NIAB Names New Plant Breeding Lead
NIab appoints new Plant Breeding Lead to drive innovation in crop improvement. Expertise in genetics, genomics, and breeding to help farmers increase yields.
Monsanto Adds Mitch Barns to Board of Directors
Monsanto Company announced today the appointment of Mitch Barns to the company’s board of directors. Barns is chief executive officer of Nielsen Holdings plc, a global data and measurement company, […]
Applications Accepted for American Seed Research Foundation Student Program
American Seed Research Foundation (ASRF) is pleased to announce a unique opportunity for graduate students in seed related disciplines. This program, initiated in 2001, has grown into a tremendous success […]
Alberta Municipalities Resolve To Block GM Alfalfa
_x000D_ _x000D_ The Alberta Association Of Municipal Districts & Counties (AAMDC) has passed a resolution designed to prevent genetically modified alfalfa from being introduced to the province. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ The resolution […]
Univar Acquires Nexus Ag
Univar Inc. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Univar Canada Ltd., has acquired the assets of Nexus Ag Business Inc._x000D_ _x000D_ Founded in 1997, Nexus Ag is a wholesale […]
Sakata Seed Supports UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center
Sakata Seed America’s Senior director of sales and marketing, John Nelson, announced a substantial contribution to the Seed Biotechnology Center (SBC) at UC Davis’ Kent J. Bradford Endowment initiative at […]
NIAB Names New Plant Breeding Lead
UK crop research organisation NIAB has appointed Dr. Alison Bentley as its new director of genetics and breeding. Bentley joined NIAB in 2007 and currently leads its trait genetics research […]
Positioning the CSTA for Today and for the Future
To provide solutions to an increasingly global and innovative agricultural sector, the Canadian Seed Trade Association must engage in activities that foster a strong, vibrant seed sector with opportunities for […]
Plant Study Could Alter Conventional Wisdom on Climate Change
Plants speed up their respiratory metabolism as temperatures rise, leading to a long-held concern that as climate warms the elevated carbon release from a ramped-up metabolism could flip global forests […]
Syngenta Good Growth Plan Makes Progress
Syngenta today announced results for the second year of The Good Growth Plan, which comprises six ambitious commitments for 2020 to support the sustainability of agriculture and the development of […]
SeedWay Expands Southwest Vegetable Seed Sales Team
Blaine Riley has joined Seedway as sales representative for commercial vegetable seed. As part of the Seedway sales team, he will be responsible for vegetable seed sales and service to commercial growers […]
Sakata Seed Expands Partnership with Garden and Lifestyle Expert
Sakata Seed America expands its partnership with P. Allen Smith. As part of this expanded partnership, Smith will promote the company’s SunPatiens impatiens brand. Now veggie and flower gardeners alike […]
WGRF Welcomes Five New Directors
The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) welcomed five new directors at its Annual Meeting in Winnipeg._x000D_ _x000D_ Graeme Manness of Domain, Man., replaced Gerrid Gust as the Western Canadian Wheat […]
Seed Treatment Specialist Joins Arysta LifeScience
Arysta LifeScience North America adds Gibbs Wilson as technical sales specialist for seed treatments in the southeast region. Wilson will be responsible for supporting Arysta LifeScience’s seed treatments and fungicide portfolio […]
Survey Finds Canola Disease in Six Provinces
A national survey led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has found Verticillium longisporum in six provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec._x000D_ _x000D_ V. longisporum is a plant disease that […]
Monsanto Fund Opportunity Scholarships Program Celebrates 25 years
The Monsanto Fund Opportunity Scholarship Program that farm families across Canada have benefited from for the past 25 years looks a little different in 2016. This year’s program is embracing […]
Bayer Appoints New Manager for U.S. Ornamentals Business
As part of an ongoing plan to expand its presence in the production ornamentals market, Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer’s Crop Science division, recently announced the appointment of […]
Status The Netherlands
Scientists from Wageningen University and Research Centre in the Netherlands (Wageningen UR) have developed the first method for accurately and simultaneously measuring the photosynthesis of nearly 1,500 plants over the […]
2016 SGS Commodities Market Research Studies Now Available
