Dow Reports Third Quarter Losses
Dow AgroSciences reports losses in its third quarter earnings. Agricultural Sciences reported third-quarter sales of $1.2 billion, down from $1.4 billion in the year-ago period. Sales were impacted by lower crop […]
Dow Announces Review of AgroSciences, Leadership Changes
Dow confirms it is conducting a review of its AgroSciences division with a focus on “creating new synergies in a consolidating agricultural market.” In a statement, the company says is considering […]
ASTA Announces New State Governmental Affairs Working Group
ASTA’s new State Governmental Affairs Working Group will provide a forum for identification, discussion, and resolution of state and local seed issues, in coordination with the ASTA Legislative and Legal […]
New Mexico Crop Researcher Becomes an Onion Whisperer
A new cultivar of onion from New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Experiment Station is now ready for seed industry commercialization with the assistance of Arrowhead Center. NuMex Whisper is an […]
T.A. Seeds Introduces Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Soybeans
T.A. Seeds has introduced five new Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. The addition of these new products compliments an expanding soybean product line available from T.A. Seeds dealers throughout the […]
KWS and Monsanto Announce Sugarbeet Genetics Development Program
KWS SAAT SE and Monsanto Company extend their partnership that will focus on helping U.S. and Canadian sugarbeet growers manage tough-to-control weeds. The new technology will seek to deliver tolerance to […]
Chairman of Canada Lands Company Named to Board of GroGenesis
Tennessee’s GroGenesis, the rights holder, developer and manufacturer of agricultural enhancement products marketed under the trade names “AgraBurst” and “AgraBlast,” names Grant B. Walsh as a director and chairman of the […]
Liberals Promise to Defend Supply Management, Invest $100 Million in Ag Research
A Liberal majority government was elected in Oct. 19 federal election. While Canadian agriculture industry waits to see what a Grit government will have planned in terms of its agriculture policy […]
G3 Canada Limited to Construct New Grain Terminal
G3 Canada Limited, a newly formed Canadian agribusiness, will construct a new lake terminal at the Port of Hamilton to originate grains and oilseeds out of southern Ontario for export to global markets._x000D_ _x000D_ […]
Mike Mack to Step Aside as CEO of Syngenta
Syngenta chief executive officer and executive director Mike Mack informs the company’s board of his intention to step down. The board accepted his decision and he will be leaving the company at […]
Vivid Life Sciences Establishes National R&D Network
Vivid Life Sciences establishes a U.S. research and development program at more than 10 locations across the country through its extended network of research professionals. Among the research partners is […]
DuPont Establishes New Headquarters in Singapore
DuPont establishes a new innovation and business headquarters in Singapore. The facility will open in 2016 and house nearly 200 scientists, engineers and business leaders. Drawing on DuPont’s leading position in agriculture and […]
Bayer CropScience Names New Head of North America Communications
Darren Wallis joins Bayer CropScience as the new North American vice president and head of communications for the CropScience division. In this position, Wallis will be responsible for all internal and external corporate […]
Researchers Discover How Plants Turn into Zombies
Lusciously flowering plants are surrounded by a large number of insects, and usually, both sides profit from such an encounter. The insects feast on the plant juice and pollen, pollinating […]
University of Kentucky Scientists Investigate the Impacts of Nanotechnology-Based Agrochemicals
Two University of Kentucky scientists are part of a newly established international consortium investigating the environmental impacts of nanotechnology-based agrochemicals. The three-year $1.2 million grant entitled Fate and Effects of […]
Incotec Reports Positive Financial Results for 2015
Seed enhancement company Incotec says it is back on the upward curve for 2015 in a challenging market where many, mainly North and South American field crops companies, are facing challenges. “With […]
AgriThority Names New Chief Financial Officer
AgriThority LLC adds Beau Musser to the company’s leadership team as chief financial officer. Musser has experience in budgeting, financial analyses and management. In this role, he will play an […]
Germination Strategy Session Webinar and Podcast: Discover the Products that Protect Cereal Seed
This webinar will help you understand the diseases that pose the biggest threat to wheat, oats, barley and rye in Canada today. Our speakers will walk you through some of […]
ESA Annual Meeting Brings Global Seed Industry Together
ESA’s Annual Meeting brings together the global seed industry to discuss the latest trends, innovations, and challenges in the industry. Join the conversation!
