AgriThority Adds Seed Treatment Specialist
AgriThority LLC, an integrated agricultural science consultancy providing product and field development services to the crop protection and seed treatment industries globally has hired Karen Arthur to its team as […]
New Corn Yield World Record Set with DEKALB
First-generation farmer Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, Georgia, has set the world record for corn yield with an average of 503 bushels per acre using DEKALB corn seed genetics. Dowdy achieved […]
Bailey Seed Acquires Oregon Seed Services
Bailey Seed Inc. of Salem, Oregon, a regional marketer of grass seed, cover crops, small grains, and forage products has acquired Oregon Services Inc. of Harrisburg, Oregon. Oregon Seed Services […]
AgReliant Genetics Adds COO
AgReliant Genetics has promoted Craig Anderson to chief operating officer for the company, effective Jan. 1, 2015. In this newly created role, Anderson will maintain his previous responsibility over the […]
Syngenta Receives Chinese Import Approval for Corn Trait
Syngenta has received the safety certificate for its Agrisure Viptera trait ― event MIR162 ― from China’s regulatory authorities, formally granting import approval. The approval covers corn grain and processing byproducts, […]
Bayer Announces Leadership Changes
Effective Feb. 1, 2015, Garth Hodges, will assume the role as vice president of marketing and business development within Bayer CropScience Inc. based out of Calgary, Alberta. Hodges, currently global […]
DuPont Pioneer to Sell Alfalfa Research and Production Assets
DuPont Pioneer and S&W Seed Company have reached an agreement for S&W Seed Company to acquire DuPont Pioneer alfalfa germplasm, as well as alfalfa production and research facility assets. The […]
Jon Doggett Named NCGA Executive Vice President
The National Corn Growers Association has promoted Jon Doggett to executive vice president, effective Jan. 1, 2015. In his new role, Doggett will lead efforts to expand NCGA’s alliances and […]
New Research Leader Joins TGAC and the Sainsbury Laboratory
Ksenia Krasileva joins The Genome Analysis Centre’s science faculty to lead the institute’s new Triticeae Genomics Group, in joint appointment with The Sainsbury Laboratory. As Triticeae Genomics Group leader, Krasileva is responsible for the […]
Bayer’s Dawkin to Serve as ECPA Acting President
Martin Dawkins, Bayer CropScience region head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, will take over the role of president of the European Crop Protection Association, effective Jan 1. Jean-Philippe Azoulay […]
INCOTEC North America Transitions Sales Team
INCOTEC North America, market leader in coatings and seed technology has announced the retirement of a senior account manager and the recruitment of an account manager for field crops in […]
Munson Hybrids Adds Dealers
During the past six months, Munson Hybrids has added dealers in Illinois and Wisconsin, increasing its dealer network by about 30 percent. Munson Hybrids strategically added dealers to address the […]
EU Comission Withdraws Proposal for New Seed Law
Presenting its much awaited policy priorities for 2015, the European Commission announced that it has withdrawn its proposal for a new European Union seed law. The new EU regulation on […]
China Expected to Make Decision on GM Corn
The Chinese government is expected to release its decision on importation of Syngenta’s Agrisure Viptera corn (MIR 162) from the United States soon. The approval would be important because U.S. […]
USDA Advances Robotics to Improve Production Ag
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $3 million in grants to advance the use of robotics in production agriculture. The four grants […]
Register for ASTA’s FuSE Campus Connections
The American Seed Trade Association and the Future Seed Executives (FuSE) seek applications for the annual Campus Connections program. Campus Connections provides undergraduate students, who are interested in a career […]
Sodak Labs Winter 2015 Seed Biology Webinar Series
SoDak Labs will host its Seed Biology webinar series — similar to a 300 level university course — on seed science and technology. Twelve webinars will be offered, each lasting […]
Study Finds Biotech and Traditional Practices Can Coexist
Advocates of biotech crops and those who favor traditional farming practices, such as crop diversity, often seem worlds apart, but a new study shows that these two approaches can be […]
ESTA Certification Given to Ukraine’s Maïsadour Seeds
The European Seed Association’s quality assurance scheme for seed treatment and treated seed, known as the European Seed Treatment Assurance or ESTA, has established its position as a true pan-European […]
Bryan Gerard, President, Gerard Seed Solutions Inc.
Monsanto’s Trait Close To Commercialization
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), concluding that Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans and Bollgard II XtendFlex cotton should be fully deregulated. […]
Dow Brands Insect-Resistant Soybean Trait Conkesta
Conkesta will be the brand name for Dow AgroSciences’ novel insect-resistant trait that, when commercialized, will provide soybean farmers with the broadest spectrum for insect control against lepidopteran pests. Upon […]
Researchers Further Gene Exploration of Maize
A team led by Florida State University researchers has identified DNA elements in maize that could affect the expression of hundreds or thousands of genes. “Maybe they are part of […]
Bayer Enhances Its IVM Leadership Team
To better serve the industrial vegetation management (IVM) industry with top talent, Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP has announced the team of professionals who will lead the […]
U.S. EPA Approves Bayer Seed Treatment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Bayer CropScience’s application for the registration of ILeVO, the only seed treatment that protects the root system against infections caused by the Sudden […]
S&W Seed Appoints New Chairman
S&W Seed Company today (Dec. 11) announced that alfalfa seed industry veteran and current member of the board of directors, Mark Harvey, has been appointed chairman of the board, effective […]
DuPont Announces Corn And Soybean Products For 2015
DuPont Pioneer has released its 2015 corn product offerings, featuring a broad line-up of locally advanced and tested products designed to deliver yield consistency and help improve grower profitability in […]
UC Davis Seed Business 101 Course A Success
The University of California, Davis, Seed Biotechnology Center has completed another successful session of the Seed Business 101 course that focused on field crops. Held Dec. 5-9, 2014, in Chicago, […]
Symbiota Appoints Roger Beachy To Its Board
Symbiota, which works in the area of plant microbiome solutions, has announced the addition of Roger Beachy to its board of directors. “We are thrilled to have a world renowned […]
Dim Forecast for Ag Commodities
Dan Basse, an agricultural economist with Ag Resource Company, started his presentation around the notion of farmers needing to produce more for a growing global population while using fewer resources. […]
ASTA Unveils New Research
Today, the American Seed Trade Association unveiled the results of a new survey that focused on consumer perception around seed and seed improvement. “The agriculture industry recognizes the significance of […]
Global Ag Biotech Market To Reach $46.8 Billion In 2019
According to a new report, “Agricultural Biotechnology: Emerging Technologies and Global Markets” by BCC Research, the global market for ag biotechnology is expected to grow to $46.8 billion by 2019, […]
Data Analysis Platform Speeds Up Gene Mapping
NRGene has mapped five novel complex maize genomes from the commercial, publicly available lines using its proprietary DeNovoMAGIC big data analysis platform. Delivering results in under a week for each genome, […]
Seed Industry Focuses on Innovation
Attendance at the American Seed Trade Association’s CSS 2014 & Seed Expo is expected to set a new record this year in Chicago. Today, Bill Whitacre, president and CEO of […]
Texas Wheat Traits Headed to Africa
Texas-bred wheat, by way of Amarillo and College Station, will find tiny bits of itself in new breeds of spring wheat in Africa in the near future. Dr. Shuyu Liu, […]
Western Integrated Seeds to Expand Processing Facility
Western Integrated Seed has broken ground on its latest expansion phase at the Hooper, Nebraska, seed processing and shipping facility. Construction is underway on a new project that includes expanded […]