Australia to approve Monsanto's GM canola for field trialJun. 22, 2018

Monsanto proposes to conduct a field trial of one canola line genetically modified for tolerance to dicamba herbicide, and dual herbicide to...

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Plants have unique lock to control expression of genes, study findsJun. 22, 2018

Purdue University scientists have discovered evidence that the repressive structures that plants use to keep genes turned off is built with ...

Yield10 Bioscience researchers publish research in Plant Cell Reports describing the development of its camelina platform as a model crop for novel yield trait discoveryJun. 22, 2018

Yield10 Bioscience, Inc., a Company developing new technologies to create step-change improvements in crop yield to enhance global food secu...

Former CEO Hugh Grant: Life After the Monsanto SaleJun. 22, 2018

After nearly 40 years at Monsanto Co., the company that spread genetically engineered seed across the U.S. heartland and beyond, now-former ...

CIMMYT projects working to enhance business agility of South Asian seed companiesJun. 21, 2018

Improved seed with proper management practices is an important agricultural input which can boost crop productivity by more than 50 percent....

Warmer climate will dramatically increase the volatility of global corn cropsJun. 21, 2018

Corn, or maize, is the most widely grown crop in the world. Used in food, cooking oil, industrialized foods, livestock feed and even automob...

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Expected ruling of European Court on the genetic modification of plants may offer opportunities for situation-specific safety analyses of new varietiesJun. 21, 2018

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) should “normally” decide on the future of the so-called new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) before t...

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APSA/WorldVeg Vegetable Breeding Consortium: Growing stronger with every new memberJun. 21, 2018

The Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA)/World Vegetable Center Vegetable Breeding Consortium held its second annual workshop on 16-17 May...

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UC granted a key CRISPR gene editing patentJun. 21, 2018

The University of California has scored a victory in the multi-fronted war for rights to CRISPR-Cas9 technology, a powerful tool for editing...

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Canola R&D collaboration between Nuseed and DL Seeds focuses on North American marketJun. 21, 2018

Nuseed and DL Seeds announced they’ve entered into a spring canola research and development collaboration where they will contribute capabi...

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Why Kaveri Seeds, which was propelled by hybrid cotton to the top, needs to do an encore with maize, rice and vegetables?Jun. 20, 2018

Even today, Mithun Chand has a vivid recollection of his visit to the Indian Seed Congress in February 2011. Kaveri Seed Company, the busine...

Breeding company Don Mario is mounting a gene-editing lab in BrazilJun. 20, 2018

Buenos Aires, June 18th. Asociados Don Mario (ADM), a breeding company based at Chacabuco (Buenos Aires Province), is a global leading compa...

The seed of champions from Barenbrug at FIFA World Cup - Dutch grass in RussiaJun. 19, 2018

Grass seed producer Royal Barenbrug Group from Nijmegen (NL) is the only Dutch company to supply the 2018 World Cup in Russia with grass see...

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Review of Syngenta's bell pepper event: What does the future hold for bell peppers?Jun. 19, 2018

The second edition of the Syngenta Bell Pepper Event was held last week. Entitled "What does the future hold for Bell Peppers", it was held ...

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East-West Seed targets growing urban farming marketJun. 19, 2018

Vegetable and flower seed producer and supplier East-West Seed Co. is planning to expand its portfolio by offering vertical farming solution...

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South Korea joins Japan in halting Canadian wheat after exports GMO discoveryJun. 19, 2018

South Korea has suspended the sale of wheat and flour from Canada after the North American nation announced last week the discovery in mid-2...

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HarvXtra alfalfa trait deregulated in ArgentinaJun. 19, 2018

The forage industry’s first genetically enhanced, reduced-lignin alfalfa trait, known as HarvXtra® Alfalfa, developed to maximize quality ...

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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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