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The Most Important Farmer in Canada Hasn’t Planted a Crop Yet

Canada’s seed industry is making decisions whose consequences won't be felt for another decade. Are...
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Europe

Sorghum Could Help European Farming Adapt to Climate Change

Sorghum could become an increasingly important crop in European agriculture as climate change alters growing...
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Europe

Field Beans Before Barley Could Cut Environmental Impacts

Growing field beans before spring barley could reduce environmental impacts by approximately 25%, according to...
Europe

BIOCRAFT Project Uses AI to Develop Resilient Crops

The EU-funded BIOCRAFT project will combine artificial intelligence, biotechnology and soil microbiome research to develop...
Canada

Ontario Seed Growers Look to Protect the Future of Plant Breeding

With public research under pressure, new Ontario Seed Growers’ Association president Phil Nadalin is focused...
Agricultural tractor spraying green wheat field, applying fertilizer for crop growth
Europe

Better Nitrogen Management Could Cut Farm Carbon Emissions

Improved nitrogen management could reduce energy-related carbon emissions on English farms by up to 13%,...
Farmer analyzing dry soil and damaged corn crop in a parched field using digital tablet, facing climate change challenges
U.S.

Study Reveals Lasting Effects on Corn Stress Tolerance

New research involving 47 corn varieties reveals how early-season heat and drought can have lasting...
Canada

Farmers Are Taking the Lead on the Future of Canadian Wheat Breeding

With Canada's wheat research system facing major changes, CWRC Chair Jocelyn Velestuk says farmers must...
Canada

Can Canada’s Seed Industry Afford to Tell Farmers the Truth?

Independent variety trials help farmers separate meaningful genetic improvements from marketing claims. As seed regulations...
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Europe

Study: European Agricultural Competitiveness Falls Behind Rivals

A new study finds that European agricultural competitiveness is under pressure as crop production growth...
Europe

How One Wild Peanut Changed Breeding Around the World

Wild peanut breeding has a remarkable global legacy. Researchers traced disease resistance from a single...
Europe

A New Phoma Threat Raises the Stakes for Oilseed Rape Breeders

With 95% of UK P. biglobosus isolates resistant to two SDHI fungicides in laboratory tests,...
Europe

The Traits Sunflower Breeders Need May Already Be Growing in the Desert

The HelEx project is crossing wild sunflower material from arid regions into European breeding lines...
Europe

Could AI Speed Up Pheromone Discovery for Emerging Crop Pests?

Researchers identified the lily moth sex pheromone by starting with insect scent receptors rather than...
Canada

Why Saskatchewan Seed Growers are Thinking Beyond Certified Seed

From defending research farms to tackling slow adoption, the Saskatchewan Seed Growers' Association is making...
Europe

Great Wheat Traits Are Being Found. Why Aren’t More Reaching Breeders?

Niab will lead a three-year wheat pre-breeding project funded by BBSRC to move promising traits...
Europe

The Flavour Tomato Breeders Lost May Still Be Hiding in the Wild

Research from the Boyce Thompson Institute shows how wild tomato relatives may help breeders recover...
Canada

Better Genetics Are Running Into an Infrastructure Problem

As breeding tools become more powerful, Canada’s testing, delivery and funding systems are becoming just...
Canada

The Most Important Innovation in Pulse Breeding May Be the Network

Genomics gets the attention, but collaboration among breeders, researchers, producers and seed companies could determine...
U.S.

Bluemuda Turfgrass Could Reduce Sports Field Irrigation

Researchers at Oklahoma State University and Mississippi State University are testing 60 bluemuda turfgrass combinations...
Europe

Why Is Europe Still Importing So Much of Its Livestock Protein?

European protein crops are the focus of a new €5.5 million Horizon Europe project aimed...
Europe

The Next Soybean Breakthrough May Be Underground

Deeper-rooted soybeans are being tested to determine whether they can improve drought resilience and store...
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...
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U.S.

How Biotechnology Could Protect the Crops We Depend On

Crop biotechnology could help protect essential food crops from disease, pests and climate stress. Efforts...
U.S.

SCN Continues to Overcome Widely Used Soybean Resistance

SCN resistance from PI 88788 is becoming less effective as soybean cyst nematode populations adapt,...
Europe

Seed Size Signal Could Support Bigger Crop Seeds

Seed size research has identified a peptide signal that helps coordinate communication between the embryo...
Canada

Could Research Cuts Push Canada’s Young Plant Breeders Elsewhere?

With public research under pressure, emerging scientist Ben Erickson explains what Canada must do to...
Common legumes that are the basis of plant-focused diets
Europe

Crop Side Streams Could Become Consumer Foods

Crop side streams from rapeseed, legumes and potatoes could become new foods for human consumption...
Europe

18% More Maize, 27% Less Nitrogen Loss?

G&E maize varieties could help increase global maize production while reducing reactive nitrogen losses, according...
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...
Canada

7 Simple On-Farm Tests for Measuring Soil Health

From shovel tests and earthworm counts to aggregate stability and Brix readings, these practical assessments...
Europe

One Tomato. Two Eggs’ Worth of Vitamin D?

Sunshine tomato, a precision-bred crop enriched with pro-vitamin D3, has passed a key regulatory milestone...
U.S.

Kentucky Rye Could Create New Markets for Farmers

Kentucky rye research could help farmers turn a cover crop into a cash crop. University...
U.S.

Corn Genetic Diversity Warning Issued by Researchers

A new study warns that corn genetic diversity is critically low for grain yield in...
Europe

Millet Adoption Expanded Bronze Age Farmland

New research led by Vilnius University found that millet adoption helped Bronze Age communities in...
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U.S.

A Big Lesson from NAPB ’26: Technology Isn’t Enough

Corn breeder Zachary Jones explains why communication, confidence and a commitment to rural communities still...
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