HarvestMaster Introduces New Sample Collector for Researchers
The Utah-based HarvestMaster is shipping its new H2 High Capacity GrainGage sample collector. Designed to collect data on large-plot, high-volume grain samples, the H2 GrainGage offers efficiency and data accuracy […]
Land O’Lakes Names New Chief Marketing Officer
Minnesota’s Land O’Lakes, Inc. hires Tim Scott as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Scott will join Land O’Lakes April 22. Scott brings years of experience to Land O’Lakes, where […]
Limagrain Marketing New Barley Variety for Brewing
Limagrain is marketing a new variety of barley meant for brewing. From the field to the finished product, beer production requires that specific products be used as part of a precise process. […]
Low Winter Mortality in Dutch Bee Colonies
This past winter, Dutch beekeepers lost about 10 percent of their bee colonies. According to Wageningen University in the Netherlands, this means that winter mortality has been roughly the same […]
Syngenta a Finalist for 2015 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award
The Syngenta “Good Growth Through Advanced Analytics” program is one of six finalists competing in the 2015 INFORMS Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. […]
American Takii Hires Logistics and Manufacturing Manager
Toshi Ueda joins the California-based American Takii, Inc. in its newly-created position of logistics and manufacturing manager. He will manage three key functional areas for American Takii including logistics, seed production and […]
Pinnacle Holdings Acquires Liebl Ag
The Tennessee-based Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings has acquired Liebl Ag of Minnesota. Operating as part of Pinnacle’s Performance Agriculture brand, the new location will be a full-service agricultural input retailer specializing […]
CSGA | March 2015
Drill Box Survey shows Value of Certified seed _x000D_ The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association is a member of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) and sits on both […]
GMO Dust Trial Begins in Hawaii
Court proceedings are underway in a lawsuit against DuPont Pioneer in Hawaii. A group of Waimea residents are suing DuPont, claiming their quality of life has been diminished as a result […]
CSTA | March 2015
The new Plant Breeders’ Rights:_x000D_ What you need to know _x000D_ More than 22 years of hard work by the Canadian Seed Trade Association and its partners came to fruition […]
New Varieties
Readers have indicated that Germination’s New Varieties List is one of the most eagerly anticipated features of the year. The list is sponsored by seed companies across Canada —their logos […]
The Next Yield Frontier
The seed industry has made significant investments into the research and development of biologicals — be it through acquisitions or their own research teams. Here, we highlight some of the […]
Gates Foundation Grant to Boost Staple Crop Breeding
To streamline the breeding of five staple crops – wheat, rice, maize, sorghum and chickpea – the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded Cornell University $18.5 million for a […]
Horticulture Groups Question Lowe’s Decision on Neonics
Home improvement chain Lowe’s has announced it plans to phase out the sale of products containing neonicotinoid pesticides in response to what it says are environmental concerns, but four of […]
Wheat Breeders Head to Asia on Fact-Finding Mission
Four wheat breeders will travel with members of market development organization U.S. Wheat Associates to Asia from April 18-26, to demonstrate the importance of wheat research. Each year the United […]
Honeybee Die-Off Less Severe
The honeybee population appears to have survived the winter in better shape than a year ago, but still faces several significant threats, a Purdue University honeybee specialist says. After the brutally cold, […]
Grain Farmers of Ontario Opposes Draft Seed Regulations
Following a technical briefing from the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, as well as a thorough review of the draft seed treatment regulations proposed by […]
Supreme Court Upholds Wheat Marketing Freedom
The Supreme Court of Canada rejected the leave application to continue with the class action lawsuit brought by the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board against the federal government for removing […]
U.K. Company Sues Bayer Over Canadian Patent
Exosect Ltd., a provider of enabling technologies based in the United Kingdom, has initiated legal proceedings against Bayer CropScience Inc. for alleged infringement of its Canadian patent that relates to, among other […]
CFI Receives Funding for Fertilizer Research
The Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI) received a federal government investment of $1.1 million to facilitate research and development to improve the efficient use of fertilizer, while reducing the environmental impacts […]
Kansas Farmers to Enjoy Better Wheat Varieties
Kansas State University wheat breeder Allan Fritz has a lifetime of intuition and experience in developing new wheat varieties. Thanks to research funded by Kansas wheat farmers through the Kansas Wheat Commission […]
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre Receives Funding
The federal government announced an investment of $143,260 to Ontario’s Vineland Research and Innovation Centre to conduct research into improving the use of biological controls for pest and disease management […]
Genome Canada Unveils New Genomics Innovation Network
Genome Canada announced a $15.5 million investment in Canada’s new Genomics Innovation Network. The network is comprised of ten “nodes,” each receiving core operational funding from Genome Canada, with matching […]
Thompsons Limited Acquires Rannoch Grains
Ontario’s Thompsons Limited announced it has acquired Rannoch Grains Inc._x000D_ _x000D_ “This opportunity expands the reach for our grain marketing, agronomy solutions and food products business into a strategic geographic […]
Intego Solo Seed Treatment Receives Emergency Registration
Intego Solo — an ethaboxam-based Group 22 fungicide registered for pythium control and the suppression of seed rot — was given emergency registration for field peas to protect against Aphanomyces […]
Clean Seed Capital Signs Distribution Agreement with Cervus
British Columbia’s Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. announced it has entered into a distribution partnership agreement with the Calgary-based Cervus Equipment Corp. Cervus has interests in 75 dealerships in Canada, New […]
EU Report: Neonics Negatively Affect the Environment
A report to the European Commission from the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council, formed by the national sciences academies of European Union Member States, concludes that there is increasing scientific […]
Scientists Reveal Hormones that Guide the Rate of Root Growth
The tip of a plant’s root is a place of active cell division followed by cell elongation, with different zones dedicated to different functions, all working together to expand into […]
Enriched Broccoli Reduces Cholesterol
A new broccoli variety added to the diet reduces low-density lipoprotein, more commonly known as LDL, cholesterol levels by about 6 percent, according to trials led by the Institute of Food Research in […]
Honeybees On the Rise
According to Statistics Canada, this critical pollinator has been increasing in number during the past decade. _x000D_ Bees are an essential component of Canadian agriculture, with the Canadian Honey Council […]
Delivering More Choice to the Marketplace
The Prairie Grain Development Committee supported the registration of more than 30 wheat, rye and triticale varieties, adding more choice in the marketplace for farmers. _x000D_ _x000D_ This year the […]
Gauging the Value of IP
Intellectual property is of tremendous importance to the seed industry, but why? And how do farmers and seed companies determine it? _x000D_ It reads like a script for a Hollywood […]
Clear Pots to Improve Breeding of Drought-Resistant Wheat
A University of Queensland scientist has developed a new method to help grain growers become more resilient to expected changes in climate. Researcher Cecile Richard’s technique improves root systems, allowing grain […]
AAS Launches Herbaceous Perennial Trial
All-America Selections (AAS) launches a new trial for herbaceous perennials. The perennial trial, organized along with the Perennial Plant Association (PPA), will follow many of the basics of the recently launched AAS […]
Seed Treatment Market Growth to Nearly Double by 2018
New York-based Transparency Market Research reports that the global seed treatment market will be propelled by the expanding global seed market, nearly doubling by 2018. “The competitive landscape of the seed […]
Beck’s Hybrids Expands in Southern Illinois
Beck’s Hybrids announced plans for an expanded research and distribution center in southern Illinois. Plans for the company’s newly-purchased 90-acre property include building a 92,000 square-foot distribution center, which will […]