Exploring natural resistance in vegetable crops never stopsOct. 8, 2018

The most sustainable way to prevent diseases and pests in vegetable cultivation is to develop varieties that are resistant.

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Agristar do Brasil invests R$ 10 million in the modernization of headquarters in São PauloOct. 8, 2018

Brazilian seed company Agristar do Brasil has invested R$ 10 million in its headquarters. Located in Santo Antônio de Posse (SP), the compa...

Super-tomato shows what plant scientists can doOct. 5, 2018

The world produces some 800 billion tomatoes each year — but how many of them are worth eating? Thousands of years of breeding have produce...

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I'm a farmer who wants fair trade, but Trump's tariffs shake future of US agricultureOct. 5, 2018

Trade and tariffs. These words stir emotions and elicit reaction, but the realities are more complex than the debate, and they impact consum...

Calyxt inks agreement with Kemx Global to refine high-oleic soybean oilOct. 5, 2018

Calyxt, Inc., a consumer-centric, food- and agriculture-focused company, announced today that the Company has inked an agreement with KemX G...

Gen­ome-edit­ing scis­sors will re­volu­tion­ise plant breed­ing, yet a pro­fessor fears EU countries will get side-trackedOct. 4, 2018

Genome-editing is the most significant change in plant breeding since gene transfer, which was introduced in the 1990s. Legislators are now ...

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Wheat that pumps iron, naturallyOct. 4, 2018

Is biofortification the best thing since sliced bread? Well, biofortified wheat could certainly make it easier to help some humans get prope...

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Grover Shannon: Breeding profitability into the soybean industryOct. 4, 2018

From meager beginnings as one of 32 graduates from Mississippi’s Tunica County High School Class of 1962, Dr. Grover Shannon was recently h...

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Bartolome on Plant Breeders Act: “We must strongly discuss the farmer’s privilege”Oct. 4, 2018

“The farmer exemption (a.k.a. farmer’s privilege) to the intellectual property rights in seed commerce, that enable him to saved seed for ...

Revealed: a central signal sorting hub in plantsOct. 3, 2018

Plants growing in the wild constantly sense and respond to a multitude of signals by appropriately coordinating biological processes.

A crucial gene controls stem juiciness in sorghum and beyondOct. 3, 2018

Perhaps you've never tasted sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), the fifth most popular crop in the world, but you probably will soon. This ancient gr...

SeedWay acquires the vegetable seed business assets of Champion Seed CompanyOct. 3, 2018

Effective October 1, 2018, SEEDWAY, LLC has acquired the vegetable seed business assets of Champion Seed Company. Since 1959, Champion Seed ...

International scientists gather to tackle new dynamics, challenges in plant breedingOct. 3, 2018

About 300 plant scientists representing 30 countries are gathered this week to discuss new dynamics and challenges in breeding and genomics ...

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Viggo Steffensen to join VerisemOct. 3, 2018

Viggo Steffensen, a seed industry veteran, was named Senior Head of Sales for Verisem B.V. (“Verisem” or the “Company”), a Paine Schwart...

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KWS and J.R. Simplot Company establish joint venture for hybrid potato breedingOct. 3, 2018

KWS SAAT SE and the J.R. Simplot Company have founded a new joint venture company Aardevo B.V., to deliver top performing potato varieties t...

Bayer - An Integrated Pest Management approach (IPM) : Seed treatment – A beneficial solutionOct. 3, 2018

Although seeds have been treated since ancient times and the value of protecting seeds at an early stage is globally recognized, the practic...

Congressman Jason Lewis discusses future of biofuels at Syngenta Seeds' Stanton Minnesota R&D siteOct. 2, 2018

Congressman Jason Lewis (MN-02) recently toured the Syngenta Seeds Stanton, Minnesota, R&D facility and North America Seedcare Institute and...

Advanta Seeds launched igrowth™ new herbicide tolerance technology for grain sorghumOct. 2, 2018

Advanta Seeds launched igrowth™, the first in the world commercial weed control technology for grain sorghum. Igrowth™ is Advanta Seeds pr...

Ag-Biotech taps Dr. Christopher Zalewski as Lead Scientist and Seed Health Lab ManagerOct. 2, 2018

Ag-Biotech, the premiere provider of genomic services trusted by crop breeders and seed producers worldwide for more than 20 years, is pleas...

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Beck’s Hybrids: Customer success drives seed facility expansion in Mount Pleasant, IowaOct. 1, 2018

A family-owned, farmer-led seed company is expanding an Iowa location to better meet its customers needs.

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Argentina: Record harvest of 140 M tons is expected in the 2018/19 seasonOct. 1, 2018

The agricultural harvest of the 2018/19 season would reach 140 million tons, with a new historical record, as a result of the strong advance...

BASF and Corteva Agriscience complete licensing agreement on Clearfield Plus Production System for sunflowersOct. 1, 2018

BASF and Corteva Agriscience™, the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, have completed a licensing agreement for the Clearfield® Plus Produc...