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Vegetable Trials Target Organic Seed Production Yield Gaps

Broccoli, lettuce, squash and tomato trials are helping researchers fill data gaps in organic seed...
Tractor spraying soybean field
U.S.

What Global Fertilizer Data Could Mean for U.S. Crops

A new global fertilizer dataset covering 156 crops provides a detailed look at how nutrient...
Bee pollination on yellow tomato flower in greenhouse garden
Europe

Precision Pollination Could Improve Fruit Crops

Precision pollination research led by the James Hutton Institute and AgriSound will use in-field sensors...
Europe

Seed Size Signal Could Support Bigger Crop Seeds

Seed size research has identified a peptide signal that helps coordinate communication between the embryo...
agriculture drone sprayed fertilizer
U.S.

AI in Agriculture Brief Highlights Crop Production

AI in agriculture is moving from research into commercial crop production, according to a new...
U.S.

CRISPR-Combo Speeds Gene-Edited Crop Regeneration

CRISPR-Combo could help researchers overcome a major bottleneck in developing gene-edited crops. The system improved...
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Latin America

Açaí Nanofertilizer Boosts Corn and Sorghum Growth

Açaí nanofertilizer developed by Embrapa and the Federal University of Ceará increased plant growth and...
Europe

How Plant ETP Supports Plant Breeding Innovation

Plant ETP connects researchers, breeders, farmers and seed sector stakeholders to align priorities for European...
El Nino effects agriculture long term, Droughts impact. Climate change.
Latin America

AgroENSO Maps El Niño Impacts on Argentina Crops

AgroENSO is a free platform developed by CONICET and INTA scientists to show how El...
Canada

What This New Partnership Could Mean for Every Wheat and Barley Farmer

The CWRC and CBRC have formalized a partnership aimed at building a more innovative, resilient...
Borlaug Scholar Karlee Klemm discusses the next generation of plant breeders and the future of the profession.
U.S.

The Next Generation of Plant Breeders Is Here

Borlaug Scholar Karlee Klemm shares how technology, agriculture and a drive to make an impact...
Aerial view of green rice agricultural fields divided by irrigation channels
U.S.

What We Carry Forward

Innovation may move faster than ever, but bringing it into the real world still takes...
Mariano Alvarez of Avalo discusses how AI is changing crop breeding and genetic selection.
U.S.

AI is Changing The Way Breeders Make Decisions

AI in crop breeding is helping researchers analyze germplasm, predict crosses, select genes and make...
Karen Withers, founder of AgCultured Consulting, with a maze representing complex seed labeling regulations.
U.S.

Inside The Hidden Bottleneck Slowing Seed Shipments Across America

Seed labeling rules can change from state to state. The Oregon Seed Association’s Seed Labeling...
Canada

Canada’s Plant Breeding Future Depends on People, Not Just Funding

As Canada rethinks its breeding ecosystem, researchers like Yue Yu show why the next model...
Cotton bolls in a field represent advances in cottonseed breeding for yield, resistance and new uses.
U.S.

Breeding More Into Cottonseed

From nematode resistance that protects yield to gene silencing that could open new food and...
Ana Maria Heilman-Morales discusses the future of plant breeding and the importance of mentorship and service.
U.S.

Plant Breeding’s Future Depends on More Than Science

The future of plant breeding needs more than technical skill. Ana Maria Heilman-Morales explains why...
Popcorn kernel samples from the University of Illinois Illini SuperPop breeding program
U.S.

Butter-Optional Popcorn

Illini SuperPop started as a University of Illinois genetics project and grew into a new...
Tractor applying fertilizer to agricultural soil
U.S.

The Fertilizer Squeeze Could Change the Seed Industry for Years

Fertilizer volatility could reshape seed demand, production and breeding priorities. Shawn Hackett examines what the...
Canada

Innovation Gets the Headlines. Plant Breeding Capacity Makes It Possible

Behind every new variety is a much longer story of breeders, germplasm, research funding and...
Marta Pudzianowska discusses PBCC’s new mission to support public plant breeding.
U.S.

Public Plant Breeders Need More Than Funding; They Need Support

NAPB's Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee is sharpening its role as public breeders face funding, workforce...
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Europe

China EDV System Begins With First 10 Crops

China EDV system implementation has begun with MARA publishing the country’s first agricultural plant EDV...
Europe

EU Seed Trade Looks to New Global Agreements

EU seed trade could benefit from recent EU trade agreements with Mercosur, Australia, India, Indonesia...
Agricultural fields and vegetation damaged by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
U.S.

Seed Testing Helps Move Hurricane Recovery Seed From Iowa to Jamaica

Seed health testing from Iowa State University helped a donated shipment of vegetable seed meet...
Kernza perennial grain growing in a field
U.S.

The Hard Economics of Climate-Friendly Grains

Consumers may pay more for climate-friendly bread, but Kernza and other perennial grains still face...
Green balance scale representing Farm Bill agriculture policy and seed industry priorities
U.S.

The Way I See It… There’s More Seed in the Farm Bill Than You Think

The latest Farm Bill fight is about much more than SNAP. For the seed industry,...
Canada

Why CSGA’s New President Says Now is the Time to Get Involved

Shannon Bieman says a rapidly changing Canadian seed sector presents a big opportunity...
University of Guelph soybean breeder Istvan Rajcan beside an open padlock and emerging soybean plant representing freedom to operate
U.S.

The Varieties Fade; The Impact Doesn’t

NAPB award recipient Istvan Rajcan explains why farmer adoption, research freedom and training future scientists...
Canada

Why Plant Breeding, Leadership and Seed Policy Matter Together

Innovation isn't simply the product of discovery. It's the product of relationships...
DNA strand above a crop field representing genome editing in plant breeding
U.S.

Limagrain Licenses Genome-Editing Technologies From Qi Biodesign

Limagrain has licensed genome-editing technologies from Qi Biodesign for use in field and vegetable crop...
Latin America

Wheat Genotyping Platform Advances at Embrapa

A new wheat genotyping platform at Embrapa Wheat in Brazil is expanding researchers’ capacity to...
Canada

No Agenda, Just Listening: Glenn Logan Reflects on Leading the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association

As Glenn Logan looks back on his time as president of the CSGA, he isn't...
Researcher uses a pipette while studying Arabidopsis seeds in an NYU laboratory.
U.S.

Scientists Find the Switch That Tells Plants They Have Enough Nitrogen

Researchers identified a genetic stop signal that limits nitrogen uptake, opening a possible path toward...

Latin America

Genotipado del trigo avanza en Embrapa

Una nueva plataforma de genotipado del trigo en Embrapa Trigo automatiza la preparación de muestras...
Woman hand showing damaged potato leaves. Phytophthora infestans Late blight of potato. A dangerous disease is destroying the potato crop in summer.
Europe

UK Approves First Precision-Bred Potato for Market

The UK has approved its first precision-bred potato, moving PiperPlus closer to market. The disease-resistant...
Colorful plant cells and DNA illustrate AI analysis of germplasm data for crop research.
U.S.

USDA Turns to AI to Unlock Germplasm Data

USDA is launching an AI challenge to help researchers turn germplasm data into faster plant...
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