Intego Solo Seed Treatment Receives Emergency Registration
Intego Solo — an ethaboxam-based Group 22 fungicide registered for pythium control and the suppression of seed rot — was given emergency registration for field peas to protect against Aphanomyces […]
Clean Seed Capital Signs Distribution Agreement with Cervus
British Columbia’s Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. announced it has entered into a distribution partnership agreement with the Calgary-based Cervus Equipment Corp. Cervus has interests in 75 dealerships in Canada, New […]
EU Report: Neonics Negatively Affect the Environment
A report to the European Commission from the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council, formed by the national sciences academies of European Union Member States, concludes that there is increasing scientific […]
Scientists Reveal Hormones that Guide the Rate of Root Growth
The tip of a plant’s root is a place of active cell division followed by cell elongation, with different zones dedicated to different functions, all working together to expand into […]
Enriched Broccoli Reduces Cholesterol
A new broccoli variety added to the diet reduces low-density lipoprotein, more commonly known as LDL, cholesterol levels by about 6 percent, according to trials led by the Institute of Food Research in […]
Honeybees On the Rise
According to Statistics Canada, this critical pollinator has been increasing in number during the past decade. _x000D_ Bees are an essential component of Canadian agriculture, with the Canadian Honey Council […]
Delivering More Choice to the Marketplace
The Prairie Grain Development Committee supported the registration of more than 30 wheat, rye and triticale varieties, adding more choice in the marketplace for farmers. _x000D_ _x000D_ This year the […]
Gauging the Value of IP
Intellectual property is of tremendous importance to the seed industry, but why? And how do farmers and seed companies determine it? _x000D_ It reads like a script for a Hollywood […]
Clear Pots to Improve Breeding of Drought-Resistant Wheat
A University of Queensland scientist has developed a new method to help grain growers become more resilient to expected changes in climate. Researcher Cecile Richard’s technique improves root systems, allowing grain […]
AAS Launches Herbaceous Perennial Trial
All-America Selections (AAS) launches a new trial for herbaceous perennials. The perennial trial, organized along with the Perennial Plant Association (PPA), will follow many of the basics of the recently launched AAS […]
Seed Treatment Market Growth to Nearly Double by 2018
New York-based Transparency Market Research reports that the global seed treatment market will be propelled by the expanding global seed market, nearly doubling by 2018. “The competitive landscape of the seed […]
Beck’s Hybrids Expands in Southern Illinois
Beck’s Hybrids announced plans for an expanded research and distribution center in southern Illinois. Plans for the company’s newly-purchased 90-acre property include building a 92,000 square-foot distribution center, which will […]
Common Weed Could be Bred to Make Rubber
Prickly lettuce, a common weed that has long vexed farmers, has potential as a new cash crop providing raw material for rubber production, according to Washington State University scientists. Writing […]
Gene Discovery Holds Promise for Agriculture
A fundamental question pursued by plant scientists worldwide for the past decade has been answered by a researcher team led by the University of Sydney in Australia. “Our findings have […]
Marrone Bio Innovations Strengthens Sales Team
Marrone Bio Innovations, a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products, welcomes new regional sales territory managers. “We are very pleased to welcome this talented group of seasoned […]
FarmLink Hires New Chief Strategy Officer
Missouri-based yield benchmarking service FarmLink hires Dave Gebhardt as its chief strategy officer for data products and agronomy. Formerly the director of agronomic data and technology at WinField, a Land O’Lakes […]
Photosynthesis Breakthrough Needed Now
Using high-performance computing and genetic engineering to boost the photosynthetic efficiency of plants offers the best hope of increasing crop yields enough to feed a planet expected to have a […]
Taylor Products Releases TRD 2000
The Kansas-based Taylor Products releases the latest in seed box handling technology — the TRD 2000, which is designed to automatically take a stack of three nested boxes from the […]
Registration Open for ESA Annual Meeting
