Feed a Bee Initiative Receives Pledges to Plant 65 Million Flowers in First Year
The line at the pollinator all-you-can-eat buffet is a little longer this year thanks to the contributions of consumers and partners joining Bayer’s Feed a Bee initiative to plant more than 65 […]
Illumina Extends Genomics Portfolio with New Sequencing System
Illumina adds to its industry-leading next-generation sequencing (NGS) portfolio with the launch of the MiniSeq Sequencing System. During its presentation at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Illumina also introduced Infinium XT, […]
Arysta LifeScience Welcomes New Territory Sales Manager
Arysta LifeScience North America recently announced the addition of Nic Vanherweg to the United States sales team. Vanherweg joins the company as the territory sales manager for the western speciality […]
New EPA Report Ignores Important Benefits of Neonics, says Bayer
Bayer issues a statement responding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent report, which says that the pesticide imidacloprid harms honeybees when used on cotton and citrus, but not on other crops […]
Iowa State Offering Seed Courses
The Iowa State University Society of Commercial Seed Technologists is offering a genetic testing “super workshop”. It is a series of one-day workshops from February 8-12 at Seed Science Center […]
KeyGene Licenses Sequence-Based Genotyping to Bayer
KeyGene has licensed its proprietary Sequence-Based Genotyping (SBG) methods to Bayer’s new Crop Science division. Under the agreement, Bayer’s Crop Science division obtains a non-exclusive licence for the in-house use […]
ISTA Agenda Packed for 2016
ISTAGlobal’s 2016 agenda is packed with events, conferences, and workshops to help you stay ahead in the tech industry. Get the latest updates and join the conversation!
From the Floor – ESA Annual Meeting 2015 – Oliver Manufacturing – Jon Moreland
Jon Moreland speaks from the floor at ESA’s Annual meeting 2015 about Oliver Manufacturing.
From the Floor – ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo -BASF – Mike Hofer
Mike Hofer, Director of Seed Solutions for Functional Crop Care for BASF Crop Protection speaks from the floor at ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo.
From the Floor – ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo – Haldrup – Tamra Boucher
Tamra Boucher, Managing Director of Haldrup USA speaks from the floor at ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo.
SynTech Research Appoints Global Business Development and Sales Director
Martin Petersen will join SynTech Research as director, global business development and sales, as of March 1, 2016. Petersen will be based at SynTech’s global headquarters in Stilwell, Kansas in the United States; […]
Bayer Recognizes Gaylon Morgan as 2016 Extension Cotton Specialist of the Year
Gaylon Morgan, Ph.D., Extension cotton specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, is the 2016 Extension Cotton Specialist of the Year. Morgan received the award at the Extension Cotton Specialist dinner and […]
XiteBio Announces Newly Expanded Registration for PulseRhizo
XiteBio Technologies introduces PulseRhizo, a liquid inoculant for pea, lentil & faba bean, to the Canadian and U.S. markets for the 2016 season. XiteBio PulseRhizo officially replaces the previously registered […]
U of S Researchers Help Lead Wheat Genome Sequencing Breakthrough
_x000D_ _x000D_ An international consortium of scientists co-led by the University of Saskatchewan has been able to crack the code for understanding the order of about 90 per cent of […]
Ball Seed’s WebTrack To Go App Now Available
Ball Seed announces the launch of WebTrack To Go, a mobile app with several features to give customers access to their business management system anywhere, anytime. WebTrack helps growers across North […]
Wheat Genome Sequencing Gets Major Boost
The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) announce the production of a whole genome assembly of bread wheat, the most widely grown cereal in the world, significantly accelerating global research into crop […]
KALO Appoints New Market Segment Manager
KALO, Inc., a supplier of specialty chemicals and seed care products for agriculture and turf specialty products, appoints Brett Henson as market segment manger, Seed Care Products. “In his new […]
Dow AgroSciences Launches Enlist Cotton
Growers now have access to Enlist cotton for the 2016 season. Enlist cotton provides crop tolerance to Enlist Duo herbicide — a combination of glyphosate and new 2,4-D choline — and full tolerance […]
From the Floor – ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo – Universal Industries – Preston Hofer
Preston Hofer for Universal Industries speaks from the floor at ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo.
