Viewpoint & Interview

• EU blackleg becomes harder to manage as genetic tools failJun. 11, 2018

  Farmers in the United Kingdom could be facing trouble with rapeseed as new research warns of a resistance gene at risk in the crop.

  Tags:Oilseed Rape

• How a genetically modified soybean helped modernize an economyJun. 8, 2018

  As Brazil grew richer in the 2000s, its agricultural workers left their farms in droves and headed to work in the rapidly growing industrial sector.

  Tags:GM cropSoybean

• Breeding better Brazilian riceJun. 7, 2018

  Outside Asia, no country produces as much rice as does Brazil. It is the ninth largest rice producer in the world. Average annual yields are close to 15 million tons.

  Tags:Rice

• What farmers need to know about Bayer’s purchase of MonsantoJun. 6, 2018

  In a historic moment, Bayer will likely complete its acquisition of Monsanto this Thursday. The $66 billion deal has been in the works for nearly two years, leaving many ...

• These 4 tech trends are driving us toward food abundanceJun. 5, 2018

  From a first-principles perspective, the task of feeding eight billion people boils down to converting energy from the sun into chemical energy in our bodies.Traditionall...

• Crop nutrition market in Brazil: a growing businessJun. 4, 2018

  Brazil stands out as one of the largest producers and exporters of grains in the world. In the next year, it is expected to become the world's largest exporter, surpassin...

• Biotechnica: The Largest Manufacturer of Seaweed Extract in the UKJun. 1, 2018

• Why 7.5m Kenyan farmers are yet to adopt new seed varietiesJun. 1, 2018

  Liza Thima, a 65 -year- old retiree, began farming her 15-acre land in Kirinyaga County 10 years ago after her teaching job ended. To date, she cultivates seeds that are ...

• China's slow approvals of biotech crops cost U.S. $7 bln, says industry groupMay. 31, 2018

  Delays in Chinese approvals of imported genetically modified crops have cut U.S. gross domestic product by about $7 billion over the past five years by reducing sales of ...

  Tags:GM crop

• Sorghum-based biofuels key to sustainable bioenergy economyMay. 31, 2018

  Few of us would recognize a sorghum field in bloom and fewer still would be able to distinguish a corn seedling from a sorghum seedling. Yet, this old-world crop is slowl...

• Chemical, biological, digital technology integrated crop protection solutionMay. 30, 2018

• 'Adulterated seed dealers threaten farm productivity in Nigeria', says the Director General of Nigeria's National Agricultural Seed CouncilMay. 28, 2018

  Farm yields and productivity in Nigeria remain a challenge for millions of smallholder farmers, and an important component of this is seeds. Philip Olusegun Ojo, director...

• KWS: Expand corn business to Huanghuaihai Plain and south region in ChinaMay. 25, 2018

  KWS SAAT SE is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies focused on global breeding and distribution in more than 70 countries in the temperate climatic zone. K...

  Tags:Maize

• Canada: Rules for gene editing a worryMay. 24, 2018

  Canadian breeders and seed technology companies are anxious about how regulators will handle new crops developed through gene editing.

  Tags:Gene Editing

• LatAm agricultural sector sees boon from ties with ChinaMay. 23, 2018

  Latin America’s agricultural sector, which over the past decade has benefited from rising consumer demand in China, is expected to increase and diversify its exports to ...

• Data: A powerful crop protection tool of modern agriculturalMay. 23, 2018

  With scientific and technological development, the methods farmers use to protect crops are constantly being refined and optimized. Data technology is one of the most inn...

• Pakistan: Functional regulatory framework needed to implement plant breeding lawsMay. 21, 2018

  With the advent of modern technological advancements as well as scientific developments, the concept of intellectual property and its application have become quite signif...

• An overview of development of Chinese seed industryMay. 18, 2018

  Recently Yu Xinrong, the Vice Minister of Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs, says that the development of Chinese seed industry is experiencing 4 signifi...

• EU seeds industry: No sense to label products from new breeding techniquesMay. 16, 2018

  Labelling products that result from the so-called new plant breeding techniques would provide little new information and would therefore make no sense for consumers, Garl...

  Tags:Gene Editing

• Adaptable seeds, an answer to food shortageMay. 15, 2018

  “Farmers have to produce 70 percent more food by 2050 to feed the global population,” according to the UN. To meet this startling prediction, scientific and accurate br...

• MEP De Castro: New plant breeding techniques will ensure food quality and quantityMay. 15, 2018

  The new plant breeding techniques (NPBTs) are a major opportunity to move toward sustainable agriculture and simultaneously ensure food quality for EU consumers, MEP Paol...

  Tags:Gene Editing

• Pesticide registration rejection in Brazil and ANVISA’s new technical noteMay. 15, 2018

  Based on the survey conducted by AllierBrasil, majority of the registration processes being evaluated right now were submitted in 2011 (equivalent formulated product, FP-...

• AgraSyst : Dicamba Tolerant Crops - A Development Opportunity or A Debacle?May. 15, 2018

  The 2017 growing season in the USA has demonstrated that the new dicamba tolerant crops have good tolerance (genetics) and dicamba is an excellent broadleaf weed herbicid...

• How do corporations perceive their role in the GMO debate?May. 14, 2018

  Smack at the center of the debate over genetically modified organisms and their role in developing countries are large corporations. Bayer, BASF, Dow AgroScience, DuPont ...

  Tags:GM crop

• USDA puts breeding on the fast trackMay. 14, 2018

  Instead of seven to 10 long years of waiting for the next ‘big’ jump in yield or agronomic improvement, precision gene editing technology could get it on farms in as fe...

  Tags:Gene Editing

• EFSA needs to be dramatically better staffed and fundedMay. 14, 2018

• Global Adjuvants Company: Adjuvants for Use with Bio Control products and Organic ProductionMay. 10, 2018

  The potential and continuing growth of the Bio Control (Bioinsecticides, Biofungicides, Bioherbicides, Bionematicides) market has been widely reported and is projected to...

• Beware of planter seed treatment dustMay. 9, 2018

  While you're filling planter boxes, dust from seed corn and soybean treatments may be blowing in the wind — into your eyes, nose, maybe mouth and onto your skin. Concern...

  Tags:Seed treatment

• Change and Challenge in Agrochemical Formulation Development in BrazilMay. 9, 2018

  Formulation professionals are increasingly facing big challenges in the development of new products containing a mixture of multisite active ingredients. In Brazil, where...

• Local seeds resist climate change betterMay. 8, 2018

  In the late 1990s, scientists told farmers in Malawi to abandon their traditional crop varieties. The experts argued that the yield was too low. Moreover, up-to-date hybr...