The European Seed Association will host the 2015 Annual Meeting and the European Seed Trade Meeting from Oct. 11-13 in Vienna, Austria. Registration is open and available online at https://esa.conceptum.eu/Registration.aspx. […]
EPA Approves Enlist Duo in Nine Additional States
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its approval of Enlist Duo herbicide for use in nine additional states, including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and North Dakota. The Enlist Weed […]
Sequencing Wheat’s Ancestor Might Bolster Yields
An international consortium of public and private partners plans to sequence the genome of wild emmer, an ancestor of modern wheat, according to a report from SciDev.Net. Scientists from the group say that […]
ASD Mostly Status Quo
When it comes to alternative service delivery for authorized seed crop inspection, there’s not much new to report. Minor tweaks and improvements are being made behind the scenes, but most […]
Canola’s Black Cloud Rolling Back In
It was the most damaging canola disease in the 1980s and early 90s, but thanks to cultivar resistance and extended crop rotations, blackleg has been under control for about 15 […]
EPA Unlikely to Approve New Outdoor Neonic Uses
As part of what it says is an ongoing effort to protect pollinators, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has sent letters to registrants of neonicotinoid pesticides with outdoor uses informing them […]
Researchers Discover How Plants Respond to Stress
Researchers at New York’s Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research have taken a first step in understanding how plants respond to stress, with the eventual goal of creating crops that are more tolerant […]
Study Finds Insecticide Use Surges Due to Neonics
Use of neonicotinoid insecticides increased dramatically in the mid-2000s and was driven almost entirely by the use of corn and soybean seeds treated with the pesticides, according to researchers at […]
U.K. Company Sues Bayer Over Seed Coating Technology
Exosect Ltd., a provider of enabling technologies based in the United Kingom, has initiated legal proceedings against Bayer CropScience Inc. for alleged infringement of its Canadian patent that relates to, among other […]
Benson Hill, Limagrain Partner to Increase Corn and Wheat Yields
Missouri’s Benson Hill Biosystems and Limagrain are partnering to develop and commercialize traits to increase corn and wheat yields. The collaboration and commercial partnership will involve significant contributions by both parties […]
Bayer CropScience Supports Roadside Pollinator Plantings
Bayer CropScience pledged $100,000 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to be used for the development of roadside pollinator plantings this spring. The project will provide approximately 46 new […]
Illinois Foundation Seeds Announces CEO’s Retirement
Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. announced that John Hiser will retire as CEO effective Oct.1. Chief financial officer George Terry will succeed Hiser as CEO. Terry has more than 39 years of experience with […]
Bayer CropScience Opens Breeding and Trait Development Station
Bayer CropScience celebrated the grand opening of its Breeding and Trait Development Station in Pikeville, North Carolina. The $6.3 million state-of-the-art facility is part of Bayer CropScience’s commitment to extend […]
Monsanto Earnings Fall in Second Quarter
With half its fiscal year complete, Monsanto Company highlighted progress on key milestones related to its long-term growth, including strong performance of Intacta RR2 PRO soybeans, advancement of pre-commercial activities […]
Study Identifies Corn Varieties Resistant to Fusarium Ear Rot
In a study conducted by the University of the Philippines Los Baños, 12 corn varieties and inbred lines showing resistance to ear rot caused by fusarium have been identified from […]
Discovery Might Lead to More Efficient Crop Plants
Scientists at Oklahoma’s Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation with colleagues from Germany and Spain have made a discovery that will change the way researchers view messenger RNA (mRNA) and could aid the […]
Giant Views: John Palmer Discusses CCIA’s Role in the Seed Industry
At the Pacific Seed Association’s annual convention in Maui, Hawaii, John Palmer, executive director of the California Crop Improvement Association, sits down with Issues Ink President Shawn Brook to discuss […]
Giant Views: Rob Duerst of Ioka Marketing Talks Technology
Ioka Marketing LLC’s Rob Duerst, senior vice president of processing and marketing, sits down at the Pacific Seed Association’s 2015 A Convention in Maui, Hawaii, to talk about technology adoption […]