From the Floor – ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo – USC – Lance Eipperie
Lance Eipperie for USC speaks from the floor at ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo.
From the Floor – ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo – Process Vision – Cal Gray
Cal Gray for Process Vision speaks from the floor at ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo.
Ontario Grains Laboratory Development Underway
A joint venture agreement has been signed between Grain Farmers of Ontario and SGS Canada to develop the Ontario Grains Laboratory, a full analytical testing facility for cereal crops._x000D_ _x000D_ […]
XiteBio Welcomes Two New Sales Representatives
XiteBio adds Shawn Rowson and Ryan Ortman as agricultural sales representatives for Western Canada._x000D_ _x000D_ Rowson will be covering Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan, based out of Winnipeg. Ortman will be the representative for […]
Marrone Bio Innovations Makes Changes to Board
Michael Benoff has joined Marrone Bio Innovations’ board of directors and audit committee. Benoff has worked as an independent consultant since 2008, advising clients on corporate strategy and corporate finance, […]
Bayer Announces New FiberMax and Stoneville Cotton Varieties for 2016
Growers will have three new cotton varieties from Bayer for the 2016 growing season including one FiberMax and two Stoneville offerings. All three new varieties are stacked with proprietary Bayer […]
What a CERN for Agricultural Science Could Look Like
The Large Hadron Collider, a.k.a. CERN, found success in a simple idea: Invest in a laboratory that no one institution could sustain on their own and then make it accessible […]
Alyson Emanuel (BASF) Biologicals, Sustainability, Acquisitions, Future of Crop Protection
Giant Views: Alyson Emanuel, VP of Business Management for Functional Crop Care BASF ASTA CSS 2015 and Seed Expo December 7 – 11, 2015 Chicago, Illinois.
Scientists Discover How Arsenic Builds Up in Plant Seeds
Researchers from Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine are part of an international team that has identified how arsenic builds up in the seeds of plants similar to […]
Apis m. Teams Up with Bayer to Provide “Seeds for Bees”
By: Christi Heintz Executive Director, Project Apis m. By now, you probably know the story of the honeybee – tiny insects with a big job pollinating many of the nutritious […]
New Hope for Extending Fresh-Cut Vegetable Storage
Fresh-cut peppers and lettuces in supermarkets have a shot at lasting longer thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Maryland and California. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant geneticist John Stommel and his […]
Rijk Zwaan Launches New Subsidiary in Greece
As of Jan. 1, 2016, Rijk Zwaan Hellas has taken over the sales activities previously handled by the Rijk Zwaan distributor Agrosystem. Rijk Zwaan expects this new subsidiary to enable it […]
Growmark Adds to Corporate Relations Team
Matt Wettersten is the new publications and media relations specialist at Growmark. He takes over for Cassie Becker. Wettersten comes to Growmark from WCIA-TV, the CBS affiliate based in Champaign, Illinois. […]
Arcadia Biosciences Refinances, Consolidates Debt
Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural technology company, announces the closing of a debt facility with Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors. The new […]
Seed Industry Growth Encouraging
Crosby Devitt, executive director of the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA), talks with Germination about the state of the Canadian seed sector and what’s ahead._x000D_ _x000D_
From the Floor – ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo – Xite Bio – Matthew Doering
Matthew Doering Research Associate for XiteBio Technologies Inc. speaks from the floor at ASTA CSS 2015 & Seed Expo.
Molly Cadle-Davidson (ABM) Biological Trend, Staying Competitive, Educating the Public
Giant Views: Molly Cadle-Davidson Associate Science Officer, Advanced Biological Marketing, Inc. ASTA CSS 2015 and Seed Expo December 7 – 11, 2015 Chicago, Illinois.