New Discovery Could Lead to Future Generations of Salt Tolerant Crops
German researchers identify a protein family that helps plants to grow in salt, and outlined a mechanism for how these proteins aid the plants to produce their biomass under salt stress […]
Bayer CropScience, Texas Tech University Open Seeds Innovation Center
Bayer CropScience and Texas Tech University open the Bayer CropScience Lubbock Seeds Innovation Center. The center, located at 3316 Ninth St. on the north side of Marsha Sharp Freeway just south […]
National Strategy Looks to Revive Pollinator Populations
The White House releases a national strategy for improving the health of honeybees and other pollinators. A “National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators,” released […]
TA Seeds Appoints New Zone Support Manager
Pennsylvania’s TA Seeds has announced the addition of Michael Swisher to its sales team as zone support manager. Swisher will be responsible for sales and service to TA Seeds dealers throughout […]
Advancing Seed Coatings and Polymers
With the increased demands being place on the seed, this niche sector of the industry is set for rapid growth. More and more, seed is seen as the delivery mechanism […]
Gene Discovery Offers Insight into the Fine-Tuning of Wheat
A Kansas State University wheat geneticist is part of a breakthrough study that identifies one of the wheat genes that controls response to low temperature exposure, a process called vernalization. […]
Syngenta to Divest Global Vegetable Seeds Business
After recently announcing it plans to divest its flowers seeds business — and a week after Monsanto announced it was dropping its bid for the Swiss company — Syngenta says […]
Schlessman Seed Company Marks 100 Years
Ohio’s Schlessman Seed Company celebrates 100 years in business today. The origin of Schlessman Seed Company began in 1915 when John Schlessman started to grow seed for local farmers. Eventually, his […]
ASTA Pilots New Phyto Program for Tomato Seed
Designed in response to an invasive virus, the National Seed Health Accreditation Pilot Program could prevent the need for additional regulation. Moving tomato seed into the United States isn’t easy. […]
Arysta LifeScience Names New Business Unit Head
Arysta LifeScience North America hires Rico Christensen as business unit head, North America. Christensen will have responsibility for all Arysta LifeScience products, partnerships and markets in the U.S., Canada, Australia and […]
New Research Looks to Improve Crop Yields
Bayer CropScience and Elemental Enzymes Ag & Turf announce a research initiative focused on improving crop productivity. Working together and building on their respective innovation expertise, the two companies look to […]
Firefly Protein Enables Visualization of Roots in Soil
A new imaging tool from a team led by California’s Carnegie Institution for Science allows researchers to study the dynamic growth of root systems in soil, and to uncover the molecular […]
Verdesian Life Sciences Names Vice President of Sales
Verdesian Life Sciences adds new strategic talent to its growing roster. Charles “Chuck” Broughton has been named vice president of sales for Verdesian’s seed treatments and inoculants division in the […]
HALDRUP Expands into North America
Germany-based HALDRUP expands into the North American market with the opening of the HALDRUP USA production facility in Ossian, Indiana. HALDRUP USA will support North and South American field research […]
Seminis Debuts New Disease-Resistant Pepper
Dozens of pepper growers recently gather at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC) in Bridgeton, New Jersey to learn about the latest seed and fungicide products for controlling […]
Bayer CropScience Announces National Availability of Credenz Soybean Seed
Bayer CropScience expands the Credenz soybean seed brand nationally for the 2016 growing season, with offerings in most of the U.S. soybean production regions. Credenz offers LibertyLink and glyphosate-tolerant traits […]
DuPont Pioneer Launches Encirca Yield Fertility Management Service
DuPont Pioneer releases its EncircaSM Yield Fertility Management Service, a tool for maximizing production within growers’ existing fertility budgets. The program creates precise input modeling for phosphorus, potassium and lime, according […]
Three Tips for Creating the Best Internship
Great internship programs provide students with skills they can take into the workforce and companies with new ideas and fresh perspectives. Seed World sits down with two interns to discover […]
