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  Direct drilled spring barley LG Diablo, from Limagrain UK, performs in one of the driest seasons on record

  Dec. 5, 2022

  Limagrain UK Ltd
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  Syngenta Seeds invests 330 million baht to expand its corn seed factory - The largest in Thailand and ASEAN

  Dec. 5, 2022

• Plant breeding must adapt to climate change, finds study

  Dec. 5, 2022

  # Science & Research #
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  RIPE researchers deploy multi-gene bioengineering of photosynthesis to increase food crops yields

  Dec. 5, 2022

  # Science & Research ## GM Crops #
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  ″Gene editing and GMO are part and parcel of the best technologies we have for improving crops and feeding the world.″

  Dec. 5, 2022

  # Interview ## Gene Editing ## GM Crops #
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  China eyes 10% cut in pesticide use on fruit, vegetables by 2025

  Dec. 2, 2022

  # China Special #

• Europe is at a crossroads for crop protection innovation

  Dec. 2, 2022

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  World’s top fertilizer firm Nutrien sees shortfall on Russia and Belarus woes

  Dec. 2, 2022

  Nutrien Ltd
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  Globtec Investment LLC to invest additional US $300 million in Turkey

  Dec. 2, 2022

  # AgTech & Venture Capital #
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  XAG equips Vietnam rice farmers with drones to earn more

  Dec. 2, 2022

  XAIRCRAFT（XAG）

  # Drone/UAV Plant Protection Industry #
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  Biotalys creates Scientific Advisory Committee with leading experts

  Dec. 2, 2022

  Biotalys (formerly AgroSavfe)

  # Appointment & Recruitment #
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  Biome Makers’ launches new online shop for Biological Soil Tests

  Dec. 2, 2022

  Biome Makers Inc.

  # Soil Health #
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  Agroponiente sprints towards the zero residue by partnering with Kimitec's MAAVi IC

  Dec. 2, 2022

  KIMITEC

  # Carbon Farming #
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  USA - Actinovate from Novozymes shields crops from disease

  Dec. 2, 2022

  Novonesis

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Fungicides & Bactericides #
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  BASF’s vegetable seeds business and IUNU partner to advance digital phenotyping for the elevation and breeding of hydroponic lettuce varieties

  Dec. 2, 2022

  Nunhems (BASF Vegetable Seeds)
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  PepsiCo opens its first UK oat testing lab at NIAB Cambridge

  Dec. 2, 2022

  National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB)

• Groundnut ESA crop improvement network sets regional and country level priorities

  Dec. 2, 2022

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  Lansheng Biotech, leading high-quality product market with three engines – innovation, green technology and smart manufacture

  Dec. 2, 2022

  Hebei Lansheng Biotech Co., Ltd.

  # China Special #

• USA - Specialty crop considerations for the farm bill

  Dec. 1, 2022

  # Insiders #
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  Nutri-tech start-up Novella leverages advanced technology to grow botanical ingredients outside the field

  Dec. 1, 2022

• India overtakes China with record-breaking $4.6 billion agrifood tech investments in FY2022

  Dec. 1, 2022

  # India Special #

• Farmers eye eco-friendly, organic farm inputs

  Dec. 1, 2022

  # Biofertilizer ## Organic Farming #
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  Black Bird Biotech hires sales and marketing firm to boost MiteXstream biopesticide sales within cannabis industry

  Dec. 1, 2022

  Black Bird Biotech

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol #
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  Yara Australia: Fertiliser with flexibility

  Dec. 1, 2022

  Yara International ASA
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  Nouryon announces stake in AGEYE Technologies

  Dec. 1, 2022

  Nouryon

  # AgTech & Venture Capital #
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  Benson Hill endorses Framework for Responsible Use of Gene Editing in Agriculture

  Dec. 1, 2022

  Benson Hill Inc.

  # Gene Editing #
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  Full Harvest acquires farm sales management SaaS provider FarmersWeb

  Dec. 1, 2022

  # Digital Agriculture ## Merger & Acquisition #
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  Eden Research gains organic certification for Mevalone and Cedroz in Greece

  Dec. 1, 2022

  Eden Research plc

  # Biopesticide & Biocontrol ## Organic Farming #
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  Rotam China launches Pythilock (picarbutrazox 10% SC), an outstanding and persistent iconic product against lower fungus

  Dec. 1, 2022

  Rotam Agrochemical Co, Ltd

  # China Special ## Newly Registered / Launched ## Fungicides & Bactericides #
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  Corteva Agriscience Signs Agreement to Acquire Stoller Group, One of the Largest Independent Biologicals Companies in the Industry

  Nov. 30, 2022

  Corteva Agriscience

  # Merger & Acquisition #