Sneak Peek: What’s Coming in Licensing from Corteva Agriscience
Corteva Agriscience’s head of licensing, Scott Schulz, explains why Corteva has a licensing business, what’s on the horizon for licensing, and what he’s most excited about in 2025.
NorthStar Genetics Acquires Dyck Forages & Grasses
NorthStar Genetics has acquired Dyck Forages & Grasses. “We are very excited to enter into the forage and grass seed business with the Dyck Forages & Grasses team in Elie, […]
INVITE Final Conference: Future Innovations in Plant Variety Testing
The EU-funded Horizon 2020 INVITE project concluded its five-and-a-half-year journey with a final conference on Dec. 10 in Brussels. Jointly organized with its sister project, InnoVar, the event brought together […]
Un Servicio Cinco Estrellas Para Cada Cliente
Cuando confías tu genética a otra empresa, deberían tratarte como un huésped de un hotel de cinco estrellas. Esto puede sonar un poco inusual, pero lo digo porque antes de […]
Crece en el periodismo con flexibilidad y un equipo increíble: ¡Editor para Seed World Latin America!
¿Buscas crecer en el periodismo en un puesto que te ofrezca flexibilidad, independencia y un equipo increíble? ¡Tenemos el trabajo adecuado para ti! RESUMEN DEL PUESTO: Seed World Group es […]
Sorghum Captures Interest in Poland, Hungary
Poland and Hungary are charting their sorghum course. Sorghum Captures Interest in Poland For the first time this year, PZPK, the Polish Corn Producers Association, has established a trial plot […]
How Strategic Planning Will Shape Seeds Canada’s Future
I have always been a believer in the need of an organization to have a strat plan. It’s like a roadmap in a world where limited resources and endless possibilities […]
Gro Alliance Opens AI-Powered Vegetable Seed Improvement Center in Davis, California
Center aims to redefine seed sorting, improve germination and boost profitability. Gro Alliance recently announced the opening of a cutting-edge Vegetable Seed Improvement Center in Davis, California. This facility is […]
Happy Holidays!
Wow, what a year! I want to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! If you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or any other traditions, I […]
Improved Dilution Plating Test for Bacterial Spot on Tomato, Pepper and Eggplant
Naktuinbouw Laboratories has enhanced the dilution plating test for detecting Xanthomonas pathogens responsible for ‘bacterial spot’ in tomato, pepper, and eggplant seeds. Following dilution plating, all suspect colonies undergo confirmation […]
Could Seed Technology Lead the Fight Against Drought in Farming?
As the seed sector navigates more and more extreme weather, ensuring each planted seed has access to adequate moisture is a critical — arguably, the MOST critical — component of […]
A Coalition to Fight a Yield Stealer
The SCN Coalition is a resource for soybean growers fighting a yield-stealing nematode. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a microscopic parasite that attacks soybean roots, siphoning off nutrients and stunting […]
Fueling the Future of Aviation
Global seed oil trade is shaping the sustainable aviation fuel industry. Editor’s note: Michelle Kleiger is a member of the Seed World U.S. editorial board. We asked her to provide […]
Resistant to Leaf Spot Disease, Susceptible to Other Pathogens
Researchers from the United States and Germany have identified a peptide that makes barley, grown in the U.S.’s key barley-producing region, more vulnerable to leaf blotch disease. The fungus responsible […]
The Lowest Price Always Loses
The band on my Garmin running watch broke. So, I checked out the options on Amazon. The price ranges were wild. The most expensive were close to $40 with others […]
What’s Ahead in Biologicals
As ag continues to face mounting pressures to become more sustainable, biological solutions like biocontrol and biostimulants are gaining momentum. These innovations promise not only to improve productivity but also […]
Predicting Climate-Ready Corn
Using climate models to drive seed innovation. There is a saying in agriculture among farmers, control the controllables and manage for the uncontrollable. Now, the biggest uncontrollable factor in raising […]
Designing Corn for the Future
The next step was to develop models for corn growth and performance. Using performance data collected on corn varieties of known genetics and known climate conditions, the team developed a tool that would predict how the current corn varieties with known breeding strategies would perform in future conditions determined by the weather model.
