Canterra Partners with Limagrain
A new research partnership between CANTERRA SEEDS and Limagrain aims to bring wheat genetics to the forefront in Western Canada. _x000D_ CANTERRA SEEDS and French-genetics breeder Limagrain are partnering to bring […]
Syngenta Unveils New Innovations
At its research facility in Stein, Switzerland, Syngenta sets out the details of its pipeline of innovation across chemistry, seeds and traits. The pipeline contains several technologies across all product lines […]
Germains Adds to North American Sales Team
Germains Seed Technology appoints Charles Cain to the role of sales accounts manager for its North America horticulture commercial team. His primary focus will be U.S. Southwest, with his secondary concentration on growing the business in […]
Project Aims to Understand How Biodiversity Endows Plants with Resistance to Pathogens
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $2.3 million to the Two Blades Foundation, to fund a study looking into the development of durable disease resistance in crop plants and its deployment in agriculture. Four […]
Head of IRRI Gene Bank to Serve at FAO Genetic Resources Secretariat
Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head of the International Rice Genebank, joins the secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to bolster the implementation […]
Two New Bayer SeedGrowth Centers
Interview with Georgi Bonev (Commercial Marketing Manager SeedGrowth) and Dr. Heinz-Friedrich Schnier (Head of Global SeedGrowth Centers): Two new Bayer SeedGrowth Centers in Indonesia and South Africa about to be opened […]
GFO Takes Province to Court
Grain Farmers of Ontario has commenced legal proceedings against the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in regard to the province’s legislation concerning neonicotinoid seed treatments. GFO asked the […]
HM.CLAUSE Celebrates 50 Years of Seed Research in France
Today, Sept. 14, leaders from HM.CLAUSE, Groupe Limagrain and the local government gathered at the Saint-Rémy-de-Provence research center in France to celebrate 50 years of seed research and plant breeding. […]
Germination Strategy Session Webinar and Podcast: Seed Treatments for Soybeans
The future and where we are today with a special focus on biologicals. Special guests include Shawn Brenneman of Syngenta and Marcus Meadows-Smith of BioConsortia._x000D_ _x000D_
Ontario Restricts Neonicotinoids
Ontario is the first jurisdiction in North America to enact new rules to reduce the number of acres planted with neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seed by 80 per cent by […]
CSTA Celebrates A Milestone Year
At the Canadian Seed Trade Association’s 92nd Annual Meeting, industry leaders recognized achievements of the past year, discussed important issues and outlined a path forward for the year ahead. _x000D_ […]
Dow May Challenge Court Decision to Cancel EPA Approval of Insecticide
Dow AgroSciences may challenge a San Francisco court decision made last week to cancel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of products containing the neonicotinoid insecticide sulfoxaflor. In a statement, the company says it […]
Plants Trick Bacterium with a Decoy
Two research groups led by Chinese and French scientists show how a plant uses a unique mechanism to turn a virulent bacterium into a non-virulent one. They previously showed that Xanthomonas campestris, a […]
A Look at Informal but Functional Seed Systems
Seed systems throughout much of sub-Sahara Africa are quite informal and lack the structure we’ve come to know in North America. Those systems are challenged to function under, or in […]
Scientists Develop Way of Predicting Plant Size
Belgian scientists develop a new method allowing them to predict the final size of a plant while it is still a seedling. Thanks to this method, which is based on the […]
Incotec Plays Major Role in Indian Seed Valley
Incotec builds on a Dutch business model to position the Indian seed sector for future growth. With assistance from the Netherlands Business Support Office and in collaboration with the Gujarat […]
Ceres Improves Outlook for Improved Forage Sorghum Hybrids
Ceres Inc. revises the number of acres planted with its improved forage sorghum hybrids. The company, which closed its fiscal year on Aug. 31, indicates that higher-than-expected demand from growers and […]
Vitamin Bee Teams Up with Bayer Bee Care Program
Vitamin Bee LLC collaborates with the Bayer Bee Care Program through its “Vitamin Bee” character to help promote the Feed a Bee initiative, bee advocacy and healthy nutrition awareness for children. Created by veteran […]
