Giant Views: Leaders Keep Their Eyes on the Target
Increasing food production while decreasing agriculture’s foot print, that’s the target today’s seed industry leaders are required to hit. During the past century, crop yields have increased substantially thanks to […]
Healthy Soils Lead to Healthy Plants and More Food
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations deemed 2015 as the International Year of Soils, and the U.S. seed industry and commodity groups are investing a great deal […]
Giant Views – ESA Annual Meeting 2015 – Nigel Moore
Nigel Moore sits down with Shawn Brook at the 2015 ESA Annual Meeting from October 11-13, 2015 in Vienna, Austria.
What to Expect from Seed World at CSS 2015 & Seed Expo
While some of our team will be walking the floor, attending sessions and recording From the Floor and Giant Views videos at CSS & Seed Expo in Chicago, the staff […]
DuPont Adds to Seed Treatment Team
DuPont Seed Treatment Enterprise fills two key posts within its global business to help propel continued growth. Matthew Mouw is named commercial unit director, DuPont Seed Treatment Enterprise (DSTE). He is […]
Syngenta May Reconsider Sale of Vegetable, Flowers Seeds Businesses
According to a group of Syngenta investors, the company is reconsidering its decision to sell its vegetable and flowers seeds businesses. According to the Alliance of Critical Syngenta Shareholders, not […]
100 Years of Ingenuity
2015 marks Seed World’s centennial milestone. That’s 100 years of covering the business news, regulatory news, people news, product news and issues of the seed industry. What a remarkable milestone! […]
Buffett: Conservation and Productivity Must Go Hand-in-Hand
Improving productivity while conserving resources is key to feeding a hungry world. As the world’s population balloons its way to 9.5 billion by 2050, the challenge of feeding these hungry […]
Giant Views – 2015 ISF World Seed Congress – Michael Keller
Michael Keller sits down with Julie Deering at the 2015 ISF World Seed Congress in Kraków, Poland from May 25-27, 2015.
Neonicotinoids Have No Immediate Impact on Bees in Finland
Research conducted in Finland on neonicotinoid seed treatment has yielded different results from the studies on which the European Commission’s ban is based. In Finland, the residue levels are so […]
Varroa Mites to Hit Honeybees Hard this Winter
The Varroa mite is expected to hit honeybee colonies especially hard this winter. There’s nothing I enjoy more than getting out in the field and investigating honeybee colonies. All right, […]
Germination Strategy Session Webinar and Podcast: Shifting Industry Trends
What you Need to Know When it Comes to Shifting Industry Trends_x000D_ _x000D_ Crop trends across Canada are shifting as farmers look to access new and premium markets. Designed for […]
Craig Newman Announces Retirement from AgReliant Genetics
AgReliant Genetics president and CEO Craig Newman will step down as CEO of the company Jan. 1, 2016, with an official retirement date of June 30. “Craig has been a real driving […]
Buckhorn Introduces Industry’s First Mobile Washing Service
Buckhorn Inc, innovators of the first reusable plastic bulk box for seed, has found a way to help seed manufactures service their fleet by introducing the industry’s first mobile washing […]
Giving Pollinators a Helping Hand
Geoff Coates, environmental ecologist for Syngenta, talks about the reasons for and successes behind Operation Pollinator, which has been feeding bees and helping protect the environment for more than 10 […]
Alliance Supports Innovation Through Education
Members of the seed industry unite to educate, develop best management practices and help increase awareness about the importance of intellectual property. For the past year and half, James Weatherly, […]
USDA Extends Deregulation to GE Corn Variety
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has preliminarily determined that it will extend deregulation to a line of genetically engineered (GE) corn variety designated […]
DuPont Pioneer, Ag Processing Announce New 2016 Pioneer Brand Plenish High Oleic Soybean Program
DuPont Pioneer and Ag Processing Inc (AGP) announced today that AGP will offer production contracts for Pioneer brand Plenish high oleic soybeans for 2016 in Nebraska. The agreement expands the […]
Access and Benefit Sharing Demand Attention
