Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds Opens New Phytotron Building
Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds opens a new phytotron building at its research site in Acampo, California. The new building houses 10 phytotrons for growing plants. Phytotrons are growth chambers that provide […]
Status Europe: Coalition Presents Food for Thought to Encourage Innovation
At the Universal Expo in Milan, the Agri-Food Chain Coalition (AFCC), representing 11 industry associations, presented, Food for Thought: A Vision for Unlocking the Potential of Agriculture and Food Industries […]
Monsanto Adds Colgate Vice President to Board of Directors
Monsanto Company appoints of Patricia Verduin to the company’s board of directors. Verduin is vice president and chief technology officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company, a global consumer products company. In her […]
Advanta Seeds Adds Four Sales Account Managers
Advanta Seeds, an international supplier of proprietary agricultural crop genetics and seed, hires three sales account managers in Texas and the High Plains and one for the Kansas region. Tanner Antonick, […]
The Evolution of Seed Treatments
Like many discoveries, seed treatments got their start by accident. In the 1600s, a boat full of grain sank off the coast of England. While the wheat recovered was unfit […]
CSTA Honours Three Industry Professionals
The Canadian Seed Trade Association recently awarded three pillars of the Canadian seed industry earlier this summer._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ David Gehl is the 2015 recipient of CSTA’s Seed Achievement Award. […]
Legumex Walker Announces Sale of Special Crops Division to The Scoular Company
Legumex Walker Inc. announces that it has entered into an agreement with The Scoular Company. Scoular has agreed to acquire all of the assets of Legumex Walker’s Special Crops Division for $94 million._x000D_ […]
Funding Call Opens for Projects to Develop New Bioindustrial Products or Technologies
Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions (AI Bio) has launched a new funding program, “Alberta Bio Future, Research and Innovation,” aimed at advancing knowledge that accelerates growth of new bioindustrial products or bioindustrial technologies […]
Germains Seed Technology Develops New Seed Treatment for Organic Growers
Germains Seed Technology introduces ProBio gopure, a new organic process that removes bacterial seed-borne pathogens from Swiss chard, beet, and coriander seeds. A certified organic seed treatment, ProBio gopure results in reduction in Pseudomonas […]
Scientists Develop Rice with High Folate Stability
Researchers from Ghent University in the Netherlands succeed in stabilizing folates in biofortified rice, which can offer a solution to serious health problems caused by folate deficiency in developing countries. […]
DuPont Pioneer Introduces New Soybean Varieties with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Technology
DuPont Pioneer today announced 12 new Pioneer brand T Series soybean varieties with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology that will be available for pre-ordering this fall in the United States. […]
Status Ghana: WACCI Organizes Workshop on Food Security
The University of Ghana’s West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) organized a two-day workshop for the five World Bank Africa Centres of Excellence (ACEs) in agriculture. The workshop, themed […]
Respect Your Customer, Review the Rules
When a producer buys a new piece of equipment, the salesperson or member of the support team performs a “ride-along.” The producer operates the machine while the salesperson points out […]
Status India: GMO Trials Hit Roadblocks
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) wants to conduct trials of genetically modified crops but activist groups pressure the government not to. ICAR’s strategic plan, known as Vision 2050, […]
HM.CLAUSE Celebrates 50 Years of Seed Research in France
Celebrate 50 years of seed research in France with HM Clause! Learn about their history and the impact of their research on the European seed industry.
