Canada's seed sector contributes billions to the economy

Potencial ameaça ao cultivo de trigo no Brasil

New bioinformatic tools accelerate genome assembly

Krauter Solutions introduces patent-pending Controlled Atmosphere Seed Storage system

Golden Acres Genetics announces new sales representative for Louisiana and Eastern Arkansas

U.S. Federal Register:
- Syngenta Seeds, Inc.; Availability of petition and environmental assessment for determination of nonregulated status for corn genetically engineered to produce an enzyme that facilitates ethanol production
- USDA/ARS intends to grant to Allied Seed L.L.C. of Nampa, Idaho an exclusive license to the variety of birdsfoot trefoil "Witt'', described in Plant Variety Protection Certificate Number 200700300

Increasing calcium in carrots and other vegetables
Aumentando el calcio en las zanahorias y otras verduras

Increasing grain yield and improving adaptation of pearl lupin (Lupinus mutabilis)

Australian canola crop report

George Washington Carver sculpture to be unveiled at Iowa State University's Seed Science Center

Welternährung - Pflanzen für die Menschheit

Embrapa: Cursos abordam boas práticas agrícolas em milho e sorgo

Movement on the resistance front exposes wheat killers

Caution urged for Queensland potato growers following Victoria outbreak of potato cyst nematode

Gentechnik: Welttreffen der Sicherheitsforschung

Alberta iCORE researcher leads international genome project - C$2 million supports DNA sequencing of 1,000 plant species

Bayer CropScience offers Poncho 500 rebate to U.S. growers

Monsanto announces 2008 preliminary corn yield data; head-to-head trials underscore economic value U.S. farmers receive from Monsanto corn products

Intervention sur maïs : Le Conseil européen des Ministres de l’Agriculture doit rectifier le tir
Maize intervention : The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers must now rectify matters

A big bunch of tomatoes?

Demonstration strip trials confirm Bayer CropScience InVigor canola hybrids yield advantage of 5 to 6 bu/ac over Roundup Ready hybrids

New Kansas State University sorghum breeder brings international experience

Gianni Bernardotto new Managing Director De Ruiter Seeds - Further enhancement market orientation De Ruiter Seeds
Gianni Bernardotto, nieuwe algemeen directeur De Ruiter Seeds - Verdere versterking marktoriëntatie De Ruiter Seeds
Gianni Bernardotto nuevo Director General De Ruiter Seeds - Mayor fortalecimiento de la orientación al mercado de De Ruiter Seeds

Limagrain op Rundvee- en Akkerbouwdagen Gorinchem

New gene silencing pathway found in plants

Coexistence in the European Union - Return of the moratorium on GM crops?

Root-knot Nematode resistant bell peppers

University of Adelaide researchers identify new sources of stem and leaf rust resistance in wild grasses relatives of wheat

Aphids cause havoc for canola producers in New South Wales

Controle de plantas daninhas na soja resistente ao glyphosate

USDA Agricultural Research Service licenses hairy vetch varieties
ARS concede licencias para comercialización de nuevas variedades de veza vellosa

Western Australia lifts moratorium on commercial production of GM cotton

Bayer CropScience successful in preventing counterfeiting in China
Bayer CropScience erfolgreich im Kampf gegen chinesische Produktfälschung

Devgen concludes successful sales season and sets a solid base for substantial growth in 2009

Wheat variety upgrades for Eastern Australia

Regulatory genes control a key morphological and ecological trait transferred between species

A rapid, non-invasive procedure for quantitative assessment of drought survival using chlorophyll fluorescence

Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture publishes "Projections of Agribusiness 2008/2009 to 2018/2019”

Alterando paradigmas no cultivos de triticale

Another record-setting year for U.S. soy exports

Vietnam to test GM crops in 2009-10 and launch commercial plantings in 2011

Root-knot nematode, the silent thief that steals cotton patch profits

New co-operation agreement signed between the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Pesticide industry intensifies fight against illegal pesticides Spain and Poland

El euro que se invierte en agricultura es el euro más rentable en ayuda al desarrollo

Bioengineered Crops as Tools for International Development: Opportunities and Strategic Considerations

New genetic resources for cereal crops
Nuevos recursos genéticos para los cultivos cereales

Pioneer Hi-Bred and Farms Technology launch new instant hedging and cash grain commodity transaction service

APEX Genetics Inc. acquires Hi-Lo Seed LLC sales network

Purdue University study is a step toward disease-resistant crops, sustainability

Vilmorin: chiffre d'affaires du premier trimestre 2008-2009 en ligne avec les objectifs: +5,1%
Vilmorin: Sales for the 1st quarter 2008-2009 on line with objectives: + 5.1%

