On location in Davis, California at Cucurbitaceae 2018, we sit down with United States Department of Agriculture postdoctoral research scientist Sandra Branham to talk about her work, why seed companies are taking such an interest in it, and why having to spit out watermelon seed isn’t for her. Credit: Features a Soundgrabs excerpt…
Anthony Parker, Commissioner of the Plant Breeders Rights Office, Canada and Chair of the UPOV Administrative and Legal Committee (UPOV-CAJ)…
The question is unanswered, but one life science company had the foresight to corral the right licensing agreements from both inventing part…
Organizations collaborate to help countries develop new seed system frameworks. As developing countries look to build a local seed system an…
Often, what we want and what a product is able to provide are different. As a result, the product can sometimes get a bad rap even if it’s…
The ongoing worldwide loss of biological diversity is one of the most pressing challenges humankind currently faces. Biodiversity is vital t…
At the Syngenta Media Summit in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Alex Martin sat down with David Hollinrake to discuss his start in seeds and where S…
Discovery of a gene that helps plants control their response to disease could aid efforts to develop crops that are resistant to infection, …
The Do More Agriculture Foundation, a not-for-profit championing mental health in agriculture, launched its first awareness campaign today c…
Today is the deadline to sign up for upcoming consultations on potential value creation models for Canada. On Oct. 19, Agriculture and Agri-…
Creating a new product for the seed treatment market is never an easy process. Not only does it have to be worthy of growers’ time and att…
Hemp is a big issue in Colorado, as many of you are aware by now. With big issues come ballot items, and the Colorado state election ballot …
Breeding efforts related to fibre content of flax and hemp are going in separate directions, and hemp breeding for fibre may take an interes…
Just because a seed is small, doesn’t mean there’s not a big body of knowledge behind it. Reclamation species are all small seeded but m…
Syngenta announced it will establish a major Global and North America Seeds office in the western suburbs of Chicago. Approximately 50 Synge…
