Zambia government launches the SADC seed certification and harmonized seed regulation systemDec. 7, 2018

Zambia government has launched the Southern African Development Community (SADC) seed certification and harmonized seed regulation system.

Education may be key ingredient in CRISPR technology adoptionDec. 7, 2018

Will consumers accept the CRISPR Cas9 gene editing technology and the wealth of new products and cropping innovations it promises to usher i...

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Researchers breed new edamame plants suitable for U.S. productionDec. 7, 2018

Virginia Tech researchers are collaborating on a research project that focuses on growing stronger and sweeter edamame in the U.S. to boost ...

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British farmers 'could lead the way' on gene editing after BrexitDec. 7, 2018

Michael Gove has said that British scientists and farmers could “lead the way” on gene editing after the UK leaves the EU.

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World premiere: KWS acquires exclusive license for long-lasting encapsulation of biologicalsDec. 7, 2018

A major advance for sustainable agriculture: Using a new method, KWS is the first company to make long-lasting seed capsules containing biol...

Marrone Bio Innovations launches TerraConnect new biological seed and soil platformDec. 7, 2018

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. launches TerraConnect, a new global biological soil applied and seed treatment platform delivering growers hig...

We have enough supplies' says Seed CoDec. 6, 2018

The Zimbabwe’s largest seed producer, Seed Co Limited, says it has enough capacity to meet local market’s seed requirements for the 2018 /...

With a temperature sensor in hand, UC Riverside researchers can engineer crops that produce yields in warmer climatesDec. 6, 2018

When it gets hot outside, humans and animals have the luxury of seeking shelter in the shade or cool, air-conditioned buildings. But plants ...

Uganda: Parliament approves GMO BillDec. 6, 2018

Parliament has finally passed a Bill intended to provide a regulatory framework that facilitates the safe development and application of bio...

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Latest developments in seed markets: new OECD report released todayDec. 6, 2018

This OECD report provides an in-depth assessment of structural changes in global markets for seed and biotechnology based on new data on mar...

Texas A&M AgriLife receives sponsored support for agrigenomics lab from PerkinElmerDec. 6, 2018

Texas A&M AgriLife announced PerkinElmer Inc. has agreed to further support the growing field of agrigenomics through a sponsored collaborat...

After investing $ 40 million, Sakata Seed Corporation opened its office in ArgentinaDec. 6, 2018

The Japanese company of seeds of vegetables and flowers Sakata Seed Corporation inaugurated his commercial offices in Argentina with an init...

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Syngenta partners with Ram Trucks to help farmers maximize ROI potential through NKDec. 5, 2018

Syngenta is joining forces with Ram Trucks to add value for the American farmer through NK® corn and soybeans. Eligible buyers of a new Ram...

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Nunhems offers with F1 Coliseum the first frog skin melon with resistance to the New Delhi virusDec. 5, 2018

The Nunhems® brand has managed to reinvent the concept of frog skin melon with the launch of the F1 Coliseum.

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New KWS varieties deliver high yield and excellent disease resistanceDec. 5, 2018

KWS sees two new high-yielding quality wheats, a two-row winter barley and a conventional oilseed rape added to the 2019-20 AHDB Recommended...

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Seed Care Dedication, innovation and repeated testing goes into every seed treatmentDec. 5, 2018

Seed treatments have come a long way over the past 20 years. In most modern seed treatments – fungicides, insecticides, nematicides, benefi...

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Canadian farmers say no to ‘blank cheque’ on seed royaltiesDec. 4, 2018

Some farmers are willing to pay more in royalties to encourage cereal crop breeding — but they don’t want to sign a blank cheque.

NRGene announces expanded licensing agreement with Bayer for the GenoMAGIC platformDec. 4, 2018

NRGene, the worldwide leader in genomic analysis, announces a key milestone in its multi-year licensing agreement with Bayer for the use of ...

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Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization unveils new seed varieties to curb deadly maize diseaseDec. 4, 2018

Researchers have developed eight maize varieties that are resistant to the lethal necrosis viral disease.

Scientists develop new 'climate proof' crops with help of nuclear technologyDec. 4, 2018

New rice and green bean plants are now being rolled out to help farmers grow more of these staple foods despite higher temperatures caused b...

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DSV expands wheat, oilseed rape and maize rangesDec. 3, 2018

New varieties of wheat, oilseed rape and forage joined DSV’s established portfolio of wheat, OSR and cover crops on their stand at CropTec ...

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Bayer to launch oilseed rape seed dressing for 2020Dec. 3, 2018

Bayer is planning to launch an oilseed rape seed dressing for autumn 2020 to boost crop establishment and early growth just as other seed co...

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HM.Clause India holds first open day in the Hyderabad regionDec. 3, 2018

On 21 November 2018, HM.CLAUSE India held its first ever open day at one of its ten local experimental stations in India, near Hyderabad.

Penn State root research results in breeding of improved bean plants for AfricaDec. 3, 2018

In the culmination of more than a decade of research on root traits conducted by Penn State plant scientists, about three tons of seed for c...

With strong showing at harvest, Syngenta's NK corn and soybeans help maximize ROI potentialNov. 30, 2018

Harvest results indicate that NK® corn and soybeans are once again delivering high yields on farms across the U.S. Backed by the extensive ...

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Avoid yield losses from volunteer corn with herbicide controlNov. 30, 2018

Farmers in the Corn Belt have an option for controlling yield-robbing volunteer corn next season. Many farmers are considering the use of co...

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Africa’s SMEs key to increasing access to improved seed varieties by smallholder farmersNov. 30, 2018

For Africa to realize its dream of attaining food and nutrition security, and improved livelihoods of its populations, the private sector mu...