LaSalle County, Illinois corn farmer breaks 300 bushel per acre mark with Beck's Hybrids’ 6733HXR

Erstmals mehr als drei Millionen Tonnen Rapsschrot verfüttert – Deutsche Ölmühlen setzen auf weitere Qualitätssteigerungen

Urgent call for global fight against the wheat stem rust disease strain Ug99 - Major wheat producing countries agree on roadmap to battle virulent fungus

Nunhems introduces the next generation in leek

Monsanto’s statement on safety allegations related to transgenic maize NK603 X MON 810

Arcadia Biosciences and Semillas Fito announce research and commercial development agreement for extended shelf-life tomatoes

Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia lança nesta sexta-feira o Portal Central Biosafety Clearing House Brasil

GRDC, The Crop Doctor: Continuous cropping favours cereal cyst nematode

Bayer CropScience CEO opens new rice development center in Thailand
Bayer CropScience-Vorstandschef eröffnet neues Reis-Entwicklungszentrum in Thailand

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Crop reports

Downey mildew on maize in Tamil Nadu, India

Pollinator decline is not reducing crop yields just yet

USDA still expects 2008’s corn crop to be second largest ever

USDA/APHIS proposes to allow importation of eggplant from Israel

GreenLeaf Genetics names Jack Walker to the company’s genetic sales staff

La UE debate cambiar los procesos de aprobación de los OMGs

Monsanto Canada: 2009 introduction of Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ soybeans offers Canadian growers opportunity for better yields, better returns

INCOTEC-Proteios, a unique ag company, opens doors in South Africa

Syngenta acquires Argentine seeds company SPS
Syngenta acquiert le semencier argentin SPS
Syngenta erwirbt Saatgutunternehmen SPS in Argentinien

Annuals converted into perennials - Only two genes make the difference between herbaceous plants and trees

Kenya prepares to approve biosafety legislation

FAO's latest "Food Outlook" forecasts record world cereal harvest, but troubles loom ahead

U.S. National Research Council report: "Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology (2008)"

Monsanto completes expansion of Jerseyville, Illinois facility, home of world's first biotechnology field trial

DuPont to build corn seed production capacity in Hermiston, Oregon to meet strong global demand

Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential

Argentina: Planta transgénica resistente a los insectos recibe el premio Innovar 2008

Ahern International Seeds announces the addition of Ing. Victor Hugo Retes to spearhead Research and Development in its Celaya branch

Sclerotinia on sunflower in Manitoba, Canada

Soybean rust in Mississippi did not hurt the crop

Canada's National Forum on Seed: working group on variety naming and identification to meet December 16 2008
Forum national sur les semences: réunion du groupe de travail portant sur la dénomination et l'identification des variétés le 16 décembre 2008

Conférence Biodiversité & Agriculture : l’INRA affirme son engagement

Embrapa Cerrados e Ministério da Agricultura da Tunísia acertam intercâmbio de germoplasma de trigo

Dow AgroSciences announces agreement to acquire Brodbeck Seed

Syngenta Crop Protection Canada launches commercial treater certification program

"Baylab plants" lab for schools opened in Monheim: Bayer CropScience encourages students’ interest in science and new technologies
Eröffnung des Bayer CropScience Schülerlabors "Baylab plants" in Monheim: Schüler für Naturwissenschaften und neue Technologien begeistern

USDA/ARS to release advanced drought-hardy soybean breeding lines with stamina
Líneas de soya con resistencia a la sequía

Pioneer Hi-Bred research brings new levels of protection against soybean diseases - Higher levels of resistance combat sudden death syndrome (SDS) and soybean cyst nematode (SCN)

Pioneer Hi-Bred names Bill Ramsey Livestock Information Manager in Western U.S.

Breakthrough genetic solution for clubroot coming soon - New canola hybrid from Pioneer Hi-Bred will be the first product available with resistance to the disease

Repeat of 1980s for agriculture unlikely, say Purdue University agricultural economists

Australian cereal rust report, November 2008: Stripe rust pathotype ‘Jackie Yr27’ detected for the first time

Devgen announces the intention to close its pharma division and to fully focus on the development of its agro business

Republic of the Philippines leads in development of GM crops in Southeast Asia

IRRI's quarterly magazine Rice Today and and The Rice Trader, Inc. team up to create mouthpiece for critical global industry

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GMOs: Application for the release into environment of genetically modified potatoes with altered starch metabolism under simplified procedure (2009 - 2010)

