Legend Seeds, Sevita International Partner to Expand Seed Offerings
Legend Seeds, an independent seed company in the upper Midwest, and Sevita International, a conventional and food-grade soybean supplier, processor and exporter, have partnered to expand their respective seed offerings in […]
DuPont Integrated Seed Science Center Opens in Johnston
DuPont opens its Integrated Seed Science Center in Johnston, Iowa. This is the second facility in the DuPont Integrated Seed Science Network that is dedicated to developing and testing seed treatment […]
BASF Lines Up Financing for Possible Syngenta Takeover
According to reports, BASF is lining up financing in preparation for a potential takeover offer for Syngenta, while a recent poll of Syngenta investors finds they favor the Swiss agribusiness company negotiating with […]
Register Now for ASTA CSS & Seed Expo
Registration for the American Seed Trade Association CSS & Seed Expo — America’s largest seed industry conference — is now open. Plan to join over 3,000 seed industry colleagues representing 20 […]
DuPont Pioneer Advances Next Generation of Corn Products
DuPont Pioneer advances its new lineup of corn offerings to stewarded on-farm trials in 2016 as newly branded, Pioneer brand Qrome products. The high-yielding corn products, previously identified on the […]
Industry Legend Bill Latham Passes Away After Battle with Cancer
Former American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) president and industry legend Bill Latham has died. He was 74. Latham of Urbandale, Iowa, passed away July 31 after a nearly six-year battle with leukemia. […]
PhytoGen Expands Cottonseed Portfolio
PhytoGen, an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences, has a pipeline of germplasm and traits in development for introduction in 2016 and beyond. “PhytoGen brand varieties are bred to yield and yield […]
AmTrust Financial Services Acquires Crop Insurance Business of The Climate Corp.
Monsanto’s The Climate Corporation sold its crop insurance business (CCCIB) to AmTrust North America, a subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. Through the sale, AmTrust gains exclusive access to certain […]
Seed Treatment Market Worth $8.8 Billion by 2020
MarketsandMarkets reports the seed treatment market will be worth $8.8 billion by 2020. “The demand for modern seed treatment products to support a better crop yield and quality has been […]
Researchers Discover Two New Barley Plant Genes
A group of international researchers discover two new genes in the barley plant that will shed light on the history of agriculture and also bring new capabilities to barley breeding programs. The […]
Bayer CEO Says Company Has No Interest in Acquiring Syngenta
Bayer’s chief executive officer Marijn Dekkers responds to recent rumours and says the company has no interest in acquiring Syngenta. “I would say that Syngenta is not a logical acquisition target for […]
Charges Dropped Against Woman in Seed Theft Case
The wife of a Chinese billionaire accused of conspiring to steal trade secrets from U.S. seed companies has had charges against her dropped by a federal judge. The Des Moines Register […]
Arcadia Biosciences Receives European Patent for Water Use Efficiency Trait Technology
California’s Arcadia Biosciences announces that the European Patent Office has granted a key patent for its Water Use Efficiency (WUE) trait. The patent covers the use of Arcadia’s WUE trait […]
Alta Seeds Hybrids Show Tolerance to Sugarcane Aphid Pressure
Three Alta Seeds grain sorghum hybrids prove tolerant to the sugarcane aphid pest. Third-party testing conducted by the Agricultural Research Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Stillwater, Oklahoma, […]
Flax, Wheat Variety Registrations Cancelled
The registration for the flaxseed variety CDC Valour will be cancelled effective August 1, 2015. CDC Valour will be removed from the variety designation list and will only be eligible for […]
Research Finds that Sugar Helps Corn Cope with Drought
New research shows that genetically altering the amounts of a naturally occurring sugar can substantially improve the yield of drought affected corn. The research, a collaborative project between Syngenta and […]
Legend Seeds Joins Forces with Two Wisconsin Seed Companies
The South Dakota-based Legend Seeds has partnered with two Wisconsin seed companies. Carhart’s Blue Top Seed in Galesville and Lemke Seed of Mequon have joined forces with Legend Seeds to […]
Bayer Significantly Improves Earnings
The Bayer Group continued to grow sales in the second quarter of 2015 and significantly increased earnings. At CropScience, sales matched the strong level of the prior-year quarter, while earnings improved. […]
