South Korean Scientists Tweak CRISPR/Cas9 Technique
According to researchers from South Korea, a twist on a revolutionary gene-editing technique might make it possible to modify plant genomes while sidestepping national biosafety regulations._x000D_ _x000D_ Plant scientists have […]
Monsanto Looks at Another Syngenta Takeover Bid
Monsanto is reportedly examining another possible bid for Swiss rival Syngenta, after it recently withdrew a $46.6 billion proposed takeover after Syngenta rejected the move. Monsanto chief operating officer Brett Begemann […]
CSIRO Maintains Key Patent for shRNA Gene Silencing Technology After European Opposition
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) — Australia’s leading science agency — has successfully defended another key patent for RNA interference (RNAi) gene silencing technology after oppositions by […]
‘Orphan Gene’ Might Have Potential to Boost Protein Value of Crops
A recently published study from two Iowa State University scientists shows that a gene found only in a single plant species can increase protein content when introduced into staple crops. […]
Canadian Seed Institute: Providing Cost Effective Services
It wasn’t until Dec. 24, 1998, in a small office in Ottawa, Ont., that Jim McCullagh, who served as the Canadian Seed Institute’s (CSI) first executive director, signed the first […]
Chinese Investors Purchase Dow Herbicide Business, Seek to Acquire Syngenta
Two major herbicide and seed companies are seeing interest from Chinese investors. Dow AgroSciences enters into definitive agreements under which Nutrichem Co., Ltd., a supplier of agrochemicals in China, will purchase its oxyfluorfen […]
BASF to Expand Monarch Habitat Rehabilitation Program
BASF plans to expand Living Acres, a research initiative focused on improving monarch butterfly habitats in high-production agriculture. The research initiative, which started at the BASF Research Farm in Holly Springs, […]
Céréales Vallée CEO Receives IWGSC Outstanding Leadership Award
Grégoire Berthe is awarded the IWGSC Outstanding Leadership Award in recognition of his continuous support to the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium over the last 10 years. He received his award at […]
Understanding Trichoderma Takes a Little Digging
ABM’s strains aren’t just present on the seed — they grow along with and inside the plant roots throughout the season. The difference between fungal strains is the same as […]
Western Canadian Farmer Organizations Announce Funding for Wheat Genomics Research
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC), the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat), and the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) announced a combined total investment of $3,582,992 over four years for […]
Monsanto Canada Recognized as One of Canada’s Top 100 Employers
Monsanto Canada has been selected as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in Mediacorp Canada Inc.’s annual survey of Canadian businesses. This is the 8th time in the past nine years Monsanto […]
BASF, Monsanto Named Two of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2016
BASF was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2016. Mediacorp, the country’s largest publisher of employment periodicals, cited BASF Canada for providing its employees with benefits that meet their needs […]
Researchers Make Progress in Maximizing Photosynthesis in Plants
Scientists from the John Innes Centre, the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh and Stanford University in California, have shown that genes from a type of algae which is capable of very […]
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EPA Cancels Registration of Products Containing Sulfoxaflor
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cancels registration of products containing the insecticide sulfoxaflor, after the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled back in September that the EPA did not have sufficient […]
CSGA: Are you Just Trying to Keep Up?
In Previous columns, we have talked about changes in the seed sector that stemmed from alternative service delivery for seed crop inspection. This issue of Germination also features change: new […]
DNA and a Supercomputer Might Help Sustain Honeybee Populations
Researchers from Ohio State University are using the latest DNA sequencing technology and a supercomputer To uncover what plants honey bees rely on, researchers from The Ohio State University are […]
Philippine Farmers Can Now Plant Bt Eggplant
The Philippine Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Policy, Planning, Research and Development and Regulations, Segfredo Serrano, received the declaration of support for the commercial planting of the fruit and shoot […]
The Importance of Inoculation
Healthy, highly productive plants – that’s one of the main goals of every growing season, right? Growers know to achieve this goal, the process must start with the seed, and […]
Forager Bees ‘Turn On’ Gene Expression to Protect Against Microorganisms, Toxins
Three University of California, Davis, scientists discover that when honeybees shift from nurse bees to foragers, or from caring for the brood to foraging for nectar and pollen, the bees […]
Gro Alliance Builds New Facility for Seed Conditioning, Treating and Packaging
Gro Alliance starts construction of a new seed corn conditioning, treating and packaging facility at its Howe, Ind. location. The nearly $6 million expansion will add up to 10 full-time jobs as […]
UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy Completes First Open Advanced Module Session
Twenty-seven breeders/researchers representing public and private organizations from the United States, Canada, France, Germany and Argentina participated in the first open offering of the course Advanced Module Plant Breeding Academy, held […]
Indian Seed Companies Refuse to Pay Trait Fees
The National Seed Association of India (NSAI) has requested a refund of more than 1,300 rupees paid as a royalty to Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (MMBL) in the past five years […]
Matt Fenske Recognized as Young Seedsman of the Year
At the Western Seed Association’s Annual Convention, Garth Kaste who served as the association’s 2014-15 president presented Matt Fenske with the 2015 WSA Young Seedsman of the Year award. Fenske […]
La Crosse Seed Adds Southern Regional Sales Manager
La Crosse Seed has expanded its geographic footprint by adding Richie Coleman as a regional sales manager. He will assist customers with their forage, turf and cover crop seed needs across […]
Breeding with Genomics Course Set for February
The University of California, Davis, Seed Biotechnology Center is hosting its 7th Breeding with Genomics class on Feb. 16-18, 2016. This year, the course will host hands-on workshops on software support […]
Meet CSTA’s New Executive Director
As the latest addition to the Canadian Seed Trade Association, Crosby Devitt leads with collaboration and innovation top of mind. _x000D_
Are Home Owners Interested in Low-Input Turfgrasses?
Chengyan Yue, Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science and Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota Eric Watkins, Associate Professor, Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota About The Author […]
Linkages Foster Fires of Development in Africa
The rapid advancement and adoption of new technologies, fueled by a highly educated populace and the availability of capital, in more developed agricultural economies might be likened to a raging […]
Farmers in Ghana Push Government on Biotechnology
At a biotechnology and biosafety sensitization workshop in Techiman, Central Ghana, farm leaders challenged their government and scientists to better educate farmers and stakeholders about the safety of geneticially-modified crops, […]
Trimble Acquires AGRI-TREND
California-based Trimble acquires the assets of privately held AGRI-TREND of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, which operates the largest network of independent agricultural consultants in North America. AGRI-TREND’s network of over […]
New Breeding Techniques Fall Into Gray Area at International Level
New, more cost-effective breeding techniques fall into a gray area, globally, when it comes to regulation. The international seed industry unites to help educate policymakers on plant breeding’s newest innovations. […]
Edward Breen Named Chair and CEO of DuPont
The DuPont board of directors names Edward Breen the company’s chair and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Breen has served as interim chair and CEO of DuPont since Oct. 16, 2015, and […]
Study Says Managed Bees Spread Diseases in Wild Bees
An entomologist at the University of California, Riverside has examined the evidence by analyzing the large body of research done in this area to come to the conclusion that managed […]
More Money Needed for Sequencing Wheat Genome
More financing needed so the full genome of bread wheat can be sequenced. Sequencing the wheat genome has long been considered an insurmountable challenge. World demographics, however, have left society […]
Researchers Find a Way to Increase Seed Oil Production
Researchers in Japan have succeeded in inducing the genes involved in oil synthesis in seeds to work for longer periods of time, thereby allowing them to accumulate more seed oil. […]