EFSA gave positive opinion for Corteva’s GM maize 1507 × NK603 for renewal of authorizationJul. 26, 2018

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given a positive safety assessment to the application EFSA‐GMO‐RX‐008 under Regulation (EC)...

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Enlist E3 soybeans await Chinese approvalJul. 26, 2018

The Enlist weed-control system that features tolerance to 2,4-D choline is a go for cotton. Ditto for corn. Soybeans? Well, all is a go for ...

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Eric Boeck joins Syngenta as Head of Marketing for U.S. SeedsJul. 26, 2018

July 25, Syngenta announced Eric Boeck has joined its U.S. Seeds business leadership team as Head of Marketing.

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Top EU court: GMO rules cover plant gene editing techniqueJul. 26, 2018

Crops obtained by plant breeding technique mutagenesis should fall under laws restricting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), ...

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India competition panel to soon decide on BASF buy of Bayer veg seed businessJul. 25, 2018

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is expected to take a call on the BASF acquisition of Bayer’s vegetable seeds business in India i...

USDA announces deregulation of herbicide-resistant GE cotton from Bayer CropScienceJul. 25, 2018

July 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces the deregulation of Bayer...

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China-owned Syngenta plots growth in challenging home marketJul. 25, 2018

A year on from Syngenta’s $43 billion purchase by ChemChina, the seed and chemical giant is leveraging its new status as a Chinese company ...

Syngenta sales up 5% in H1 FY2018Jul. 25, 2018

Syngenta sales of $7.25 billion were up 5 percent, 2 percent at constant exchange rates (CER) versus H1 2017. Divestments reduced reported ...

Beck's Hybrids expand into Minnesota, so. DakotaJul. 25, 2018

Their signs were out last year, in the ditches, next to fields and more are likely to be out in the 2018 growing season. Beck's Hybrids is s...

USDA: Most U.S. corn and cotton acreage in 2018 used GE seeds with stacked traitsJul. 24, 2018

Currently, over 90 percent of corn, cotton, and soybean acreage in the United States is planted with genetically engineered (GE) seeds.

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Syngenta launches Formula M for seed treatment in ArgentinaJul. 24, 2018

Syngenta has announced the launch of Formula M, a new solution for seed treatment. According to the company, this technology helps achieve a...

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Danziger and Syngenta Flowers in North America announce a new marketing initiative ThinkPlantsJul. 24, 2018

Danziger and Syngenta Flowers announced recently the launch of a new marketing initiative that will include their respective perennial portf...

Cambodia: New hybrid corn seed to be ready for use next yearJul. 24, 2018

After four years of research, Cambodian scientists have created the country’s first variety of hybrid corn, with hopes running high it will...

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New partnership to reduce Rwanda’s seed import billJul. 24, 2018

Rwanda’s annual maize seed imports are set to drop drastically thanks to a new private sector partnership that seeks to produce hybrid seed...

Next generation breeding starts in the simulatorJul. 24, 2018

Breeding crops, with the goal to improve varieties, happens already for thousands of years. With the increase of available information and t...

S&W Seed Company expands stevia collaboration with international consumer products companyJul. 24, 2018

July 23, S&W Seed Company announced that it has expanded its existing agreement with an international consumer products company to perform b...

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For noncommercialization of Bt eggplant, Filipino farmers losing P33.85 billionJul. 23, 2018

Filipino farmers are losing as much as P33.85 billion annually due to noncommercialization of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) eggplant as the ge...

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Seed-producing cooperatives improve access to quality seeds in West and Central Africa.Jul. 23, 2018

A new study by the Access to Seeds Index, supported by Agence Française de Développement, the Government of The Netherlands and AgriCord, ...

Sakata Vegetables Europe has obtained ISTA accreditationJul. 23, 2018

Sakata Vegetables Europe site in Uchaud (France) has recently obtained ISTA* Accreditation. This enables us to issue certificates carrying t...

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Syngenta is committed to developing innovative seed offeringsJul. 23, 2018

As the seed industry continues to change, Syngenta is changing, too, but not in a way growers and resellers have come to expect. During a ti...

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Battle lines drawn as EU court weighs fate of gene-edited cropsJul. 23, 2018

Gene editing in agriculture takes center stage this Wednesday when Europe’s highest court rules in a case that could determine the fate of ...

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Syngenta Seedcare launches new product at the International Institute of Sugar Beet Research congressJul. 23, 2018

The IIRB , the International Institute of Sugar Beet Research is an international organisation that establishes collaboration between differ...

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Inari, a plant breeding technology company, introduces its mission to transform agriculture and to impact society and the environmentJul. 20, 2018

Inari, a Flagship Pioneering company headquartered in Cambridge, launches a transformational plant breeding technology company. Inari began ...

Calyxt and S&W Seed Company announce milestone in alfalfa seed development programJul. 20, 2018

Calyxt, Inc., a consumer-centric, food- and agriculture-focused company, and S&W Seed Company, a global leader in the alfalfa seed industry,...

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Throttled by activists at home, Indian GM seed firms find great demand overseasJul. 20, 2018

Mahyco inks deal with Kenyan government to export GM cotton seeds, JK Agri Genetics finds Ethiopian Bt cotton market.

Purdue University study finds key to plant growth control mechanismJul. 20, 2018

A Purdue University study has mapped a complex series of pathways that control the shape of plant cells. The findings are an important step ...

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Arcadia Biosciences and Shriram Bioseed reach milestone in developing extended shelf life tomatoesJul. 20, 2018

Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an agricultural food ingredient company, and Shriram Bioseed, a leading research and hybrid seed development comp...

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How plant breeding technologies could make fruits and vegetables more exciting to eatJul. 20, 2018

Forget vegetables with dull colors and fuzzy skin or fruits that lack of flavor--the produce aisle of the future could offer plant products ...

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