ICYMI! ASTA Field Crop Seed Conference Stories
We covered so many great stories at ASTA FCSC. Maybe having them all in one place will be helpful for you. We met SO many of you at the American […]
One Table, Many Voices: Doug Miller on CSGA’s Vision for the Future
Sitting down for an interview last week during Manitoba Seed Industry Days in Winnipeg, Doug Miller, executive director of the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA), is calm, candid, and focused. […]
Five Crop Science Projects Funded Under Bayer – Niab Challenge Grant Program
Bayer’s Crop Science division has partnered with the Cambridge-based plant science organization Niab to launch a series of groundbreaking research projects. These initiatives will focus on harnessing genetic diversity in […]
New Project to Peel Away the Secrets of Potato Blight
A £5.9M study led by The James Hutton Institute and partners will uncover how pathogens cause crop diseases like potato blight. Pests and diseases threaten approximately 25% of global food […]
Shaping the Future of European Agriculture: Highlights from the EU Agri-Food Days 2024
The EU Agri-Food Days 2024, held from Dec. 10–12 in Brussels, gathered stakeholders from across Europe to discuss the future of agriculture and food systems. Organized by the European Commission’s […]
Breakthrough AI Model Can Translate the Language of Plant Life
A cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) model capable of deciphering the sequences and structural patterns that form the genetic “language” of plants has been introduced by a research collaboration. PlantRNA-FM, considered […]
Assumptions and Values Influence Research on Agricultural Sustainability
Agroecology and sustainable intensification, two key fields in agricultural sustainability, have extensive research but seldom acknowledge their limitations or engage with each other. This gap may slow progress in the […]
United Against an Invisible Threat
The SCN Coaltion is a resource for soybean growers fighting a yield-stealing nematode. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is a microscopic parasite that attacks soybean roots, siphoning off nutrients and stunting […]
USDA Adds Key Speakers for 2025 Agricultural Outlook Forum
Speakers will discuss key agricultural issues and opportunities. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced two speakers for the 101st Agricultural Outlook Forum, titled “Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges, Today,” […]
Fun Facts on Hot Pepper
Five Species There are five domesticated species of Chilli Peppers: Capsicum annuum (includes many common varieties such as bell peppers, wax, cayenne, jalapeños, Thai peppers, chiltepin, and all forms of New Mexico […]
The Biggest Take-aways From ASTA FCSC 2024
And… that’s a wrap on North America’s biggest seed industry event of the year, the American Seed Trade Association’s Field Crop Seed Convention. Here’s what Seed World is taking home […]
Scientists Say Gene Editing and Plant Domestication Are Crucial for Safeguarding Food Supplies in a Changing Climate
We all need to eat, but the impact of the climate crisis on crops is putting the world’s food supply at risk. Modern crops, domesticated for high yields and ease […]
Cómo Mejorar el Movimiento de Semillas en el Mundo – Parte 2
Una Inmersión Profunda en el Enfoque de Sistemas Multilaterales Lea Parte 1 del artículo aquí POR QUÉ ES IMPORTANTE: Mover semillas alrededor del mundo puede ser un verdadero dolor de cabeza. Uno […]
Global Shifts and People Connecting People
Seed World’s Shawn Brook and Aimee Nielson reflect on ASTA FCSC and look forward.
Bio-Tech Poised to Change Ag’s Entire Game
Biologicals are one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving areas in the seed industry today. Biologicals have already achieved significant investment, groundbreaking innovation, and notable success stories, yet experts […]
New Year, New Trump Administration – What’s Ahead for Seed?
A new U.S. presidential administration means significant work, but big opportunities ahead for ASTA and the seed sector. We sat down with ASTA’s top leadership, CEO Andy LaVigne and board […]
Live From Orlando: Day 3 at ASTA Field Crop Seed Convention
Sessions about government transition, weather extremes and land use dominated the day. Today’s sessions provided valuable insights into the future of the seed industry. In “Drivers of Land Use Change,” […]
From Ballots to Bills in a Political Transition
ASTA session speakers from both sides of the aisle talk about the challenge of feeding the world and doing more with less. With the United States facing a transition in […]