New Infographic Shows Process of Getting GM Crops to Market
Over the past 19 years, tens of millions of farmers have grown over 1.8 billion hectares of biotech crops in dozens of countries. Plant biotechnology has revolutionized agriculture by allowing growers to […]
Industry Efforts Reduce Seed Treatment Dust
A rapidly evolving sector of the industry, seed treatments have undergone continuous improvements since their introduction in the 1970s. Today, the efforts are focused on reducing dust from treated seeds. […]
Plant DNA Could be Rapidly Altered by Climate Change
A study by the University of Liverpool finds that the genetic diversity of wild plant species could be altered rapidly by anthropogenic climate change. Scientists studied the genetic responses of different […]
CropLife America President Says FOIA Request a Wasteful Publicity Stunt
CropLife America president Jay Vroom issues a statement criticizing a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request as a wasteful publicity stunt. The request was made to the U.S. Environmental Protection […]
New Tool Assists Stakeholders to Identify PBR-Protected Varieties
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ A new database to assist seed sector stakeholders to easily identify PBR protection on crop varieties registered for sale in Canada has been launched._x000D_ _x000D_ The Crop […]
Neogen Acquires U.K.-based Lab M Holdings
Michigan’s Neogen Corporation acquires the stock of United Kingdom-based Lab M Holdings, a developer, manufacturer and supplier of microbiological culture media and diagnostic systems. “The combination of Lab M’s quality […]
Syngenta Delivers New AgriPro Winter Wheat Variety to Eastern Corn Belt Growers
Syngenta introduces SY 547, a soft red winter wheat variety. “SY 547 is a new all-around performer as it has excelled in a broad range of yield trials in this area […]
Threats Prompt Reallocation of Biotech Education Funds
The University of Florida re-allocates a donation intended to improve the public’s understanding of science after public threats to a researcher. Monsanto Company donated $25,000 to support the Talking Biotech program, […]
FOIA Requests Seek to Silence University Researchers
An onslaught of Freedom of Information Act requests filed by an organization that opposes genetically modified organisms leaves public scientists scrambling to prove they have nothing to hide and consumes […]
Status Germany
Despite being a major consumer of genetically engineered products, there is little prospect of developing a German market for GE crops or foods, according to the latest Global Agricultural Information Network report […]
Status Pakistan
After Pakistan’s Senate Agriculture Committee approved the amendments to its 1976 Seed Act, the full Senate will convene in the coming months to vote. Aside from the Seed Act, the […]
Meet the 2015 Future Giant
Samantha Sisk doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t feel connected to agriculture. Growing up in rural Danville, Ind., and participating in the National FFA Organization and 4-H cemented her […]
New CFIA Requirements Designed to Prevent Spread of Plant Pests
To prevent the import and spread of plant pests in Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is clarifying its import and domestic movement requirements under the Plant Protection Act._x000D_ _x000D_ […]
New Fungi Behind Emerging Wheat Disease
Australian researchers unravel the mystery cause of the emerging wheat disease White Grain Disorder. Scientists at the Wheat Biosecurity Laboratory in the Research School of Biology identified the cause of the disease when they […]
DuPont Pioneer Expands Indiana Research Center
DuPont Pioneer expands its Windfall, Indiana, research center to better serve local growers and support global breeding and testing programs in corn, soybeans and wheat. “DuPont Pioneer is growing its […]
USC Unveils New U-Command Rx System
USC of Sabetha, Kansas launches its new fully-automated U-Command Rx system, designed to control and vary chemical application rates at seed treating facilities. With U-Command Rx, seed retailers can offer their […]
Don Jones, Director, Agricultural Research Cotton Inc. – NAPB Annual Meeting 2015 – Giant Views
Don Jones sits down with Shawn Brook at the 2015 NAPB/PBCC Annual Meeting at Washington State University from July 27-30, 2015.
Fred Bliss, University of California, Davis – NAPB/PBCC ANNUAL MEETING 2015 – Giant Views
Fred Bliss sits down with Shawn Brook at the 2015 NAPB/PBCC Annual Meeting at Washington State University from July 27-30, 2015.