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Agri-Science Queensland releases new nematode-resistant wheat bre
05-14-2012

Australian wheat-breeding companies now have access to several new nematode resistant and tolerant wheat lines, which could enhance the approach to managing these

Two additions to the sugar beet RL have yet to gain National List
05-10-2012

Three new sugar beet varieties have been added to the 2013 BBRO Recommended List, although uncertainty surrounds the commercial availability of two of them, which

WSU eyes first two-gene Clearfield wheat variety
05-10-2012

The holder of the Washington State University Vogel Chair of Wheat Breeding and Genetics will discuss the university's first two-gene Clearfield wheat variety duri

Vietnam still keeps cautious with GM crops
05-09-2012

There are three different groups of countries in the world which keep different viewpoints about GMO. The first group includes the countries that advocate GMO, inclu

Proposal to require GM labeling moves ahead in California
05-07-2012

A proposal that would require labels on foods containing genetically modified ingredients is on track to go before California voters -- and the biotechnology indus

American Farm Bureau urges approval of new herbicide-tolerant cor
05-04-2012

The Agriculture Department’s Plant and Animal Health Inspection Service should grant non-regulated status to a new variety of herbicide-tolerant corn, accord

Area cultivated with GM corn drops in Romania
05-04-2012

The total surface area of land cultivated with genetically modified corn in Romania moves downwardly and most likely this year there will be 300 less hectares cult

Mixed results from GM canola trials in Australia
05-02-2012

Trials of genetically modified canola have found the controversial technology isn't always meeting promises of higher yields. The Birchip Cropping Group in west

Monsanto to carry out new GM maize trials in Pakistan
04-23-2012

The multinational agriculture firm Monsanto has been given government permission to conduct a third round of trials of its genetically modified (GM) maize in Pakis

Monsanto launches new downy mildew resistant cucumber hybrids
04-23-2012

This spring, cucumber farmers in the U.S. and Canada will have new hybrid options that help protect against damaging Downy Mildew disease. Monsanto’s Seminis

Uganda to market first GM crop in 2014
04-17-2012

Uganda expects to take its first genetically modified crop to the market in 2014 when a regulatory framework to guide production will have been enacted, say scient

EFSA gives green light for MON810 maize monitoring report
04-16-2012

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a scientific opinion on the Post-Market Environmental Monitoring (PMEM) report for the 2010 cultivation sea

Vietnam recommends more trials of GM feed corn
04-13-2012

Agricultural experts have called for more trials for genetically modified (GM) animal feed corn in different locations. This was positive results in two trials

Poland imposes ban on MON810 GM maize
04-13-2012

Poland has now officially imposed a ban on Monsanto's MON810 GMO maize. Recent protests by beekeepers and anti-GMO activists have resulted in a successful conclusi

BASF enhanced field trials with genetically optimized potatoes
04-12-2012

BASF Plant Science will again conduct field trials this year with genetically optimized potatoes which are undergoing the EU approval process. The field trials wil

Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) wheat to be commercialized in Austr
04-10-2012

The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) and CSIRO announced that the world’s fourth largest seed company, Vilmorin & Cie (Vilmorin),

Field trials begin for GM eggplant in the Philippines
04-06-2012

Trials of genetically modified eggplant started in the Philippines last week, according to an entomologist from the Universit of the Philippines in Baños (U

Burrus to distribute new Catalyst brand for Syngenta
04-02-2012

Syngenta announced the launch of Catalyst, a new seed brand that gives growers an additional opportunity to purchase hybrids containing Syngenta germplasm and Agri

First GM wheat to repel aphids tested in UK
03-30-2012

Wheat Plants which have been genetically engineered to produce an aphid alarm pheromone to repel the pests have gone into a field trial at Rothamsted. Announcin

Mexico approves 4 additional GE corn pilot tests
03-29-2012

The Government of Mexico (GOM) continues granting environmental and pilot testing permits to developers of genetically engineered (GE) corn and other crops on a li
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