Evogene to Establish Validation Capabilities for Soybean Cyst Nematode
Evogene, in partnership with Syngenta, intends to establish transformational and validation capabilities for biotechnology soybean. Activities will initially focus on soybean cyst nematode resistance. The resulting candidate genes will then be […]
ASTA Voices Support for National Seed Strategy
American Seed Trade Association chair Risa DeMasi voices the seed industry’s support for the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management’s National Seed Strategy for Rehabilitation and Restoration. “The seed […]
Cornell Researcher Improves Efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9
An intern in the 2015 Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) at Cornell University is helping advance innovative plant bioinformatics research. Jonathan Gomes Selman has created a computer program to improve the efficiency […]
Researchers Study Little-Understood IncRNA Molecules
There is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life. Yet many RNA molecules remain mysterious, their true nature and function little understood. Now, […]
Summit Seed Coatings Hires New Sales Manager
Russell Terry joins Summit Seed Coatings — a custom chemical and organic seed coating company located in Caldwell, Idaho — as sales manager for the Midwest and northeast. He has […]
Former Land O’Lakes VP to Speak at National Conference for Agribusiness
Overlooking the people who move your organization forward can be a costly mistake. According to Karen Grabow, organizational psychologist and retired senior vice president of business development services at Land […]
Register for Seed Meets Technology Trade Show
The second Seed Meets Technology trade show takes place Sept. 22-25 in the Seed Valley region of Holland. Attendees will experience new seed treatments, coatings and germination systems, as well as the newest […]
Ball Horticultural Company to Acquire Conard-Pyle
Illinois-based Ball Horticultural Company purchases Conard-Pyle, a century-old plant development company, which brought the Knock Out family of roses to market. Conard-Pyle specializes in the genetics and sales of proprietary […]
Research Looks at Growing Vegetables with Low Water Use
Even with the recent rains, vegetable producers in Southwest Texas know it’s just a matter of time before another drought. That’s why it’s important to find alternative water-use efficient methods for […]
Munson Hybrids Offering ABM Seed Treatments
Munson Hybrids — a seed company that meets the corn, soybean, silage, alfalfa, small grain and cover crop seed needs of farmers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin — announces its […]
Rutgers Tomato Reinvented with Even More Flavor
A new tomato that combines the nostalgia-inducing flavor of an heirloom with the durability of supermarket varieties is Rutgers University’s answer to anyone who wonders what happened to the flavorful […]
Biochemist Studies Oilseed Plants for Biofuel, Industrial Development
A Kansas State University biochemistry professor has reached a milestone in building a better biofuel: producing high levels of lipids with modified properties in oilseeds. Timothy Durrett, assistant professor of biochemistry […]
Dow AgroSciences Launches New Seed Brand
Dow AgroSciences launches a new seed brand in the Canadian marketplace — Dow Seeds. Dow Seeds will include the best of both Hyland Seeds and Mycogen Seeds, a deeper portfolio […]
Plant Science Research Network Launches
To further their goals of promoting innovative research and collaboration within the greater plant science community, the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) and the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) announce the […]
Ceres Awarded Patent for iCODE Trait Development System
Ceres, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company based in California, has been awarded a U.S. patent for its iCODE multi-gene trait development system. iCODE was developed to rapidly create, evaluate and […]
Novozymes Revises Sales Growth Expectations in 2015 First-Half Results
Novozymes releases its 2015 second quarter and first-half results, revising sales growth expectations. Total sales in the first half of 2015 increased by 5 percent organically compared with the first half of 2014. […]
Adama Reports Growth in Second Quarter
Adama Agricultural Solutions reports that revenues were up at constant exchange rates despite challenging agriculture environment, with volume growth across all key geographies, for the first half of 2015. In constant […]
Syngenta Breaks Ground on North America Seedcare Institute Expansion
Syngenta breaks ground on a $20-million expansion of its North America Seedcare Institute in Stanton, Minnesota, one of the premier seed treatment research facilities in the world. The new 38,000 square-foot […]
Advancing Seed Treatments for Soybeans
