G3 Canada Limited to Construct New Grain Terminal
G3 Canada Limited, a newly formed Canadian agribusiness, will construct a new lake terminal at the Port of Hamilton to originate grains and oilseeds out of southern Ontario for export to global markets._x000D_ _x000D_ […]
Mike Mack to Step Aside as CEO of Syngenta
Syngenta chief executive officer and executive director Mike Mack informs the company’s board of his intention to step down. The board accepted his decision and he will be leaving the company at […]
Vivid Life Sciences Establishes National R&D Network
Vivid Life Sciences establishes a U.S. research and development program at more than 10 locations across the country through its extended network of research professionals. Among the research partners is […]
DuPont Establishes New Headquarters in Singapore
DuPont establishes a new innovation and business headquarters in Singapore. The facility will open in 2016 and house nearly 200 scientists, engineers and business leaders. Drawing on DuPont’s leading position in agriculture and […]
Bayer CropScience Names New Head of North America Communications
Darren Wallis joins Bayer CropScience as the new North American vice president and head of communications for the CropScience division. In this position, Wallis will be responsible for all internal and external corporate […]
Researchers Discover How Plants Turn into Zombies
Lusciously flowering plants are surrounded by a large number of insects, and usually, both sides profit from such an encounter. The insects feast on the plant juice and pollen, pollinating […]
University of Kentucky Scientists Investigate the Impacts of Nanotechnology-Based Agrochemicals
Two University of Kentucky scientists are part of a newly established international consortium investigating the environmental impacts of nanotechnology-based agrochemicals. The three-year $1.2 million grant entitled Fate and Effects of […]
Incotec Reports Positive Financial Results for 2015
Seed enhancement company Incotec says it is back on the upward curve for 2015 in a challenging market where many, mainly North and South American field crops companies, are facing challenges. “With […]
AgriThority Names New Chief Financial Officer
AgriThority LLC adds Beau Musser to the company’s leadership team as chief financial officer. Musser has experience in budgeting, financial analyses and management. In this role, he will play an […]
Germination Strategy Session Webinar and Podcast: Discover the Products that Protect Cereal Seed
This webinar will help you understand the diseases that pose the biggest threat to wheat, oats, barley and rye in Canada today. Our speakers will walk you through some of […]
ESA Annual Meeting Brings Global Seed Industry Together
ESA’s Annual Meeting brings together the global seed industry to discuss the latest trends, innovations, and challenges in the industry. Join the conversation!
Vilsack Praises TPP for Facilitating Discussion of Biotech
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is praising the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement as an historic one that will open the doors to productive discussion of biotechnology and issues surrounding it. In […]
Land O’Lakes Enables Students to Address Global Hunger
An increase in population from 7 to 10 billion by 2050 will require a 70 percent increase in food production at the same time that natural resources are decreasing. Ten […]
Bayer CropScience Celebrates Agriculture Literacy Week
In a community-wide effort to support the future of agriculture and to help solve the world’s most pressing food issues, Bayer CropScience is celebrating Agriculture Literacy Week. Today through Friday, Bayer […]
American Takii Expands Operations With New California Facility
American Takii opens a new, modern and highly sophisticated facility on the outskirts of Salinas, California that gives the international seed company greatly enhanced seed processing operations. American Takii is […]
Two Unique Business Opportunities Planned for ASTA’s CSS 2015 & Seed Expo
Mark your calendars for two unique business opportunities during ASTA’s CSS 2015 & Seed Expo, both complimentary to registered attendees. The Seed Innovation and Protection Alliance (SIPA) is hosting a […]
New Texas Vegetable Research Facility Aims to Rebuild Produce Industry
The new Rio Grande Valley Vegetable Research and Education Building opens in Weslaco, Texas. The facility, part of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, is dedicated toward helping Texas regain […]
Syngenta’s U.S. Corn Seed Sales Up Significantly in 2015
Syngenta corn seed sales increased significantly in the United States in both the branded and Greenleaf Genetics business, the company announces. But despite sales rising by 2 percent at constant exchange rates […]