Is it time for the seed industry to pay attention? They have been in existence for some time, and they have been signed and ratified by a growing number of […]
T.A. Seeds Seneca Alfalfa Finishes Second in Forage Super Bowl
Seneca alfalfa from T.A. Seeds was recognized among the top finishers in the Forage Super Bowl in October. Widely recognized as the top forage competition in the United States, the […]
Gro Alliance Acquires Soybean and Sunflower Seed Conditioning Facility
Gro Alliance, the nation’s largest, independently owned seed corn production company, announces that it has reached an agreement with BCD Enterprises, LLC to acquire its soybean and sunflower seed conditioning and […]
BASF Canada Announces First Truly Systemic Seed Treatment for Pulses, Flax
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ BASF Canada announces the registration of Insure Pulse, the first truly systemic fungicide seed treatment for use on pulses and flax for the 2016 season._x000D_ _x000D_ According […]
Bees Not the Only Pollinators in Town
Farmers who use pesticides that spare bees but kill other insects might be ignoring important sources of crop pollination, according to an Australian-led international study. University of Queensland plant ecologist Dr. […]
A Moment In Time: Riding the Seed Special
A MOMENT IN TIME One of Seed World’s very first publications encourages seedsmen to participate in the American Seed Trade Association’s 33rd annual convention, held in San Francisco, Calif. To […]
Germany Steps Up Wheat Sequencing Effort
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture awards 1.5 million euros to a project aimed at providing a reference sequence for two wheat chromosomes, part of the international effort to decipher […]
Dow AgroSciences and Arcadia Biosciences Partner to Develop and Commercialize Corn Traits
Arcadia Biosciences and Dow AgroSciences collaborate to develop and commercialize new breakthrough yield traits and trait stacks in corn. The collaboration leverages Arcadia’s leading platform of abiotic stress traits with […]
Realignment at the Top Looms
There will be consolidation among seed and agchemical companies at the top, experts agree. Innovation and record commodity prices drove continued investment in agriculture during the past decade, but the […]
Uniformity in Seed Testing Critical
The International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) shares the importance of maintaining global seed testing standards and how it benefits the industry.
Uniformity in Seed Testing Critical
Uniformity in seed testing is essential for quality control. Learn how to ensure accuracy and consistency in seed testing with this comprehensive guide.
Monsanto Takes Action to Fight Climate Change with Carbon Neutral Crop Production Program
As agriculture and farmers around the world work to mitigate and adapt to the complex challenges posed by climate change, Monsanto Company today announced plans to make its operations carbon […]
Vivid Life Sciences Explores Early Field Trial Results
Early results from Vivid Life Sciences’ replicated summer field trials are showing the benefits of managing micronutrients to improve plant physiological functions and increase farmers’ return on investment, according to […]
Limagrain Cereals Research Canada Hires Senior Breeder
Limagrain Cereals Research Canada (LCRC) hires Jason Reinheimer as its senior breeder, effective Feb. 15, 2016. Jason brings 14 years of experience in cereal breeding, including from his most recent position as […]
Status Switzerland
Scientists from the University of Geneva and ETH Zurich report a new genetically-engineered cassava variety that produces high levels of vitamin B6. Cassava is rich in calories but lacks vitamin […]
Status Philippines
An International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) expert says the Philippines has a lot of potential for rice production. “I think it can increase production and reach a level where they […]
Status Korea
Jeong-Dong Lee, a professor in the School of Applied Biosciences at Kyungpook National University, works to preserve wild soybeans. These wild soybeans might possess multiple health benefits. “Wild soybeans generally […]
Status India
The 8th National Seed Congress in Hyderabad appealed to the Telangana state government to develop policies that encourage growth of the seed industry. Delegates asked the government to take steps […]