Viewpoint & Interview

• How the UK is Becoming a Global Leader in AgritechOct. 15, 2018

  The UK is no stranger to agricultural innovation (agritech). The country led the agricultural revolution of the 18th century, introducing innovative farming practices suc...

• Rantizo to launch innovation electrostatic sprayers around UAV agrichemical applicationOct. 15, 2018

  Picture this: A fleet of 10 drones hovers over a field of soybeans, intermittently releasing a fine mist of herbicide just a few feet above the canopy of growing plants. ...

• Top 20 Global Seed Companies in 2017Oct. 12, 2018

  In our past seed business publications, we released the Top 10 Global Seed Companies, which was warmly welcomed by readers. In today’s publication, the ranking has been ...

• Move over, GMOs: More precise form of genetic engineering could make tomatoes sweeter, corn biggerOct. 11, 2018

  A new gene-editing technology known as CRISPR could soon be used to alter the crops producing the food we eat — making tomatoes sweeter, for example, or vegetables more ...

  Tags:GM cropGene Editing

• Viewpoint: Europe’s anti-GMO activists copy smear tactics of extremist US organic lobbyistsOct. 11, 2018

  Some bad ideas have originated in America. Reality television, spray-on cheese, pineapple pizza, and deep-fried Hostess Twinkies come to mind. But the most obnoxious of a...

  Tags:GM crop

• Why collaboration among plant breeders can benefit the entire supply chainOct. 11, 2018

  Collaboration is a big buzzword these days. Recording artists collaborate on new songs, scientists collaborate on research to develop new technological advancements, and ...

  Tags:Collaboration

• Agrochemical R&D Trends and JRF vision for futureOct. 10, 2018

  In an interview with AgroPages, Dr. Sameer G. Navalgund, Director-Global at JRF Global, a leading Indian CRO company, talked about the changes and development trends in t...

• The biggest hurdle genetically engineered food faces isn’t science—it’s usOct. 10, 2018

  Today, virtually everything we eat is produced from seeds that have been genetically altered in some manner. If we’re going to feed the growing population without furthe...

  Tags:GM crop

• South-East Asia puts gene editing on the agendaOct. 10, 2018

  South-East Asia, a major agricultural region with a regulated approach to genetically modified (GM) crops, is faced with a new debate on whether the relatively new techni...

  Tags:Gene Editing

• Brazilian registration discussion: how to accelerate PTE registration & client and competitionOct. 9, 2018

• Brief news on sorghum crop in BrazilOct. 9, 2018

  Sorghum is considered a small crop in Brazil when compared with large areas of soybean, corn, sugar cane, etc.

• Group petitions FDA to prohibit the term 'non-GMO' on food labelsOct. 8, 2018

  A Washington, D.C., think tank has filed an 11-page citizen petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban the term "non-GMO" from food products and consumer ...

  Tags:GM crop

• 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.

  Tags:Fruits and Vegetables

• 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 consumers as well as farmers.

• The Netherlands: EU ruling on new breeding techniques could harm seed exportsOct. 5, 2018

• 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 taking a stand on the approach...

  Tags:Gene Editing

• Meet the farmers of the future: RobotsOct. 4, 2018

  Brandon Alexander would like to introduce you to Angus, the farmer of the future. He's heavyset, weighing in at nearly 1,000 pounds, not to mention a bit slow. But he's s...

• 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 honored with a Lifetime Achieve...

  Tags:Soybean

• 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 one season to the next must be...

• Bayer: Joining forces to overcome the challenges of agricultureOct. 3, 2018

  With an innovative concept, Bayer reinforces its commitment to sustainable agriculture by building value relationships in the agricultural chain that benefit all its memb...

• Ten Ag Technologies that are Changing AgricultureOct. 3, 2018

  Ag data moves to the cloud. The collection of ag data is now moving to the cloud for many farmers. For example, Farmobile's PUC device allows farmers to collect data and ...

• Ban on neonicotinoid wheat imports unlikely, suggests GoveOct. 3, 2018

  Defra secretary Michael Gove has conceded that Brexit is unlikely to ease the pressure on British growers facing wheat imports produced using chemicals outlawed in the UK...

• 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 of Solanaceae crops like tomat...

  Tags:Seed breedingPotatoFruits and Vegetables

• 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 practice of seed treatment has recent...

• Technology will change weed control from chemistry to applicationOct. 1, 2018

• How Dutch hybrid potato and vegetable seeds can contribute to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger)Sep. 28, 2018

  Hybrid seeds are key to improving the productivity of smallholder farmers and necessary to meet projected food demands by 2050. FMO is involved in financing seed research...

  Tags:PotatoFruits and Vegetables

• The future of farming: robots, bees and plant jacuzzisSep. 28, 2018

  Food production needs to increase by 70 per cent to feed the nine billion population projected for 2050. Fortunately, the industry is benefiting from some radical thinkin...

• Syngenta Seedcare Institute interviews - Darian BlanchardSep. 28, 2018

  I have been working with the Seedcare Institute in Canada since April 2017. Prior to this, my time was split between teaching at a local academic institution and working ...

• What does Marcus Meadows-Smith see in Crop Enhancement?Sep. 28, 2018

  As veterans of the biopesticide industry go, Marcus Meadows-Smith is a heavy hitter. His résumé is packed with transformative business performance at several major comp...

• Top 20 Indian Agrochemical Companies in FY 2017-18: Backward Integration to secure the futureSep. 28, 2018

  In the 2017-18 fiscal year, the Indian market underwent the lagged effects of India’s demonetization, the implementation of GST and the reduced supply of raw materials r...