UC Davis Wins Specialty Crops Grant for Lettuce Project
Improving lettuce crops is the aim of a new $4.5 million grant awarded to University of California, Davis, researchers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and […]
Arysta LifeScience Enhances Integration of French Company Goëmar
Arysta LifeScience announces several organizational changes that will more fully integrate the French company Goëmar, which Arysta LifeScience acquired in March 2014. The changes are designed to ensure integrated coordination […]
Syngenta Announces Corn Traits Licensing Agreement
Syngenta announces an expansion of its licensing collaboration with KWS and Limagrain and their joint ventures AgReliant and Genective. The new agreement is for 20 years and covers the AgReliant […]
Koppert Launches New Biostimulant
Koppert Biological Systems develops a seed-applied biostimulant for arable crops. The product was launched this week during an international seminar on the benefits of microbials in seed treatment and crop growth. […]
ESA Annual Meeting Breaks Records Once Again
The European Seed Association held its 2015 Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, from Oct. 10-13, again bringing together more than 900 seed sector representatives from around the globe, with a growing […]
Arcadia Biosciences Receives Patent for Resistant Starch Wheat Technology
Arcadia Biosciences announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the company US Patent No. 9,150,839, entitled “Wheat with Increased Resistant Starch Levels.” The patent covers Arcadia’s non-genetically […]
Study Finds Glyphosate and Acetamiprid Have Little Effect on Honeybees
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Mississippi State University test 42 commonly used pesticides in a realistic field setting in order to determine their […]
Pinnacle Purchases Eight Regional Seed Companies
Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings purchases eight regional seed companies to advance its seed business. Pinnacle has acquired ProSelect, Inc., Kearney, Neb.; Seed Services of Nebraska, Inc., Minden, Neb.; AVN Seeds Partners, […]
European Seed Association Makes Financial Contribution to FAO IT
At its annual meeting in Vienna, the European Seed Association makes a voluntary financial contribution of €300,000 to the FAO International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources in Food in Agriculture (FAO IT). […]
BioConsortia Obtains U.S. Patent for Discovery of Microbial Products
California’s BioConsortia Inc. is granted a patent for its Advanced Microbial Selection (AMS) process by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Issuance of the patent marks an important milestone in the company’s development, […]
Bayer CropScience to Expand Presence in Greenhouse and Nursery Markets in 2016
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, announces that its North American turf and ornamentals (T&O) business will move to fully serve the production ornamentals market on Nov. 1, 2016. […]
GroGenesis Names New Chairman
Tennessee’s GroGenesis, the rights holder, developer and manufacturer of agricultural enhancement products marketed under the trade names “AgraBurst” and “AgraBlast,” names Grant B. Walsh as a director and chairman of the […]
Monsanto Net Sales Down for 2015
After announcing it plans to eliminate 2,600 jobs in a restructuring effort, Monsanto reports net sales for the full 2015 fiscal year were $15 billion, a 5.4% decrease from the […]
New Gene Drive Technology May Allow Control of Pesticide-Resistant Pests
The idea of introducing a novel gene into a few individuals that then spreads through an entire population sounds like a premise for science fiction. And yet fiction can be […]
Enogen Corn Said to Deliver More Ethanol, Bigger Profits
According to Syngenta, 16 ethanol plants have agreed to use grain from Enogen corn seed, designed to enhance ethanol production. The 16 plants have a combined ethanol production capacity of more […]
Conference to Focus on Talent Management for Ag
Purdue University will host it’s annual National Conference for Agribusiness Nov. 10-11 in Lafayette, Ind. This year’s conference will focus on people, performance and productivity. The conference is designed to […]
Limagrain Inaugurates New Seed Factory in Brazil
Limagrain South America (LSA) inaugurated its new seed factory in Brazil. With a production capacity of 1 million corn seed bags, LSA hopes to have 6 percent to 7 percent […]
Bayer Seedgrowth Coatings: The Perfect Recipe
What started as a small seed breeding business is now the heart of innovative seed-applied technologies at Bayer CropScience. In 2015, Méréville celebrates its 100th year anniversary – time for […]