NK and Golden Harvest Brands to Offer Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Technology
Syngenta will sell 12 new soybean seed varieties with dicamba-tolerant soybean technology in its proprietary NK and Golden Harvest brands for 2017 planting. These new varieties offer Roundup Ready 2 […]
S&W Seed Company Promotes Dan Gardner, Mark Smith
S&W Seed Company promotes Dan Gardner to the newly created position of chief marketing and technology officer. Gardner joined S&W in 2012 and most recently served as vice president of […]
South America to Host Convention on Forage and Turf Seeds
The seventh Buenos Aires Seed Convention (BASC2016) will be held Nov. 21-22 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Individuals involved in the breeding, research, production, seed treatment and marketing of forage and […]
BASF Gives Tips to Plant Milkweed
During the past two decades, the monarch butterfly population has seen a significant decline — likely due to many factors such as loss of overwintering site habitat, changing weather patterns, […]
Love Your Enchiladas? Thank Chile Research Pioneer Fabian Garcia
If you’ve ever sat and admired a perfect restaurant relleno before digging in, or sent up a quiet “thank-you” when you found some New Mexico certified green chile on the […]
Researchers One Step Closer to Understanding Plant Flowering
Researchers uncover new insights into how plants flower, bringing us one step closer to understanding the process.
Researchers Find Gene Responsible for “Hard Seededness”
Wild soybean seeds are expert survivalists. Encased in a tough waterproof and airtight coat, they are well protected from severe conditions and inhospitable environments and can remain viable for decades. […]
Kaufman Steps Down At ISTA
Today, the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) announced that Beni Kaufman is leaving the association “to follow other career options.” After serving as secretary general for three years, Kaufman’s last […]
Researchers Are One Step Closer to Understanding Plant Flowering
Scientists at the John Innes Centre have taken another crucial step towards understanding how plants initiate flowering. This new development uncovers a previously unidentified step in the process of vernalisation, […]
Plants Innately Sense Weeds, Above and Below Ground
Scientists with the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) say plants can sense and communicate in ways that might surprise you, and those findings are opening the door for innovative […]
Clean Seed SMART Seeder Initiative Receives Grant
Clean Seed Capital Group Ltd. announces that Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies Ltd. has entered into a Financial Contribution Agreement with the Government of Canada whereby it will receive a zero interest […]
UBC Research Aims to Help Canadian Flax Farmers
A UBC professor’s flax research could one day help Canadian farmers grow a car fender._x000D_ _x000D_ In a recent study, UBC researcher Michael Deyholos identified the genes responsible for the […]
Canada, Manitoba Governments Support Pulse Flour Research
The Governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $270,000 in a pilot project to increase the use of pulse flours in the commercial bread-making industry, creating new opportunities to expand […]
Novozymes Adjusts Sales Expectations Due to Market Uncertainty
Novozymes, a producer of industrial enzymes, announced its results for the first half of 2016. Sales grew by 3 percent organically and were flat in Danish krone (DKK) compared with […]
Coexistence: GMO vs. Organic is a False Narrative
Organic vs. GMO: learn why the debate between these two farming methods is a false narrative and how they can coexist.
