Indian, MNC seed firms form new associationApr. 18, 2018

Global and domestic seed companies like Monsanto, Syngenta, Rasi Seeds and Shriram Bioseeds have formed a new association 'Alliance for Agri...

Why the Ag industry should care about intellectual propertyApr. 17, 2018

Knowing how to properly protect your crop is essential if the rewards for its research and development are to be realized. A new plant varie...

Midwest Seed Coating to open New Seed Coating FacilityApr. 17, 2018

Next month (May 2018), Midwest Seed Coating will begin production in New Albany, Indiana. This facility will focus on custom seed coatings f...

New genomic tool searches wheat's wild past to improve crops of the futureApr. 17, 2018

Early this month, a new genetic directory launched will enable researchers and breeders to scan the genomes of wild relatives of modern whea...

UK: New code approved to minimise risk of elevated erucic acid levels in certified seedApr. 17, 2018

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) and the British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB), representing the seed breeding and distrib...

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Tanzania: New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improveApr. 16, 2018

A new maize variety is expected to combat food scarcity in Geita where pests and drought ravage crops.

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Spain: Sakata inaugurates new research centre in AlmeriaApr. 16, 2018

On 6 April, Sakata inaugurated its new seed research, development and production centre in the municipality of La Puebla de Vícar, in Almer...

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ICRISAT and Corteva Agriscience, agriculture division of DowDuPont, collaborate for sharing advanced breeding technologies to improve crops that feed millionsApr. 16, 2018

April 12, The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of ...

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Zimbabwe: Seed Co introduces new maize varietiesApr. 16, 2018

Seed Co, Zimbabwe's biggest supplier of a variety of certified crop seeds, has introduced a new climate smart variety of maize seed known as...

Cannabinoid Research Leader ebbu announce partnership with Hardy Boy Farms to continue their efforts to revolutionize hemp cannabinoid productionApr. 16, 2018

Ebbu, one of the leading cannabinoid research companies in the world and Hardy Boy Farms, one of Colorado’s largest greenhouse operators, a...

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Arista Cereal Technologies achieves major commercial milestones for its high amylose wheatApr. 16, 2018

Arista Cereal Technologies (Arista) announces significant progress in its commercialization of high fiber wheat.

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Seed treatments an important tool in Russian wheat aphid controlApr. 16, 2018

The damage to cereal crops from the Russian wheat aphid (RWA) was first described in the early 1900’s in Russia, and over the next 100 year...

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Syngenta announces the acquisition of Abbott & CobbApr. 13, 2018

Syngenta announced the acquisition of Abbott & Cobb, a U.S.-owned independent breeder, producer and marketer of vegetable seeds.

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Bt Technology helps protect crops from fall armywormApr. 12, 2018

Insects can be both helpful and harmful to farmers growing crops. In the case of the highly invasive Fall Armyworm, they’re devastating and...

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EFSA issues positive scientific opinion for Syngenta’s Agrisure Duracade traitApr. 12, 2018

Syngenta today announced that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a positive scientific opinion for Syngenta’s event 5307 ...

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Australia approves field trial for RMIT University's GM buffalo grassApr. 12, 2018

The Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) recently issued a licence in response to application DIR 156, authorising the ...

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The future is bright for the Limagrain wheat breeding programmeApr. 12, 2018

LG Candidate Varieties for Recommended List 2019-20heat varieties to market that offer a range of attributes to reflect the differing agrono...

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Why the USDA decided not to over-regulate CRISPR crops—and what it means for agriculture's futureApr. 11, 2018

On 28 March, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that “USDA does not regulate or have any plans to regulate plants that could otherwise h...

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Advanta Seeds adds Leo Brown to lead forage Business DevelopmentApr. 11, 2018

Advanta Seeds, a global agriculture company specializing in seeds and agricultural solutions, announces the addition of Leo Brown as Busines...

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Zimbabwe: Seed Co lauds climate-resilient productsApr. 11, 2018

Zimbabwe local crop seed producer, Seed Co has lauded its climate-resilient products for playing a pivotal role in improving the country’s ...

Deleplanque and SUET jointly acquire German seed company StrubeApr. 11, 2018

Deleplanque & Compagnie SA (Maisons-Laffitte, France) and SUET Saat- und Erntetechnik GmbH (Eschwege, Germany) acquired 60 percent (Deleplan...

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Hazera launches its new breeding & trial station in TurkeyApr. 11, 2018

Hazera recently launched its new breeding and trial station in Antalya, Turkey.The large, 3-acres station provides the state-of-the-art faci...

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Oregon grass seed growers keep close watch on U.S.-China trade frictionApr. 10, 2018

Grass seed growers in the U.S. west state of Oregon are keeping close watch on the ongoing U.S.-China trade skirmishes, which they fear woul...

Rice revelations: nine new genome assemblies uncover key traits and evolutionary cluesApr. 10, 2018

Revered around the world, rice is a staple food for nearly half of the population. But as that population grows, rice breeders are faced wit...

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SpectraSeed – Digital analysis can predict germination capacityApr. 10, 2018

The SpectraSeed project in grass seed, run by Aarhus University and DLF, has resulted in developing a method, which can predict the radicle ...

Nigeria targets 60% drop in wheat import by 2025, as Flour Mills backs high yielding seedApr. 10, 2018

Nigeria will reduce wheat importation by 60 per cent by 2025 as the Flour Mills had initiated and supported the production of improved and h...

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Wheat research discovery yields genetic secrets that could shape future cropsApr. 10, 2018

A new study has isolated a gene controlling shape and size of spikelets in wheat in a breakthrough which could help breeders deliver yield i...

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