Monsanto and Scotts Miracle-Gro Expand Partnership
Monsanto Company and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company have extended their nearly two-decade long partnership in the lawn and garden consumer market. Since 1999, Scotts Miracle-Gro, through one of its subsidiaries, […]
Obama Administration Promotes Pollinator Health
Today, the Obama administration announced the first national strategy to promote the health of honeybees and other pollinators. The report has three overarching goals: Reduce honeybee colony losses to economically […]
Syngenta Reports a Claim Regarding Damages is False
A plaintiff’s lawyer has issued a public statement claiming that damages have been awarded in the Agrisure Viptera corn lawsuits against Syngenta — a statement Syngenta reports as false. “No court […]
Harvest Specialty Mills to Build New Grain Facility in Ontario
Ontario’s Harvest Specialty Mills has secured $2.6 million in Series-A funding to construct a state-of-the-art 21,000 square-foot HACCP, Kosher, BRC certified food-grade facility in Burlington offering grains, pulses, and dried fruits. To support wholesale […]
Government Supports Canadian Organic Sector
The federal government announces an investment of $785,660 to the Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) to help promote the Canadian organic sector and increase the visibility of the Canadian organic brand […]
New Marketing Manager for BASF’s Crop Protection Business
BASF announces that Julia Harnal has been appointed marketing manager for crop protection, Canada._x000D_ _x000D_ Harnal joined BASF in 2001 and has held a number of positions in Germany and France including portfolio lead for seed treatments […]
Research Finds Mechanism of Herbicide Resistance
Australian researchers have identified the mechanism behind the resistance of the cereal weed bromegrass to the widely-used herbicide glyphosate. Published online in the journal Pest Management Science, University of Adelaide researchers report […]
AgReliant Genetics Announces Collaboration with Weather Trends International
Indiana’s AgReliant Genetics is collaborating with Weather Trends International, a leader in weather forecasting and trends providing accurate predictions day-by-day, week-to-week, 11 months ahead for 6.4 million locations around the globe. This relationship will allow […]
Study Shows Scientists Must Develop New Heat-Resistant Wheat Varieties
A team of researchers including a Kansas State University professor releases results of a study that measures the effects of climate change on wheat yields, findings that may have implications for future […]
Sensory Properties Used to Evaluate Wheat Quality for Breeding
A new study out of Spain suggests that bread from certain spelt wheat varieties have different sensory properties — aroma, appearance, texture and taste — that could be considered for future […]
S&W Announces Record Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015
For the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 ended March 31, 2015, California’s S&W Seeds reported record revenue of $30.5 million compared to $8.1 million in the comparable period of […]
Monsanto Expected to Approach BASF in Bid for Syngenta Takeover
Reuters is reporting that Monsanto “is trying to line up buyers for assets worth up to $8 billion to appease competition authorities before making a fresh takeover approach for Swiss Syngenta, […]
Bayer Opens Beaver Crossing Breeding and Trait Development Station
As part of its commitment to support growers throughout the Great Plains and worldwide, Bayer CropScience celebrates the grand opening of its Beaver Crossing Breeding and Trait Development Station near […]
Biological Nematicides Settling in the Global Specialty Pesticides Market
The emergence of field crops as a fast-growing segment with biological nematicides as the quickest growing control method is the overriding trend from 2009 to the present, according to the […]
Hemp Research Project Underway in Kentucky
Agronomists with the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment begin planting their 2015 hemp research plots on the university’s Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington. This is the second […]
Indiana Crop Improvement Association Hosting Open House Event
Indiana Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) announces plans to host a three-day event this August. While seed production is underway all over the corn belt, ICIA is busy making plans for […]
Manitoba Has What it Takes to Support Soybean Crushing Facility
A new feasibility study funded by the Canada and Manitoba governments and industry partners finds the province has the right mix of production and market demand to support a soybean […]
Bayer Says Bee Report ‘Good News’
The latest bee health report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is good news for all who care about the health of honey bee colonies, Bayer CropScience entomologist […]
