, Flanders, and Somme will be cancelled effective Aug. 1, 2017._x000D_ _x000D_ The Canadian Food […]
Maizex Seeds Celebrates 30 Years in Business
Maizex Seeds, an independent family-owned seed corn and soybean company based in Ontario, celebrates 30 years in business._x000D_ _x000D_ Maizex Seeds Inc. was incorporated in 1985, initially producing commercial seed […]
Evogene Completes First Computational Discovery of Novel Microbial Genes for Insect Control
Evogene completes a key milestone in its insect control program with the successful completion of the first computational discovery round for microbial genes with insecticidal properties. The discovery paves the path […]
Research Examines How Plants Cope with Stress at a Molecular Level
Biochemist Elizabeth Vierling at the University of Massachusetts Amherst receives a three-year National Science Foundation grant to study how plants respond, at the molecular and cellular level, to stress in […]
Obvius Fungicide Seed Treatment Gets EPA Approval
Obvius fungicide seed treatment from BASF receives full Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for use on pulse, podded vegetables and canola. State registrations are forthcoming. Powered by Xemium fungicide and […]
Researchers Turn Mustard Seed into Jet Fuel
Imagine jet fuel made from a crop that’s renewable, brings in income and can feed cattle. Researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences find a way […]
Illumina Accelerator Invests in Genomics Startup PathoGn
California’s Illumina Accelerator — the world’s first business accelerator focused solely on creating an innovation ecosystem for the genomics industry — selects PathoGn Inc. for its spring funding cycle. PathoGn is an infectious disease platform company […]
New Discovery Could Help Boost Plant Health and Defenses
Purdue University research suggests active biological mechanisms transport scent and taste compounds known as volatiles from plant cells to the atmosphere — a finding that could help researchers boost plant […]
Legend Seeds, Sevita International Partner to Expand Seed Offerings
Legend Seeds, an independent seed company in the upper Midwest, and Sevita International, a conventional and food-grade soybean supplier, processor and exporter, have partnered to expand their respective seed offerings in […]
DuPont Integrated Seed Science Center Opens in Johnston
DuPont opens its Integrated Seed Science Center in Johnston, Iowa. This is the second facility in the DuPont Integrated Seed Science Network that is dedicated to developing and testing seed treatment […]
BASF Lines Up Financing for Possible Syngenta Takeover
According to reports, BASF is lining up financing in preparation for a potential takeover offer for Syngenta, while a recent poll of Syngenta investors finds they favor the Swiss agribusiness company negotiating with […]
Register Now for ASTA CSS & Seed Expo
Registration for the American Seed Trade Association CSS & Seed Expo — America’s largest seed industry conference — is now open. Plan to join over 3,000 seed industry colleagues representing 20 […]
DuPont Pioneer Advances Next Generation of Corn Products
DuPont Pioneer advances its new lineup of corn offerings to stewarded on-farm trials in 2016 as newly branded, Pioneer brand Qrome products. The high-yielding corn products, previously identified on the […]
Industry Legend Bill Latham Passes Away After Battle with Cancer
Former American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) president and industry legend Bill Latham has died. He was 74. Latham of Urbandale, Iowa, passed away July 31 after a nearly six-year battle with leukemia. […]
PhytoGen Expands Cottonseed Portfolio
PhytoGen, an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences, has a pipeline of germplasm and traits in development for introduction in 2016 and beyond. “PhytoGen brand varieties are bred to yield and yield […]
AmTrust Financial Services Acquires Crop Insurance Business of The Climate Corp.
Monsanto’s The Climate Corporation sold its crop insurance business (CCCIB) to AmTrust North America, a subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. Through the sale, AmTrust gains exclusive access to certain […]
Seed Treatment Market Worth $8.8 Billion by 2020
MarketsandMarkets reports the seed treatment market will be worth $8.8 billion by 2020. “The demand for modern seed treatment products to support a better crop yield and quality has been […]
Researchers Discover Two New Barley Plant Genes
A group of international researchers discover two new genes in the barley plant that will shed light on the history of agriculture and also bring new capabilities to barley breeding programs. The […]
Bayer CEO Says Company Has No Interest in Acquiring Syngenta
Bayer’s chief executive officer Marijn Dekkers responds to recent rumours and says the company has no interest in acquiring Syngenta. “I would say that Syngenta is not a logical acquisition target for […]
Charges Dropped Against Woman in Seed Theft Case
The wife of a Chinese billionaire accused of conspiring to steal trade secrets from U.S. seed companies has had charges against her dropped by a federal judge. The Des Moines Register […]
Arcadia Biosciences Receives European Patent for Water Use Efficiency Trait Technology
California’s Arcadia Biosciences announces that the European Patent Office has granted a key patent for its Water Use Efficiency (WUE) trait. The patent covers the use of Arcadia’s WUE trait […]
Alta Seeds Hybrids Show Tolerance to Sugarcane Aphid Pressure
Three Alta Seeds grain sorghum hybrids prove tolerant to the sugarcane aphid pest. Third-party testing conducted by the Agricultural Research Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Stillwater, Oklahoma, […]
Flax, Wheat Variety Registrations Cancelled
The registration for the flaxseed variety CDC Valour will be cancelled effective August 1, 2015. CDC Valour will be removed from the variety designation list and will only be eligible for […]
Research Finds that Sugar Helps Corn Cope with Drought
New research shows that genetically altering the amounts of a naturally occurring sugar can substantially improve the yield of drought affected corn. The research, a collaborative project between Syngenta and […]
Legend Seeds Joins Forces with Two Wisconsin Seed Companies
The South Dakota-based Legend Seeds has partnered with two Wisconsin seed companies. Carhart’s Blue Top Seed in Galesville and Lemke Seed of Mequon have joined forces with Legend Seeds to […]