Providing market intelligence for input companies (seed, fertilizer, agrochemical and machinery), the 2016 SGS Commodities Market Research Studies are available. The annual studio provide physical data on a variety of […]
IPSA Co-Founder Channing Sieben Passes Away
The Independent Professional Seed Association is saddened to share that Channing Sieben, one of the original incorporators of what was then the Independent Professional Seedsman Association, passed away on March […]
Powdery Mildew-Resistant Wheat Cultivar Developed
Minnesota’s Calyxt, Inc. has produced a wheat cultivar using the Talen gene editing technology. The new cultivar is claimed to be resistant to powdery mildew, a foliar disease of wheat […]
Demaré Applauds ChemChina Deal in Syngenta Annual Report
In Syngenta’s 2015 annual report released last week, company chairman Michel Demaré says ChemChina’s offer to take over the company will benefit growers and shareholders alike. “2015 witnessed much speculation about […]
Researcher Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award in India
David Stelly recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the National Conference on Genetics and Cytogenetics at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad in Karnataka, India. Stelly, a professor of […]
Scientists Aim to Adapt Wheat to a Warmer Climate with Less Water
Scientists battling to increase wheat production by more than 60 percent over the next 35 years to meet projected demand are optimistic that they have begun to unravel the genetic […]
PGDC Helps Fuel an Industry
The Prairie Grain Development Committee supports 52 lines for registration, ensuring the marketplace has access to the newest and most promising cultivars. _x000D_ New varieties are the fuel that keeps […]
Scientists to Sequence Cowpea Genome
A team of University of California, Riverside, scientists has received a nearly $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to sequence the genome of the cowpea and further their […]
Partnership Formed to Develop New Rice Varieties for Growers in Bangladesh
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Advanced Chemical Industries Ltd. (ACI) partner to build a state-of-the-art rice breeding program in Bangladesh. The partnership will aim to improve the lives of rice farmers through […]
NCGA Disappointed with Senate’s Failure to Pass National Food Labeling Standard
National Corn Growers Association President Chip Bowling issues the following statement in response to the Senate’s failure to pass Chairman Pat Roberts’ uniform, national food labeling standard: “U.S. corn farmers […]
Industry Veteran Joins Phenome Networks
Phenome Networks, a software-as-a-service plant breeding management and analytics software provider, announces that seed industry veteran Jean-Michel Meunier has joined its advisory board. As a member of the advisory board, […]
Monsanto Appoints Managing Director for Australia, New Zealand
Monsanto appoints Tony May as managing director of its operations in Australia and New Zealand. Tony takes over the role from Daniel Kruithoff who has held this position for the past […]
Agnition Launches First Microbial Catalyst Corn Seed Treatment
Agnition launches Commence for Corn, a microbial catalyst seed treatment for corn that stimulates microbial activity for healthier soil and a superior growth environment. Base seed treatments provided by seed […]
Cibus Develops Non-Transgenic Trait in Flax
Plant Physiology has published a peer reviewed paper by Cibus scientists demonstrating that Cibus, using its patented RTDS (Rapid Trait Development System) technology with directed nucleases such as CRISPRs and TALENs, was able […]
Incotec Strengthens Sales Team in North America
Incotec hires Nick Iwig for the position of commercial sales manager for Incotec North America. Iwig will be responsible for the vegetable and field crops business in North America. He will […]
Not So Sweet: Why Pollinators Forage on Toxic or Bitter Nectar
Nectar doesn’t always taste so sweet, but honeybees and other pollinators still feed on it. Now UC Davis community ecologist Rachel Vannette has discovered why pollinators continue to forage on “toxic” or […]
Scientists Unveil Robot that Makes Plant Grafting a Snap
A machine with hands of steel has revolutionized the speed and efficiency of the once-tedious process of plant grafting. Led by vegetable expert Richard Hassell, a team of scientists at […]
Status United States
What happens if genetically modified (GM) crops were banned from U.S. farm fields?_x000D_ _x000D_ A Purdue University study conducted by Wally Tyner, James and Lois Ackerman Professor of Agricultural Economics; […]