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Plant Hormone Therapy Could Help Crops Fight Disease Without Sacrificing Yield

Colorado State University research shows plant hormone therapy can maintain growth while crops defend against...
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Europe

Genebanks from Africa, Asia and Europe Safeguard Crops in Svalbard

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault marked its first 2026 deposit, securing 7,864 seed samples from...
Canada

Seed Regulatory Modernization: Where Industry Aligns — and Where it Pushes Back

Momentum builds for Canada’s seed regulations overhaul as the CFIA releases its SRM What We...
U.S.

A Viral Shortcut? New Gene-Editing System Could Remove a Major Breeding Bottleneck

New research in Nature Plants explores a viral gene-editing delivery system that produces heritable, transgene-free...
U.S.

Motivation Isn’t Broken. Our Jobs Are.

People aren't unmotivated. They feel like their work isn't moving the needle. They are burned...
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Europe

Harnessing Technology to Protect the World’s Crop Diversity

The Crop Trust has launched Securing Our Seeds (SOS), a USD 2 million Google.org-backed initiative...
U.S.

Gene Editing Is Getting Faster. Commercialization Still Isn’t

The seed industry is now at a point that is past CRISPR breakthrough. Commercialization is...
Canada

AAFC Research Station Closures Trigger Emergency Study in Ottawa

Closures in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan are now under scrutiny by...
U.S.

Freshness, Flavor And Trust: The Market Signals Guiding The Next Wave Of Seed Development

Collaboration across the supply chain, from breeding programs to grocery shelves, is becoming the defining...

U.S.

Designed to Burn: Breeding Superhot Peppers

Ed Currie, inventor of the Carolina Reaper, has built a legacy breeding the hottest of...
U.S.

The Future of Produce Starts with Seed Decisions

Consumer expectations retail consolidation labor shortages and climate pressure are reshaping produce faster than the...
U.S.

Meet Seed World’s Connector of the Year

Seed World names Radicle Seed’s Lisa Branco Connector of the Year, recognizing her leadership in...
U.S.

MyPlate Reset Sends Early Signals to Seed

The MyPlate reset is more than a nutrition story — it’s an early signal for...
U.S.

Navigating Seed Labeling Requirements Across All 50 States

A new national Seed Labeling Database from the Oregon Seed Association helps seed companies navigate...
U.S.

Why Speed Isn’t the Same as Progress 

The February issue of Seed World U.S. is full of vegetable and flower seed industry-specific...
U.S.

Why Vegetable Seed Companies Can’t Afford To Move Slow Anymore 

New tools, platforms and ownership models are reshaping the seed industry, but real progress comes...
U.S.

Redefining Seed Enhancement: 75 Seconds with Summit Seed Coatings

Spend 75 seconds with Summit Seed Coatings' Joseph Young. He talks about how the company...
Canada

Arctic Strategy, Trade Wars and the Future of Prairie Farming — According to Peter Mansbridge

Peter Mansbridge connects climate change, northern security and China-Canada trade relations to our industry's long-term...
Europe

Ahead of Leaders’ Retreat, Agri-Food Chain Calls for Stronger EU Support

Ahead of the EU Leaders’ Retreat on 12 February, 40 agri-food organisations urge EU institutions...
U.S.

Is Seed Testing a Cost or a Competitive Advantage?

Seed testing can reveal far more than germination. SGS’s Amanda Patin explains how vigor, stress...
U.S.

Enlist Essentials: What Growers Need to Get Weed Control Right

How does the Enlist weed control system works in real-world farming? Corteva Agriscience’s Jillian Schmiedt...
U.S.

EPA Sets New Dicamba Restrictions for Soybean and Cotton

EPA announces new dicamba restrictions for cotton and soybean growers, including tighter application limits, drift...
Canada

CFIA Cuts Will Not Disrupt Seed Regulatory Modernization

The agency says it remains focused on science-based regulation and plans to publish updated Seeds...
U.S.

From Seed to Sky: The Demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is no longer a fringe idea. Airlines want it. States are...

Canada

Grain Growers of Canada Demands Transparency on AAFC Research Cuts and Facility Closures

The organization noted the pace and scale of the announced changes have sparked serious concern...
U.S.

Could a New Pipeline Help Scientists Spot Plant Pathogens Faster?

Researchers in Oregon say yes. They have built an open-source pipeline that identifies pathogens in...

Europe

$2M Grant Backs AI Initiative to Protect Crops from Disease

The Sainsbury Laboratory has secured $2 million from Google.org’s $20 million AI for Science Fund...
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Europe

What’s Wrong With International Governance These Days?

International agreements born in the 1990s era of globalization shaped trade, climate, and biodiversity governance...
U.S.

Editing Gluten Without Breaking Bread 

UC Davis researchers are advancing wheat by removing its most reactive gluten proteins and maintaining...

U.S.

Meet Ag’s Power Duo: Chitosan and Microbes

Some of the most important battles a crop fights happen before it ever sees daylight....

Canada

CFIA Job Cuts Confirmed as Ottawa Targets $235M in Savings

The agency has confirmed 587 job cuts while unions say austerity measures could weaken food...

Canada

What we Know So Far About the Reported Cuts to AAFC Staffing, Research Stations

AAFC has publicly announced that seven research stations will be shut down as part of...
U.S.

The Regulation Race Is Redrawing Seed Innovation

Gene editing is accelerating plant breeding across crops and regions, but global regulatory frameworks may...
U.S.

From Kenya to the Corn Belt 

On a bright afternoon in an Illinois corn field, members of the local African diaspora...
Europe

Euroseeds Calls for Swift Adoption of the NGT Regulation

As ENVI prepares to vote on the EU New Genomic Techniques Regulation on 28 January,...
U.S.

Researchers Develop Soybean Line with Stronger Resistance to Aphids and Mosaic Virus

University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers developed a new soybean line with improved resistance to soybean aphids...
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