Rare Gene Enhances Grain Yield in Rice
An important gene called GS2, which could significantly boost the yield of super-rice is successfully separated and cloned from the local rice variety Baodali in Zhejiang province, China, according to a […]
Adopting a Joined Approach
As secretary general of the International Seed Federation, I’ve travelled extensively to meet with members and better understand their needs to align the organization of the secretariat and the work […]
Study Uncovers New Approaches for Sorghum Breeders
A study on a sorghum population at Kansas State University helps researchers better understand why a crop hybrid often performs better than either of its parent lines, a phenomenon known […]
Management Changes at Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds
Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds announces changes to its management team. Frank Claessens will replace Vicente Navarro as the new managing director operations. Claessens began his career with Vegetable Seeds in […]
TA Seeds Adds Zone Support Manager
TA Seeds adds Randy Ringler to its sales team. As zone support manager, Randy will be responsible for sales and service to TA Seeds dealers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, eastern Maryland, New Jersey […]
C & L Seed Production Group Inc. Opens Modular Seed Processing Facility
C & L Seed Production Group Inc. opens a new processing facility in Blenheim, Ontario, ready in time to receive the 2015 seed corn harvest. The facility is the first […]
TechAccel Helping Advance Transformative Science
Kansas City’s Technology Acceleration Partners (TechAccel) announces two deals to advance scientific discoveries in the agriculture sector. TechAccel is a private capital development company created in August 2014 to invest in, acquire […]
Potential for Application of Growth-Promoting Bacterial Endophytes in Turfgrasses
Qiang Chen, Marshall Bergen and James F. White, Jr. Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 About The Author Qiang […]
What Was Happening in 1960?
A MOMENT IN TIME: This cover features a helicopter, operated by Whirl-Wide Helicopters of Fresno, Calif., spraying fields near Atascadero to help control broadleaf weeds on Oct. 14, 1960. The […]
Caterpillar Deceives Corn Plant into Lowering its Defenses
In a deception that likely has evolved over thousands of years, a caterpillar that feeds on corn leaves induces the plant to turn off its defenses against insect predators, allowing […]
Prevent Insect Infestations when Storing Grain
As harvest has begun for Canadian grain producers, the Canadian Grain Commission reminds producers that insects could be present in any grain stored over the summer, or in areas around […]
More Growers Straight Cutting Canola
According to a recent poll conducted by FarmShift on behalf of BASF Canada, the number of growers straight cutting canola in Western Canada rose by 50 per cent from 2013 […]
Help Needed from Canadian Producers for Wheat Research
A new research project based out of the University of Manitoba needs help to investigate the quality and gluten strength of CWRS wheat._x000D_ _x000D_ The project researchers, Harry Sapirstein and […]
NAPB Positions Plant Breeders for the Future
At its annual meeting, the National Association of Plant Breeders unveiled a new strategic plan, voted on a position statement and announced continuing education opportunities. The association covered a great […]
Bayer CropScience Accepting Applications for Plant Health Scholarship
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, and the Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic arm of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, are accepting applications for the third annual Healthy Turf, […]
Arysta LifeScience Announces New Roles, Business Changes
Arysta LifeScience North America announces several new roles and business changes within the North Carolina-based company. Arysta names Brian Anniss as its new regional sales manager for the Midwest region. Anniss […]
New Barley Varieties Appeal to Brewers, Bakers and Bovines
Versatile new barley varieties just released by Oregon State University could lend subtle malt flavors to craft beer, give consumers more choice in fiber-rich barley foods, and provide high-quality forage production in areas […]
Influential Seedsman Receives Prestigious Business Award
Dutch seedsman Simon Groot receives the prestigious Mansholt Business Award for Sustainable Entrepreneurship in recognition of his contribution to the vegetable farming sector in the tropics over the last three […]