Vilsack Praises TPP for Facilitating Discussion of Biotech
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is praising the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as an historic one that will open the doors to productive discussion of biotechnology and issues surrounding it. In […]
Land O’Lakes Enables Students to Address Global Hunger
An increase in population from 7 to 10 billion by 2050 will require a 70 percent increase in food production at the same time that natural resources are decreasing. Ten […]
Bayer CropScience Celebrates Agriculture Literacy Week
In a community-wide effort to support the future of agriculture and to help solve the world’s most pressing food issues, Bayer CropScience is celebrating Agriculture Literacy Week. Today through Friday, Bayer […]
American Takii Expands Operations With New California Facility
American Takii opens a new, modern and highly sophisticated facility on the outskirts of Salinas, California that gives the international seed company greatly enhanced seed processing operations. American Takii is […]
Two Unique Business Opportunities Planned for ASTA’s CSS 2015 & Seed Expo
Mark your calendars for two unique business opportunities during ASTA’s CSS 2015 & Seed Expo, both complimentary to registered attendees. The Seed Innovation and Protection Alliance (SIPA) is hosting a […]
New Texas Vegetable Research Facility Aims to Rebuild Produce Industry
The new Rio Grande Valley Vegetable Research and Education Building opens in Weslaco, Texas. The facility, part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, is dedicated toward helping Texas regain […]
Syngenta’s U.S. Corn Seed Sales Up Significantly in 2015
Syngenta corn seed sales increased significantly in the United States in both the branded and Greenleaf Genetics business, the company announces. But despite sales rising by 2 percent at constant exchange rates […]
UC Davis Wins Specialty Crops Grant for Lettuce Project
Improving lettuce crops is the aim of a new $4.5 million grant awarded to University of California, Davis, researchers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and […]
Arysta LifeScience Enhances Integration of French Company Goëmar
Arysta LifeScience announces several organizational changes that will more fully integrate the French company Goëmar, which Arysta LifeScience acquired in March 2014. The changes are designed to ensure integrated coordination […]
Syngenta Announces Corn Traits Licensing Agreement
Syngenta announces an expansion of its licensing collaboration with KWS and Limagrain and their joint ventures AgReliant and Genective. The new agreement is for 20 years and covers the AgReliant […]
Koppert Launches New Biostimulant
Koppert Biological Systems develops a seed-applied biostimulant for arable crops. The product was launched this week during an international seminar on the benefits of microbials in seed treatment and crop growth. […]
ESA Annual Meeting Breaks Records Once Again
The European Seed Association held its 2015 Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, from Oct. 10-13, again bringing together more than 900 seed sector representatives from around the globe, with a growing […]
Arcadia Biosciences Receives Patent for Resistant Starch Wheat Technology
Arcadia Biosciences announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company US Patent No. 9,150,839, entitled “Wheat with Increased Resistant Starch Levels.” The patent covers Arcadia’s non-genetically […]
Study Finds Glyphosate and Acetamiprid Have Little Effect on Honeybees
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Mississippi State University test 42 commonly used pesticides in a realistic field setting in order to determine their […]
Pinnacle Purchases Eight Regional Seed Companies
Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings purchases eight regional seed companies to advance its seed business. Pinnacle has acquired ProSelect, Inc., Kearney, Neb.; Seed Services of Nebraska, Inc., Minden, Neb.; AVN Seeds Partners, […]
European Seed Association Makes Financial Contribution to FAO IT
At its annual meeting in Vienna, the European Seed Association makes a voluntary financial contribution of €300,000 to the FAO International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources in Food in Agriculture (FAO IT). […]
BioConsortia Obtains U.S. Patent for Discovery of Microbial Products
California’s BioConsortia Inc. is granted a patent for its Advanced Microbial Selection (AMS) process by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Issuance of the patent marks an important milestone in the company’s development, […]