Canola Outlook | January 2015
Ample oil supplies lead industry analysts to forecast slipping prices through June. World production of seven oilseeds will rise more sharply than expected in 2014/15, assuming normal weather in the Southern […]
Certifying the Seed Crop | January 2015
Certifying Canada’s Seed Crop _x000D_ Each year, seed crop inspectors take to the fields to analyze and certify that seed from a specified lot meets stringent quality standards. _x000D_ _x000D_ […]
Seeding Innovation | January 2015
New technologies could lead to yield increases and efficiencies on the farm. If there’s one thing we can count on in agriculture, it’s innovation. Farmers have had to be innovative over […]
Giant Highlights | January 2015
Navigating change in a rapidly evolving industry. Many of the experts in this year’s Giant Views of the Industry had interesting stories to tell about facing change and creating opportunity […]
What Do Healthy Bees Look Like?
Seed World asks researchers this question as part of its Protecting Pollinators series. One-third of global food production volume relies on pollinators to some degree as does $18 billion in […]
Giant Numbers | January 2015
Giant Numbers 18 is the number of years a variety is protected under Plant Breeders’ Rights. “Those varieties that were protected under the old act, which was based on UPOV […]
Giant Views of the Seed Industry | January 2015
The seed industry in Canada is changing at a rapid rate — the industry will look back at this time in history and realize this was the moment a new […]
Seed Underpins Aid Efforts
Dennis Thompson highlights the value of Seed Programs International and shares some insight as to what makes this program successful. In Mongolia, Seed Programs International (SPI) supplied seed, and a […]
Bill C-18 Awaits Approval | January 2015
Bill C-18 Awaits Senate Approval An omnibus agriculture bill that changes the rules around seed royalties could become law as early as spring 2015. Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act, proposes […]
Perspective from John Schoenecker
Involved in nearly every aspect of the seed industry throughout his career, John Schoenecker is no stranger to change. As Dorothy famously said to Toto in the 1939 classic, The […]
Increasing Resistance to SCN
This new department is designed to bring more scientific information to readers, as well as showcase the work being done by graduate students. This issue’s showcase focuses on stacking resistance […]
Drones and the Seed Industry
Unmanned aerial vehicles might change the face of the seed industry for farmers. Seed companies across the country are trying to figure out if and how unmanned aerial vehicles or […]
Seed: A Complete Cropping System?
Someday an entire cropping plan could be available on the seed. Imagine a day when planting would require only one pass through the field. Fertility, disease control and even pest […]
Cross Pollination
NCGA’s Corn Yield Contest Pushes the Boundaries Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, Georgia, hit an all-time high yield of 503 bushels per acre in the National Corn Growers Association 2014 National […]
World Status
While one area of the world strives to keep funding resources to maintain a national treasure, other areas such as Africa and Thailand work to develop their capacity and build […]
Since 1915
A MOMENT IN TIME: In this article from Seed World’s first year of publication nearly a century ago, the process of harvesting cucumber and muskmelon seed is detailed. At that […]
Global Standard Needed
This past September, Dow AgroSciences received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its Enlist corn and soybeans traits, and in October, we cleared the chemical solution that goes […]
New Solution for SDS
Clariva Complete Beans and Mertect 340-F fungicide have the potential to reduce damage from sudden death syndrome (SDS) in soybeans, according to Syngenta. Mertect 340-F provides effective SDS protection and […]
NAL Unveils New Search Engine for Research
The National Agriculural Library (NAL), has unveiled PubAg, a user-friendly search engine that gives the public enhanced access to research published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists. NAL is […]
Buckhorn Inc. CenterFlow™ – CSS ASTA From the Floor
SeedWorld talks with Buckhorn Inc.and retailers about their new versatile CenterFlow™ container available to transport and dispense seed.
GMOs with Health Benefits Offer Large Market Potential
Research from Ghent University in Belgium has demonstrated that genetically modified crops with an increased vitamin or mineral content have a promising market potential. Various GM crops with health benefits […]
Polish Seed Trade Association Strengthens ESTA Position
The European Seed Association’s quality assurance scheme for seed treatment and treated seed, known as the European Seed Treatment Assurance or ESTA, continues expanding its position as a true EU […]
Agrian and BlackBridge Enter Partnership
Beginning in January 2015, Agrian users will have access to BlackBridge satellite imagery available in the United States and Canada for a nominal fee. The imagery will be part of […]
2015 Borlaug CAST Award Open for Nominations
Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2015 Borlaug Council for Agricultural Science and Technology Communications Award. This award is presented annually for outstanding achievement by a scientist, engineer, technologist […]
BASF Names New Vice President of Crop Protection in North America
BASF has appointed Paul Rea as senior vice president of crop protection for North America. Rea joined BASF Australia in 2001, moving to the United States in 2004. Rea has […]
EU Parliament Backs GMO Opt-Out for Member States
New legislation to allow European Union member states to restrict or ban the cultivation of crops containing genetically modified organisms on their own territory, even if this is allowed at […]
NRGene and CIMMYT Collaborate on Genome Analysis
As part of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre’s (CIMMYT) Seeds of Discovery project, it is partnering with NRGene, a leader in agricultural big data genomic analysis, to generate genome […]
Register for Pacific Seed Association’s Annual Convention
Registration is now open for the Pacific Seed Association’s 2015 annual convention, which will be March 2-4 in Maui, Hawaii. Participants will hear hear from the American Seed Trade Association’s […]
American Takii Adds Staff
American Takii Inc. welcomes Jerry Vosti as its national vegetable sales and marketing manager. Prior to joining American Takii, Vosti worked as an account manager for Bayer CropScience (Nunhems) in […]
Global Warming Reduces Wheat Production
According to a new study published online in the journal Nature Climate Change, global wheat harvest will likely be reduced 6 percent for each degree Celsius of further temperature increase […]
Oro Agri Strengthens U.S. team
Oro Agri Inc., a leader in agricultural adjuvants, pesticides and foliar nutrients welcomes Jon Pasquinelli as a territory manager. Pasquinelli will support distributors and retailers selling Oro Agri products in […]
Project Unity Now Online
Phenome Networks, a plant breeding management and analytics software company has launched Project Unity ― a collaborative web-based network designed to host, manage, analyze and share phenotypic and genotypic studies […]
Ceres Multi-Gene Traits Show a 25 Percent Yield Increase in Corn
Ceres Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company, has announced favorable results from its biotech corn evaluations in China, where a second year of field trials demonstrated significant yield advantages under normal […]
Noble Foundation Releases New Forages
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation forage breeding program has released four new varieties, which will be commercialized by Oklahoma Genetics Inc. Of the four new varieties, NF101 is the first […]
Research Finds New Salt-Tolerant Soybean Gene
A collaborative research project between Australian and Chinese scientists has shown how soybeans can be bred to better tolerate soil salinity. The researchers, at the University of Adelaide in Australia […]
Ag Biotech – CSS ASTA From The Floor
Jamie Lablin, AgBiotech talks about their plant genetic analysis service at ASTA CSS 2014 & Seed Expo.