Stressed-Out Plants Send Animal-Like Signals
University of Adelaide research has shown for the first time that, despite not having a nervous system, plants use signals normally associated with animals when they encounter stress. Published in […]
Scientists Receive $1.45-Million Grant to Advance Bioinformatics for Gene Research
Researchers at The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Michigan Technological University and University of California, Riverside receive a three-year, $1.45-million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop the formulas and models needed to […]
Changes to CWRS and CPSR Wheat Variety Designations
After consulting with domestic and international stakeholders and conducting a thorough evaluation, the Canadian Grain Commission will designate 29 varieties of Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring […]
University of Saskatchewan Awarded $37.2 Million to Design Crops for Global Food Security
_x000D_ The University of Saskatchewan has been awarded $37.2 million over seven years by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund for leading-edge research and technology that will transform crop breeding […]
Dr. Francis Glenn, President, Glenn Seed Ltd. – 2015 CSTA’s Annual Meeting – Giant Views
_x000D_ _x000D_ Dr. Francis Glenn sits down with Issues Ink President Shawn Brook at CSTA’s 92nd Annual Meeting in Windsor, Ontario from July 12 – 14, 2015
Plant Light Sensors Came from Ancient Algae
The light-sensing molecules that tell plants whether to germinate, when to flower and which direction to grow were inherited millions of years ago from ancient algae, finds a new study […]
NRGene Maps Complete Emmer Wheat Genome
NRGene has mapped the complete emmer wheat genome in one month, significantly accelerating global research into crop improvement. “The repercussions of the mapping will be felt around the world,” says Assaf Distelfeld […]
KeyGene and Floragenex Enter Extended License Agreement
Keygene N.V. and Floragenex Inc. enter into an extended license agreement around KeyGene’s Sequence Based Genotyping (SBG) technology. The agreement enables Floragenex to extend its SBG service offerings to include ddRAD-Seq […]
European PBA Announces Outstanding Student Award Recipient
The recipient of the European Seed Association (ESA) Outstanding Student Award for the third class of the UC Davis European Plant Breeding Academy is Volker Marwede, Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke […]
Advanta Delivers New Phoenix Corn Hybrids for 2016
For the 2016 growing season, Advanta Seeds adds eight new products, including six new base genetics to the Phoenix corn hybrid lineup. The new products include traits such as Agrisure […]
Education is Critical in New Product Launch
Training begins even before a product is available to retailers and growers. _x000D_ For Monsanto, marketing a new product doesn’t begin when it becomes available for retailers to sell and […]
DEKALB Releases New Varieties for the 2016 Season
DEKALB releases its line of new canola, corn and soybean products for the 2016 season._x000D_ _x000D_ Canola:_x000D_ 75-65 RR: A hybrid with solid agronomics and improved pod integrity that offers […]
Rice Disease-Resistance Discovery Unlocks Clues to Disease Protection
When disease-resistant rice is invaded by disease-causing bacteria, a small protein produced by the bacteria betrays the invader. Upon recognizing that protein, the rice plants sense that a microbial attack […]
Inocucor Technologies Receives U.S. Patent
Inocucor Technologies Inc., an agriculture biotech company that produces biological accelerators for farmers, has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its patent application […]
Frank Terhorst, Global Head Seeds, Bayer CropScience – ISF World Seed Congress 2015 – Giant Views
Frank Terhorst sits down with Julie Deering at the 2015 ISF World Seed Congress in Kraków, Poland from May 25-27, 2015.
Kamel Beliazi, Regional Head Bayer EMEA for Seeds – ISF World Seed Congress 2015 – Giant Views
Kamel Beliazi sits down with Julie Deering at the 2015 ISF World Seed Congress in Kraków, Poland from May 25-27, 2015.
Inocucor Receives Patent for Proprietary Biological Processes that Stimulate Plant Growth
Montreal’s Inocucor Technologies Inc., the agriculture biotech company that produces biological accelerators for farmers, receives a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its patent application […]
Illumina Reports Q2 Revenue Increase
Genomics company Illumina Inc. reports increased revenue in the second quarter of 2015 in its Q2 financial results. Revenue was $539 million, a 21 percent increase compared to $448 million in the second quarter […]