Gene-silencing technique to be deployed against soybean fungus
Técnica del silenciamiento de genes será usada contra un hongo de soya

GRDC, The Crop Doctor: Myth busting false lupin logic

"Es necesario que la población perciba las ventajas que la biotecnología está aportando a su vida diaria"

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Corn and soybean price recovery

National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) course plugs vital skills gap in training for plant breeders

Bayer CropScience and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences sign memorandum of understanding, initiate joint projects in seeds and traits business development
Bayer CropScience und die Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences unterzeichnen Vereinbarung Strategische Partnerschaft zum Ausbau des Saatgut- und Traitsgeschäfts

Planta invasora é o principal problema no início da safra de soja

Corngrass: youthful plant may quicken biofuels research
El pasto de maíz podría acelerar las investigaciones sobre los biocombustibles

Bayer CropScience plans to invest EUR 15 million in Nunhems’ Parma site in the U.S.
Bayer CropScience investiert 15 Millionen Euro am Nunhems-Standort Parma in den USA

Monsanto Company to invest in technologies for sugarcane with acquisitions of CanaVialis and Alellyx

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Marwit Capital Partners II announces the acquisition of Bruce Seed Farm

Hanoi, Vietnam to host 3rd International Rice Congress in 2010

Southeast Asian nations endorse rice action plan

Monsanto's DEKALB brand introduces new genetic corn families, new soybeans and more YieldGard VT Triple corn hybrids to Eastern Canada in 2009
DEKALB offrira de nouvelles familles génétiques de maïs, de nouvelles variétés de soya et davantage d'hybrides de maïs YieldGard VT Triple dans l'est du Canada en 2009

Maize without borders: Reforming maize seed sector policies to meet farmers' needs in Africa

Syngenta to acquire assets from Bulgarian distributor AgroStar and to set up own organization in Sofia

SAATEN-UNION newsletter:
- Diabrotica: Die natürliche Resistenz ist jetzt Wirklichkeit
- Ein neuer Stern am Maishimmel

Evolution de la flore adventice du tournesol sur 30 ans

Deutsche Gemeinschaft zur Förderung der privaten deutschen Pflanzenzüchtung: Trockenstress-tolerante Zierpflanzen - BMELV gibt Startschuss für zukunftsweisendes Forschungsprojekt

Australian OGTR: DIR 091 - Commerical release of cotton genetically modified for insect resistance (Widestrike Insect Protection cotton)

Agrônomos e produtores do Cazaquistão visitam centro de pesquisas da Coodetec

Lancaster University researchers investigate whether dipping seeds in an acid could make spraying pesticides in later life unnecessary

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA): Request from the European Commission related to the safeguard clause invoked by France on maize MON810 according to Article 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC and the emergency measure according to Article 34 of Regulation No 1829/2003/EC - Scientific opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms

Les experts européens ont tranché : la suspension du maïs OGM par la France est totalement injustifiée

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA): Request from the European Commission to review scientific studies related to the impact on the environment of the cultivation of maize Bt11 and 1507 - Scientific opinion of the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms

U.S. consumers are looking to sustainable food production to feed global population - Latest  IFIC survey  also  shows stable attitudes on using biotechnology for food production

Bridging the knowledge divide: experiences in communicating crop biotechnology
Combler le fossé des connaissances: expériences de communication dans le domaine de la biotechnologie végétale

Jon E. Moreland picked to manage sales and marketing at Oliver Manufacturing Company

Seeds of a Perfect Storm: Genetically Modified Crops and the Global Food Security Crisis

International Seed Testing Association initiates an experiment to collect information that may be used to determine the reliability of seed mixture test results and establish tolerances

ECO-PB newsletter on organic seeds and plant breeding, Issue III / 2008

Corn researchers discover novel gene shut-off mechanisms

Sustaining Australian agriculture by protecting plant innovation

US Court of International Trade rule cements Canadian farmers' right to trade into US

Dry-down and standibility in an ugly harvest season

Utrecht University researcher grows roots on upper part of plant - Modification could be help improve crop yields and efficiency

Ceres, Inc. names Frank Hardimon Sales Director for its Blade Energy Crops brand

Crop Genome Informatics Laboratory at Iowa State University is largest in the USA

AgVenture announces Maximum Profit System, a comprehensive approach to helping growers attain greater profitability

New Secretary-General outlines future priorities for UPOV

KWS SAAT AG again grows net sales and earnings
KWS SAAT AG ist erneut bei Umsatz und Ertrag gewachsen

Rationalizing and Harmonizing Plant Biotechnology Regulations in Southeast Asia

BASF prepares for a tough business environment

USDA/APHIS implements new electronic system to enhance compliance with biotechnooogy regulations