Patty Townsend Leaves a Legacy at CSTA
To those who worked with her, Patty Townsend was the perfect person to take the Canadian Seed Trade Association where it had never gone before. _x000D_ It wasn’t long ago that […]
CDC Valour and Sceptre Varieties Cancelled
The registration for the flaxseed variety CDC Valour is cancelled effective Aug. 1. CDC Valour will be removed from the variety designation list and will only be eligible for the grade […]
UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center Offers Course in Seed Production
The University of California, Davis Seed Biotechnology Center offers a new course on seed production. It focuses on the biological, genetic, agronomic and technological processes and practices involved in the production […]
Dow AgroSciences Receives Two Agrow Awards
Dow AgroSciences receives two Agrow Awards, part of a premier international competition recognizing excellence within the agricultural field. “The Agrow Awards illustrate our employees’ passion and commitment to making a […]
Bayer Transitioning to a Life Sciences Company
Bayer begins the process of developing itself into a life sciences company. From Jan. 1, 2016, the company’s business will be managed by three divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science. […]
EPA Pesticide Proposal Could Have Negative Impact on Farmers: USDA
According to the program director of the United States Department of Agriculture’s pesticide policy office, the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to protect bees from exposure to pesticides could have a negative impact on […]
Program to Determine Feasibility of Tomato Production in Texas Panhandle
High-value vegetable production with a focus on tomatoes in the Texas High Plains is the target of a new research program at Texas A&M University. The long-term goal of this project is […]
New Partnership Seeks to Improve Soybeans
A new soybean technology joint venture will develop a portfolio of new non-genetically modified soybean varieties with a number of agronomic and product quality traits. Brazil’s Tropical Melhoramento e Genética Ltda. (TMG) […]
Blue Mountain Seeds Purchases Plant from Barenbrug
Oregon’s Blue Mountain Seeds announces it has purchased a seed cleaning facility from Barenbrug USA that was damaged earlier this year in a fire. “We needed room to expand,” says Bill […]
Saskatchewan to Implement New Drainage Rules
In the next 10 years, Saskatchewan aims to bring all farm drainage works, including previously grandfathered drains, into compliance with a new set of regulations. According to Herb Cox, minister […]
What Does the Upcoming Election Mean for Agriculture?
In the run up to election, party leaders voice policies they think would benefit agriculture. Conservative leader Stephen Harper is in the middle of negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with agricultural […]
Ministers Discuss Value in Temporary Workers
As part of the annual meeting, between federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers that took place in July, the ministers noted the importance of temporary foreign workers to agriculture and […]
Limagrain to Analyze Syngenta Vegetable Opportunity
On Sept. 3, Syngenta announced it would divest its global vegetable seed business, estimated to be worth $2 billion to $3 billion, in an effort to accelerate shareholder value. There’s […]
Research Shows How to Increase Wheat Yields During Drought
Farmers in climates where late-season drought occurs frequently may be able to increase wheat yield, according to research from The University of Western Australia. Researchers investigated the use of film-forming […]
Vivid Life Sciences Signs Agreement with Agrichem
Vivid Life Sciences acquires the rights to Agrichem technology and products in the United States and Canada. Agrichem, based in Australia, develops liquid nutrition innovations and produces a vast range of […]
Seed Consultants Names New Area Seedsman
Seed Consultants Inc. welcomes Dylan Dobbs as a new area seedsman covering key parts of southwest Ohio. Dobbs holds a degree in agriculture from Wilmington College. He completed several internships […]
Amber Durum Gets Tolerances for Red Smudge Removed
Tolerances for red smudge in amber durum wheat have been removed, and the total smudge tolerance for No. 1 amber durum has changed from 0.3 per cent to 0.5 per cent, according to […]
CSAAC Honours Excellence
Each year, The Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada (CSAAC) presents the Outstanding Achievement Award, established in 2005 to honour members who promote exceptional leadership and professionalism in CSAAC and seed […]
Registration Open for ASTA Farm and Lawn Seed Conference
Registration is open for the American Seed Trade Association’s annual Farm and Lawn Seed Conference to be held Nov. 8-9 in Kansas City, Missouri. Bringing together more than 700 seed industry professionals from […]
DuPont Pioneer Launches Contest in Eastern Canada
Eastern Canadian farmers have the opportunity to win free Pioneer brand seed thanks to a unique new contest launched by DuPont Pioneer. The innovative new contest features a grand prize […]
Plant Stem Cell Research May Yield Bigger, Stronger Crops
A University of Connecticut researcher identifies a mutant plant that offers insight into how plants produce cell walls, which may ultimately reap applications for agricultural productivity and biofuel production. Huanzhong […]