Colony Losses ‘Troubling’
Losses of managed honey bee colonies were 23.1 percent for the 2014-2015 winter, but summer losses exceeded winter numbers for the first time, making annual losses for the year 42.1 […]
Marrone Bio Innovations Requests Hearing Over NASDAQ Listing Status
Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. requests a hearing before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel regarding its status on the stock exchange. In addition to other factors affecting its listing status, Marrone announced that it […]
Nuseed and Legend Seeds Partner
Nuseed, a leading breeder and developer of sunflowers, has partnered with Legend Seeds to distribute its proprietary line of sunflowers in the United States. Through the distribution partnership, Nuseed — […]
New Soybean a Reality
It took decades of painstaking work, but University of Illinois research geneticist Ram Singh has managed to cross a popular soybean variety with a related wild perennial plant, producing the first […]
Research Identifies Sources of Resistance to 5X Strain of Clubroot
The next generation of genetics developed by Crop Production Services (CPS), a subsidiary of Agrium Inc., demonstrates high levels of resistance to field populations of clubroot pathotype 5X, as well as pathotypes 2, […]
New Begonia Lines Now Available to Breeders
Two new begonia germplasm lines developed by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their collaborators are now available for use in breeding elite varieties of the ornamental crop that can […]
Canterra Launches New Canola Hybrid With Multigenic Blackleg Resistance
Winnipeg’s Canterra Seeds announces the launch of CS2100, a new GENRR canola hybrid with improved blackleg resistance. CS2100 also has been observed to have higher tolerance to pod shatter relative […]
Ceres Global Ag Corp. Announces Expansion, Management Addition
Toronto-based Ceres Global Ag Corp. announces it has expanded the breadth of its operations by opening a grain merchandising office in Guelph, Ont. The new location will play a key […]
CSTA, CSGA Publish Guide to Treated Seed Stewardship
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ A new stewardship plan, the Guide to Treated Seed Stewardship, has been launched by two leading seed sector organizations and provides a one-stop resource for those […]
USDA Disappointed with EPA’s Analysis of Neonic Seed Treatments
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressed disappointment regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s incomplete analysis on neonicotinoid seed treatments for soybeans and the burden it’s created for growers, according […]
DuPont Blasts Shareholder Trian Over “Erroneous Statements”
DuPont has issued a statement in response to comments made by a shareholder yesterday in regard to the company’s performance. Nelson Peltz, described as an activist investor and principal of hedge […]
Gene Required for Plant Growth at Warmer Temperatures Discovered
Researchers have discovered a new gene that enables plants to regulate their growth in different temperatures. Published in PLoS Genetics, the finding could lead to new ways of optimizing plant growth when […]
Agdia Commercializes ELISA for Testing Vip3A Corn Varieties
Agdia, a provider of easy-to-use test kits for agricultural diagnostics, commercializes a new ELISA assay for detection of the Vip3A protein expressed in transgenic corn, event MIR162. The Vip3A ELISA […]
Neonic Changes Come with $660 Million Price Tag for Ontario, Report Says
Ontario farmers will not be the only ones impacted by a ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, a study by regulatory impact analysis firm RIAS Inc. shows._x000D_ _x000D_ “Ontario citizens are already saddled with […]
Thurston Seed Makes Leadership Changes
Thurston Inc. announces a new management structure and reorganization. Rob Thurston has been named president of the Minnesota-based hybrid seed corn brokerage firm. According to the company: “Rob’s background in business management and […]
Researchers Edit Genes Using Light
The University of Pittsburgh’s Alexander Deiters uses light to manipulate genes. The approach developed by Deiters generates a Cas9 protein that is functionally inactive, so called “caged,” until the cage […]
Clubroot Resistance Breakdown Confirmed in Alberta
Erosion of clubroot resistance is showing up across Alberta. Recent research by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (AARD) and the University of Alberta (U of A) has confirmed the continued […]
Review of CWRS and CPSR Wheat Classes to Begin
According to the federal government, stakeholders expressed strong support in their responses to the Canadian Grain Commission proposal to protect the quality, consistency and end use performance of the Canada […]