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Europe

Scottish Farmers Urged to Plan for Water Scarcity

Scottish farmers and growers are being urged to prepare for water scarcity as climate change...
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U.S.

That’s the Way I See It – Five Headlines; One Trend

This week's biggest seed industry stories reveal more than breaking news. They highlight how innovation...
Canada

Better Pulses Need Better Data. Two Announcements Show How Canada’s Breeding Model Is Changing

New breeding partnership and federal genomics investment position Canada’s pulse sector to accelerate variety development....

This week's biggest seed industry stories all point to the same conclusion: innovation alone isn't enough.
Canada

The Seed Sector Has a Connection Problem, Not an Innovation Problem

This week's biggest stories all point to the same conclusion: the people who can make...
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Europe

Biochar May Protect Soil Health in Vegetable Crops

A new review examines how biochar may help protect soil health in continuously cropped solanaceous...
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Europe

Seed Sector 2045: How Low-Input Farming Is Changing Plant Breeding

Low-input farming is becoming a strategic priority for European seed companies as farmers face tighter...
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Europe

HARVEST Aims to Make Agricultural Data AI-Ready

HARVEST will bring together more than 60 participants from 19 countries to make agricultural data...
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Europe

Netherlands Invests in Crop Phenotyping Facility

The Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre will receive €5.4 million for a five-year upgrade of its...
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Europe

Euroseeds Names 2026 InnovAction Stage Finalists

Euroseeds has named 10 finalists for the Euroseeds InnovAction Stage at its 2026 Congress in...
Genetically Modified Crops
Europe

EFSA Opinion Could Streamline Stacked GM Crops

EFSA’s GMO Panel says stacked GM crops may not always require additional comparative field trials...
Europe

Nordic Melons Project Tests Historic Varieties

Nordic Melons is testing 12 heritage melon varieties to determine whether historic genetics can support...
Europe

Plant Sensors Could Detect Crop Stress Earlier

Tufts University researchers have developed battery-free plant sensors that attach to leaves and stems to...
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Latin America

Certified Soybean Seed: Paraguay Sector Raises Alarm

Paraguay’s certified soybean seed sector is facing pressure from limited technology access, unauthorized seed sales...
Canada

Why We Can’t Let Canada’s Seed Sector Become a Museum Piece

Boomtown celebrates the past. It also reminds us what happens when successful institutions stop evolving...
Europe

Barley Genes Linked to Stress and Grain Quality

Barley genes identified by International Barley Hub researchers help control protective surface traits linked to...
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Europe

Euroseeds Urges Agri-Food Role in EU Fund

Euroseeds has joined 39 European agri-food organisations in urging policymakers to keep agriculture and food...
Canada

CSGA Announces its New Executive Director, and it’s Not Someone From the Seed Sector

Former cattle industry government relations leader Cathy-Jo Noble will join the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association...

Europe

Climate Stress May Lower Soybean Seed Quality

Soybean seed quality could decline under combined climate stress from elevated CO₂, heat and drought,...
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Europe

AI Model Maps Hidden Grammar of Plant Genomes

Plant genomes contain regulatory patterns that help control traits such as flowering time, disease resistance...
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Europe

Europe Warned Pollinator Loss Threatens Crops

Pollinator loss could pose a serious risk to European crop production, food security and agricultural...
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Europe

EU Excludes Soybean Seed from Deforestation Rules

The European Commission has excluded soybean seed for sowing from the EU Deforestation Regulation. Euroseeds...
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Europe

European Crop Breeding Research Project Launches

The Horizon Europe-funded COLiBRI initiative will bring together 17 organizations to strengthen crop breeding research...
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Latin America

El Niño Colombia: ICA pide usar semillas autorizadas

El Niño Colombia podría reducir lluvias y elevar temperaturas durante el segundo semestre del año....
Canada

What Decades of Service Look Like: Meet the 4 Leaders Honoured by CSGA

The Canadian Seed Growers' Association recognized Rick Love, Ken McLean, Éric Laflamme and Laurie Wakefield...
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Europe

The Seed Sector 2045: Climate Adaptation Becomes Breeding’s New Baseline

Climate adaptation is becoming a central priority for plant breeding as weather extremes reshape crop...
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Europe

Low-Asparagine Wheat Gains U.K. Precision-Bred Status

A genome editing milestone in the U.K. seed sector, low-asparagine wheat has received precision-bred status...
Canada

Why the World is Watching Canada’s Royalty Debate Closely

A decades-old breeding model helped make Canada an agricultural powerhouse. Now industry leaders warn the...

Canada

One Helped Build Seeds Canada. The Other Took the Seed Sector to Parliament

Georges Chaussé and Senator Rob Black are the recipients of the 2026 Seeds Canada Award...
Europe

European Coalition Calls for Stronger EU Research Investment

Euroseeds joins 85 other associations in urging EU institutions to make FP10 more ambitious, better...

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Europe

Euroseeds Names Plant Breeding Innovation Manager

Euroseeds has appointed Christophe Gaillochet as its new manager of plant breeding innovation. He brings...
Ukraine on grain wheat, trade export and economy concept.
Europe

Ukraine Joins International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources

Ukraine has become the International Treaty’s 156th Contracting Party, strengthening its access to global plant...
Researchers evaluate rice breeding lines in flooded field plots as part of breeding trials focused on improving yield and stress tolerance.
U.S.

Rice Breeding is Becoming a Game of Tradeoffs

Rice breeders are integrating AI, genomic selection, root biology and microbiome research to accelerate genetic...
Canada

How Farmers Thrive in One of Canada’s Toughest Growing Environments

In Canada's North, growers aren't chasing scale — they're searching for the right genetics...
Europe

Underutilised Crops Network to Boost UK Food Resilience

Underutilised crops are the focus of a new UK-wide research and innovation network designed to...
Canada

Whitehorse Reminds Us That Building Beats Striking it Rich

The Canadian Seed Growers' Association couldn't have picked a better location for its annual meeting...
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Europe

After the NGT Regulation, Time to Rationalise the GMO Directive

GMO Directive reform is needed to align Europe’s seed approval system with the new NGT...
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