European Commission authorises the use of Bayer CropScience's GM LLCotton25 in food and feed
Bruselas aprueba la venta de una nueva variedad de algodón transgénico

Georgia accedes to the UPOV Convention
Georgia se adhiere al Convenio de la UPOV
La Géorgie adhère à la convention UPOV
Georgien tritt dem UPOV-Übereinkommen bei

Council of environment ministers of the European Union reach no joint alignment on GM authorisation

Transparency declarations from the major shareholders of Devgen NV

BASF's concept for the sustainable production of fruit and vegetables
Kompetenz für nachhaltige Produktion von Obst und Gemüse

Syngenta acquires Chrysanthemum and Aster business from US flowers producer Yoder Brothers
Syngenta acquiert l’activité chrysanthèmes et asters du producteur de fleurs américain Yoder Brothers
Syngenta erwirbt Chrysanthemen- und Asterngeschäft des US-Blumenproduzenten Yoder Brothers
Syngenta adquiere el negocio de crisantemo y aster del productor ornamental norteamericano Yoder Brothers

Syngenta announces breakthrough sugar cane planting technology in Brazil
Syngenta annonce une percée technologique pour la plantation de la canne à sucre au Brésil
Syngenta entwickelt neuartige Technologie zum Anbau von Zuckerrohr in Brasilien

Australian OGTR: DIR 085/2008 - Limited and controlled release of cotton genetically modified for altered fatty acid composition of the cottonseed oil

Farmer trading now permitted for Vlamingh barley seed in Western Australia

Latham Hi-Tech Hybrids hires Jim Heckman as National Sales Manager

Trigo tipo exportação

USDA/PVPO grants protection to 40 new plant varieties

Surveys show continued strong support for agricultural biotechnology

International Food Information Council publishes "The 2008 Food Biotechnology: A Study of US Consumer Trends Survey"

"New Horizons in Plant Sciences for Human Health and the Environment," a new primer that explores the potential of the National Plant Genome Initiative and the future of plant sciences

University of Florida renews site license for Ariadne’s Pathway Studio software for medical and agricultural-related gene expression and proteomics studies

U.S. National Science Foundation awards 20 new projects for plant genome research

Monsanto establishes graduate assistantship in plant breeding at Texas A&M University

Arcadia Biosciences announces $15 million funding to support commercial product development and expansion of agricultural biotechnology offerings

Cereals transgènics per pal·liar la fam
Cereales transgénicos para paliar el hambre

Investigadores de la Universidad de Lérida trabajan sobre cereales enriquecidos para el Tercer Mundo

New Mexico State University training workshop helps ‘first detectors’ spot pest and plant disease outbreaks

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Corn and soybean basis

Syngenta Crop Protection seeks students for Florida-based summer internship

Mustang Seeds of Madison, South Dakota acquires Coyote Brand Seeds

Science explains why the tomato grew big

Wageningen UR report shows that possible new European Union crop protection regulation will have serious economic consequences

Rosetta Genomics leverages its MicroRNA platform technologies to launch plant biotech initiative

International Seed Testing Association announces 11th ISTA Proficiency Test on GMO Testing on Canola/Oilseedrape

Doug Schwartzkopf joins AgVenture ProfiSeed as Sales and Marketing Manager

VIB scientists unveil mechanism for ‘up and down’ in plants

U.S. farm credit available, more strings attached, says a Purdue University agricultural economist

Message from the President of the newly formed Afghanistan National Seed Association (ANSA)

Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada: Grains and oilseeds outlook +  Pulses and special crops outlook

Rockefeller Foundation to provide funding to IRRI to shepherd Golden Rice through national, regulatory approval processes in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines

USDA/FAS GAIN report: Republic of Korea - Planting seeds annual

Government of Pakistan and Monsanto likely to finalise Bt cotton accord in November

International genebank specialists discuss strategies to safeguard genetic resources

Syngenta Crop Protection's Voliam Xpress insecticide receives label approval in Arizona, Florida and Texas, key vegetable growing U.S. states

Indiana Crop Improvement Association, Inc. is a Syngenta approved Seed Testing Laboratory to test for Agrisure traits

KeyGene responds to market demands and expands its sequencing capacity with a GS FLX Titanium system

Lantmännen, Svalöf Weibull and BASF agree on share exchange
Lantmännen, Svalöf Weibull und BASF einigen sich auf den Tausch der gegenseitigen Unternehmensbeteiligungen
Lantmännen, Svalöf Weibull och BASF enas om aktiebyte