Treaty Aims to Improve Access to Genetic Resources
Industry experts look to improve the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture’s Access and Benefit-sharing mechanism. Under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization of […]
TPP Expected to Improve Seed Trade
Years of negotiation intensified in the late summer months. It wasn’t until Oct. 5 that officials announced a deal had been reached with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), an agreement among 12 […]
Study Finds Plants Need Active Social Lives to Stay Healthy
Canadian plant science researchers in collaboration with Montreal-based Inocucor Technologies Inc. have discovered new clues about the active social lives of plants, which use molecular signals to engage in constant life-enhancing conversations […]
Researcher Develops Array of New Winter-Hardy Hibiscus
Like an artist using the paint on a palette, Dariusz Malinowski is mixing pollen to create a flowering masterpiece in the form of tropically colored winter-hardy hibiscus. Three years after […]
DuPont Reports Sales Decrease Amid Challenging Ag Markets
DuPont reports sales decreases amid challenging ag markets, particularly in Brazil, according to the company. Third-quarter sales were $4.9 billion, down 17 percent versus prior year due to negative impacts from currency (8 […]
Owen Newlin: A Seed Industry Champion
Committed. No other words are needed to define his service to the seed industry and agriculture, in general. Here, Newlin is recognized as part of Seed World’s Founders Series in […]
Argentine Government Allows Citizens to Comment on GMOs
For the first time in 20 years, the Argentine government will allow citizens to voice their opinion on its plan to allow the introduction of new genetically modified (GM) seeds […]
Report Shows the Risk of Regulation
A new report by the Ag Industries Confederation in the United Kingdom maintains flawed policymaking and increased restrictions on farmers are among the factors keeping British agriculture from meeting its […]
Land O’Lakes Makes First Commercial Investment in Africa
Land O’Lakes Inc. and Villa Crop Protection of South Africa today partner to capitalize on the growth potential of the South African agricultural market. The two organizations are joining two complementary […]
Advanta Seeds Enters the Brazilian Soybean Market
Advanta Seeds enters the soybean market in Brazil. The company, which runs its American operations out of Texas, is offering two varieties of soybean seeds to the Brazilian market: ADV 4317 IPRO […]
Scientists Turn Tomatoes into Factories for Useful Natural Compounds
Scientists at the John Innes Centre have found a way to produce industrial quantities of useful natural compounds efficiently by growing them in tomatoes. The compounds are phenylpropanoids like Resveratrol, […]
Green & Grow Inc. Retains Diane Pinsker As Senior Business Adviser
Texas-based Green & Grow Inc. retains Diane Pinsker as senior business adviser. In this role, she will have a lead consulting role in developing and executing GGI’s ongoing commercial strategy in […]
Ontario Court Strikes Down Seed Treatment Challenge
The Ontario Superior Court has denied Grain Farmers of Ontario’s request for a stay and interpretation on the seed treatment regulations passed into law July 1, 2015._x000D_ _x000D_ “We are […]
Smart from the Start: Developing a New Plant Variety
This International Seed Federation video describes the work needed and steps to take to develop a new plant variety, and the time and resources that are needed in the process._x000D_ […]
CropLife America Elects Diane Allemang as Board Chair
Diane Allemang, FMC Agricultural Solutions director of Global Portfolio Management & Strategic Marketing and North America Business Development, is elected as the first female board chair of CropLife America. Allemang […]
Another Agrochemical CEO Steps Aside
Miami’s Platform Specialty Products Corporation, which owns agrochemical company Arysta LifeScience, announces that chief executive officer Daniel H. Leever has indicated his intention to retire from the company once a suitable […]
Researchers Can Now Predict Plant Flowering Time
A team headed by Claus Schwechheimer from the Technical University of Munich in Germany discovers a molecular mechanism with which plants adapt their flowering time to ambient temperatures, providing ways in which the flowering […]
Northern Seed Acquires Syngenta’s Triticale Business
Montana’s Northern Seed has acquired Syngenta’s triticale business, including its Vernon, Texas-based research center. Triticale, a crossbred grain produced from wheat and rye, plays a critical role in solving the need […]
Novozymes Reports Boost in Sales
Novozymes, the world’s largest producer of industrial enzymes, announces its results for the first nine months of 2015. Sales grew by 4 percent organically and by 14 percent in DKK compared with […]
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 […]