South Korea Approves Enlist Cotton for Food Use
South Korea recently approved Enlist cotton for food use. The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety ruling gives full feed and food import approval for cotton varieties containing […]
Dr. Marcus Weidler & Lorena Pahl (Bayer) Future of Wheat & Improving Improving Wheat Quality
Giant Views:Dr. Marcus Weidler (Bayer) Head of Seeds CanadaLorena Pahl (Bayer) Portfolio ManagerCSTA 93rd Annual MeetingJuly 10 – 12, 2016Vancouver, British Columbia
Illumina Calls for “Greater Good” Grant Proposals
“Nothing is more fundamental to human health than a safe and adequate food supply,” says Ryan Rapp, Illumina associate director for agrigenomics. “When I think about Illumina’s mission of unlocking […]
Chinese Delegation Seeks to Improve Regulatory Approval Process
Today, the National Corn Growers Association met with officials from China’s Ministry of Agriculture to discuss the need to improve the synchronization process of the regulatory systems and the importance […]
Dusty Allen Hired to Help Build KALO’s Seed Care Business
KALO, Inc., a supplier of specialty chemicals for the agricultural and specialty turf markets, welcomes Dusty Allen as area manager and key account specialist. Allen will be based in Blackfoot, […]
Cold Temperatures Make for Sweeter Spinach Finds a New Study
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire discovered that spinach grown in high tunnels during the coldest months of winter has the highest sugar content. Becky Sideman, a researcher with […]
Mycogen’s Indiana Research Station Celebrates 30 Years
The Mycogen Seeds research station in Mount Vernon, Indiana, celebrates 30 years of corn hybrid innovation, and to mark the anniversary, the Mount Vernon research team will host a field […]
Understanding the Evolution of Plant Pollen Might Help Scientists Prevent Allergies
Scientists use evolution of plant pollen to understand how to prevent allergies. Learn how understanding pollen can help reduce allergy symptoms.
Land O’Lakes Completes Acquisition of Ceres
Earlier this week, Land O’Lakes, Inc. completed its acquisition of Ceres, Inc., which will become part of the company’s forage business unit, Forage Genetics International (FGI). According to the company, […]
Understanding the Evolution of Plant Pollen Might Help Scientists Prevent Allergies
“During the past four decades, allergic diseases have become a global health problem,” says Professor Dabing Zhang, who leads the University of Adelaide and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Laboratory […]
Workshop to Focus on the Basics of Organic Plant Breeding
The Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) will host a two-day class for farmers, researchers and agricultural students on the basics of plant breeding Sept. 13-14 in Pablo, Montana. Organic […]
Dairyland to Release 13 New Soybean Products for 2017
Dairyland Seed will release 13 new soybean varieties for the 2017 planting season. Each of these varieties can be seen at research tours and field days throughout the Midwest this […]
Kansas Wheat Alliance Releases Three New Wheat Varieties
Kansas State University’s Plant Genetics Materials Release Committee met July 27, 2016, where they approved the release for three new hard red winter wheat varieties. Foundation seed for KS060143K-2, KS060106M-11 […]
S&W Seed Company Signs License Agreement for Sorghum Genetics
S&W Seed Company signed a licensing agreement with a U.S.-based seed company for production and marketing of a proprietary hybrid grain sorghum variety in the United States as well as […]
Bt Crops Get Push in the Philippines
Law professors from the University of the Philippines Law Center-Institute of International Legal Studies (IILS) shared their assessment on Bt talong and GMOs in the Philippines during their special Agriculture […]
Maize Stem Borer Hits Kenya
Scientists under the Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA) project drawn from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), African Agricultural Technology Foundation and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement […]
Dow AgroSciences Licenses Plextein to EPL BAS
Today (Aug. 3), Dow AgroSciences agreed to license Plextein — a high throughput method for detecting and quantitating multiple proteins in plants — to EPL Bio Analytical Services (EPL BAS). The […]
Farmers Report Yield Jump Following A Cover Crop
Insight from 2,020 farmers from across the country reflected enthusiasm for cover crops and — for the fourth year in a row — found a yield boost in corn and […]
ASTA Opens Registration for CSS 2016 & Seed Expo
Today, the American Seed Trade Association opened registration for its Corn, Sorghum and Soybean Seed Research Conference and Seed Expo, to be held Dec. 5-9 in Chicago, Illinois. This conference […]
Seed Meets Technology 2016 Enjoys International Interest
Seed Meets Technology 2016, an international event focused on seed production and technology, was a success. Learn more about the event and its impact on the industry.
Obama Signs GMO Labeling Bill
President Barack Obama has signed into law a landmark agreement that protects America’s food supply system from a harmful patchwork of varying state labeling laws for foods made with genetically modified, or […]