DowDuPont leads Global CRISPR patent landscape; Broad Institute owns critical eukaryotic gene editing patentsFeb. 20, 2018

iRunway, a technology research firm specializing in patent licensing and litigation, has released a global patent landscape report on CRISPR...

What is insight the tomato? Breeding has had influenced the chemical composition and taste of tomatoFeb. 20, 2018

Plant cultivation and breeding was the foundation of humans’ sedentary lifestyle. But how did the human influence affect plants and their c...

Optical sorting helps boost Chile’s seed economyFeb. 20, 2018

Bühler’s SORTEX® optical sorting technology is enabling Monsanto to improve quality, reduce operational time and decrease the amount of v...

IRRI, CAAS, and BMGF team up to develop rice varieties for a Greener RevolutionFeb. 20, 2018

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) together with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the Bill and Melinda ...

New discoveries require changes to plant pathology teaching material and computer modelsFeb. 20, 2018

Experts in plant pathology from Wageningen University & Research have published new research results that are so remarkable and unexpected t...

ADM, Syngenta settle lawsuit over biotech corn exports to ChinaFeb. 19, 2018

U.S. grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland Co has settled a lawsuit with Syngenta over the seed company’s launch of a biotech corn strain t...

Dr. Bill Rooney appointed to Texas A&M’s Borlaug-Monsanto Chair for Plant Breeding and International Crop ImprovementFeb. 19, 2018

Dr. Bill Rooney, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research sorghum breeder in the Texas A&M department of soil and crop sciences in College Station, has...

IRRI team develops a tool that tracks and stops bacterial blight outbreaks in riceFeb. 19, 2018

A revolutionary tool called the PathoTracer has been developed at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and it can identify the e...

Australia - Power of gene editing to be explored at Perth GRDC Research UpdateFeb. 16, 2018

Biotechnology and its potential to revolutionise wheat breeding and crop protection will be explored at the State’s upcoming premier grains...

Origin and Elastos announce collaboration in developing an agribusiness transaction, data service platform using blockchain technologiesFeb. 16, 2018

Origin Agritech Ltd. and Elastos Foundation recently announced their plan to develop a global strategic partnership for mutually beneficial ...

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FSANZ consults on new breeding techniquesFeb. 16, 2018

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) recently released a consultation paper seeking feedback on new breeding techniques and current ...

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House approves protections for all Oregon seed growersFeb. 16, 2018

Early organization has proved advantageous for supporters of a bill establishing minimum contract protections for all Oregon seed growers, w...

Genetic limits threaten chickpeas, a globally critical foodFeb. 15, 2018

Perhaps you missed the news that the price of hummus has spiked in Great Britain. The cause, as the New York Times reported on February 8: d...

Australia approves Syngenta's GM cotton for the commercial releaseFeb. 15, 2018

The Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) recently issued a licence in response to application DIR 157, authorising the ...

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EU Commission: Bayer-Monsanto merger can't 'impair' competitionFeb. 15, 2018

Activists claim “the merger would be an extremely risky consolidation of corporate power, not to mention a serious threat to food supplies ...

Nufarm's omega-3 canola gets green lightFeb. 14, 2018

Agricultural chemicals supplier and seeds developer Nufarm has received approval to produce the world's first plant-based source of long cha...

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Scientists identify factors which drive the evolution of herbicide resistanceFeb. 14, 2018

Scientists from the University of Sheffield have identified factors which are driving the evolution of herbicide resistance in crops – some...

S&W Seed announces second quarter fiscal 2018 financial resultsFeb. 13, 2018

S&W Seed Company announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 ended December 31, 2017.

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Monsanto announces 3rd generation GMO soybean in BrazilFeb. 13, 2018

The third generation of genetically-modified soybean should arrive in the Brazilian market by October, 2020, when the import release will be...

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For the first time, researchers have isolated a natural resistance gene to SeptoriaFeb. 13, 2018

What is so encouraging about the first successful unpicking of a wheat gene that confers resistance to a devastating fungal disease is the p...

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Global warming could cause key culinary crops to release seeds prematurelyFeb. 13, 2018

Climate change is threatening crop yields worldwide, yet little is known about how global warming will confuse normal plant physiology. Rese...

Rijk Zwaan launches range of rocket varietiesFeb. 13, 2018

As a major player in the babyleaf segment, for the past decade Rijk Zwaan has been harbouring a desire to add rocket to its already extensiv...

AgReliant Genetics continues to invest in soybean business by including Aroma Park, Illinois facility in soybean productionFeb. 13, 2018

AgReliant Genetics has announced that its Aroma Park location will be converted to a soybean conditioning facility in addition to serving as...

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DowDuPont Opens California Innovation CenterFeb. 12, 2018

The Agriculture Division of DowDuPont announced its opening of the Bay Area Innovation Center in California. The site features a research an...

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Mutation in single rice gene cancels interspecific hybrid sterilityFeb. 12, 2018

Scientists successfully employed mutagenesis to identify the gene that causes hybrid sterility in rice, which is a major reproductive barrie...

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Plant Breeding for a Better, Less Bitter SeedFeb. 12, 2018

Mustard seeds are a great source of protein, but they taste horrible. Now a group of geneticists is working to breed a better seed without t...

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