Stine invests $5 million in Ames startup with driverless tractor softwareJun. 18, 2018

US Iowa billionaire Harry Stine is investing $5 million in an Ames tech startup that developed software that takes the farmer out of the tra...

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Critical plant gene takes unexpected detour that could boost biofuel yieldsJun. 18, 2018

For decades, biologists have believed a key enzyme in plants had one function--produce amino acids, which are vital to plant survival and al...

Japan blocks Canadian wheat after unapproved GMO plants found in AlbertaJun. 18, 2018

A Japanese Farm Ministry official said on Friday it has suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after plants containing a genetic...

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Corteva: ‘Mother Nature’ changes the game quickly and demands new agricultural toolsJun. 18, 2018

“Mother Nature” is changing quickly and this requires the adoption of technology-driven solutions that will help both growers and consumer...

What makes some varieties of rice resistant to drought?Jun. 18, 2018

In thirty years, the global population of 7 billion will increase by 30% to a staggering 9.1 billion people. Feeding everyone with the same ...

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Trump’s $50 billion tariff announcement harsh reality for U.S. soybean growersJun. 18, 2018

Weeks of speculation have ended with new anxiety for growers of America’s leading agricultural export: President Trump announced today he i...

USA: Syngenta partnering with Pivot Point on second seed distribution center serving customers in key growing areasJun. 15, 2018

June 14, Syngenta announced the company is partnering with Pivot Point Spencer, Inc. to manage a second seed distribution center. The cold s...

India: Rs 3 crore worth spurious & illegal genetically modified seeds seizedJun. 15, 2018

India Hyderabad: Vigilance and enforcement personnel conducted searches across the state on seed distributors and traders and seized ?3 cror...

Tropic Biosciences raises $10m Series A for Tropical CRISPR TechJun. 15, 2018

Tropic Biosciences, a pioneering leader in the development of new plant varieties in the massive tropical agriculture industry using CRISPR ...

New type of photosynthesis discoveredJun. 15, 2018

The discovery changes our understanding of the basic mechanism of photosynthesis and should rewrite the textbooks.It will also tailor the wa...

DLF main supplier to the Russian stadiumsJun. 15, 2018

Months of preparations are now completed. Now’s the time for a football summer performed at world class pitched. The groundsmen of 12 stadi...

This startup wants to save the banana by editing its genesJun. 14, 2018

In a lab at a U.K. research park, researchers from a startup called Tropic Biosciences are using CRISPR to create a better banana. The start...

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High-protein corn also resistant to parasitic weedJun. 14, 2018

The world produces more corn by weight than any other cereal crop. Corn, also known as maize, is a staple food in many countries. But farmer...

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Researchers turn up the heat on wheatJun. 14, 2018

Kansas State University researchers are turning up the heat on wheat to prove the point that higher nighttime temperatures may be to blame f...

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Exploring photosynthesis in new potato materialJun. 14, 2018

In the framework of the BioSolar Cells programme, a joint project between Wageningen University & Research and Solynta explored the possibil...

Not black and white: the regulatory status of plants from new breeding methodsJun. 13, 2018

The Advocate General takes a differentiated view when assessing the regulatory status of plants resulting from new breeding methods.

New GM rice from ETH makes micronutrients transportation more efficientlyJun. 13, 2018

A team of researchers led by Navreet Bhullar from the Institute of Molecular Plant Biology at ETH Zurich has genetically modified one of the...

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US: Enogen corn from Syngenta has agreements with 30+ plants with combined capacity of 3 billion gallonsJun. 13, 2018

June 12 Syngenta announced that, it has agreements in place with more than 30 ethanol plants with a combined production capacity of approxim...

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Predicted environmental changes could significantly reduce global production of vegetablesJun. 12, 2018

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), is the first systematically to examine the extent to which proje...

Syngenta strengthens U.S. Seeds business with leadership appointmentsJun. 12, 2018

Syngenta today announced two key leadership appointments in its U.S. Seeds business.David Elser appointed to newly created position, as Head...

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Argentina approves Monsanto's GMO corn eventsJun. 12, 2018

Argentina’s Ministry of Agriculture approved the commercialization of corn products and byproducts, for human and animal consumption, that ...

EU blackleg becomes harder to manage as genetic tools failJun. 11, 2018

Farmers in the United Kingdom could be facing trouble with rapeseed as new research warns of a resistance gene at risk in the crop.

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Vietnam: Rijk Zwaan and Lam Dong cooperate to develop new vegetable varietiesJun. 11, 2018

Dutch plant breeding company Rijk Zwaan and Lam Dong provincial agriculture sector reached an agreement on June 8 to promote the research an...

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DuPont Pioneer agronomy research discovers trends in optimum plant density and yield gainsJun. 11, 2018

Analysis of 30 years of corn plant population responses shows that as agronomic optimum plant density increased, the range for maximizing co...

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European studies disprove Seralini’s GMO maize tumor claimsJun. 11, 2018

Three European studies have disproved Gilles-Éric Séralini’s widely circulated claims that genetically modified maize (corn) induces tumo...

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Nigerian farmers want substandard seed dealers punishedJun. 11, 2018

Nigerian Farmers have asked the Federal Government to put in place measure that would check the proliferation of adulterated seeds across th...

DSM and Amulix to work together on bio-based seed coating solutionsJun. 11, 2018

Royal DSM, a global science company active in health, nu¬trition and materials, and Amulix, a developer of starch-based solutions for agric...

Bayer closes Monsanto acquisitionJun. 8, 2018

Bayer successfully completed the acquisition of Monsanto on Thursday. Shares in the U.S. company will no longer be traded on the New York St...

NovaTero registers first arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus based inoculant in BrazilJun. 8, 2018

Brazilian company NovaTero registered for sale the first inoculant Rootella BR in the country, based on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus from t...

Charles Sturt University welcomes Syngenta to the AgriParkJun. 8, 2018

Syngenta announced the launch of their Australian Seedcare Institute at the International Seed Federation conference in Brisbane overnight, ...