Listen in as Syngenta’s Shawn Brenneman shares what the company is doing to help protect soybean yield from pests and Marcus Meadows-Smith discusses the research and development efforts at BioConsortia. […]
State-of-the-Art Machinery
More than 70 guests celebrated the reopening of the Bayer SeedGrowth Equipment Innovation Center in Shakopee (US). There in Minnesota, USA, the latest equipment for on-seed applied technologies is evolved […]
Valent Announces Registration of Intego Suite Soybeans
Valent U.S.A. Corporation announces the registration of its all-in-one formulation of Intego Suite Soybeans, a new seed protectant to control multiple species of Pythium and Phytophthora. The new formulation eliminates the […]
Researchers Mapping Maize Genome’s Key Functional Regions
A long-standing partnership between Florida State University (FSU) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) researchers has led to a $2.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Plant Genome […]
AgriThority Adds Business Development Experience in Latin America
AgriThority, an integrated agricultural science consultancy providing product and field development services, announces Rubén Villasante as account manager for Mexico and Central America. Villasante is responsible for business development in […]
Arcadia Biosciences Announces Second-Quarter Results
Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural technology company with more than 50 pipeline products focused on generating higher yields for farmers through controlling abiotic stress in plants, releases its financial and business results […]
Star Seed Rebuilds, Expands Kansas Facility
Kansas-based Star Seed will celebrate the opening of its new facility Aug. 22 to showcase the reconstruction of its production plant and to show appreciation to its customers and the […]
Developing Effective Hybrid Varieties the Ultimate Defense Against Sugarcane Aphids
Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers explore various strategies for curtailing the sugarcane aphids’ destruction of grain sorghum crops through a delicate balancing act between many variables, including attempts to preserve […]
Kansas State Researchers Want to Better Understand Wheat Genome
Kansas State University wheat researchers are leading efforts to develop a better understanding of the wheat genome. The National Science Foundation’s Plant Genome Program awarded the researchers a three-year, $1.6 […]
Cargill Opens New Seed Innovation Facility
Cargill completes its new seed innovation center in Fort Collins, Colorado. The facility will be the center of Cargill’s specialty canola hybrid development. The building is also stacked with sustainable […]
Three Flax Varieties to be Deregistered
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) notifies grain producers and industry stakeholders that the registration for the flaxseed varieties CDC Arras, Flanders, and Somme will be cancelled effective Aug. 1, 2017._x000D_ _x000D_ The Canadian Food […]
Maizex Seeds Celebrates 30 Years in Business
Maizex Seeds, an independent family-owned seed corn and soybean company based in Ontario, celebrates 30 years in business._x000D_ _x000D_ Maizex Seeds Inc. was incorporated in 1985, initially producing commercial seed […]
Evogene Completes First Computational Discovery of Novel Microbial Genes for Insect Control
Evogene completes a key milestone in its insect control program with the successful completion of the first computational discovery round for microbial genes with insecticidal properties. The discovery paves the path […]
Research Examines How Plants Cope with Stress at a Molecular Level
Biochemist Elizabeth Vierling at the University of Massachusetts Amherst receives a three-year National Science Foundation grant to study how plants respond, at the molecular and cellular level, to stress in […]
Obvius Fungicide Seed Treatment Gets EPA Approval
Obvius fungicide seed treatment from BASF receives full Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for use on pulse, podded vegetables and canola. State registrations are forthcoming. Powered by Xemium fungicide and […]
Researchers Turn Mustard Seed into Jet Fuel
Imagine jet fuel made from a crop that’s renewable, brings in income and can feed cattle. Researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences find a way […]
Illumina Accelerator Invests in Genomics Startup PathoGn
California’s Illumina Accelerator — the world’s first business accelerator focused solely on creating an innovation ecosystem for the genomics industry — selects PathoGn Inc. for its spring funding cycle. PathoGn is an infectious disease platform company […]
New Discovery Could Help Boost Plant Health and Defenses
Purdue University research suggests active biological mechanisms transport scent and taste compounds known as volatiles from plant cells to the atmosphere — a finding that could help researchers boost plant […]