CGIAR appoints Dr.
Ren Wang as director of its global network of 15 research
centers
First reports of
Columnea latent viroid and tomato chlorotic dwarf viroid
in the United Kingdom
Understanding how
new wheat varieties respond to photoperiod and vernalisation
New online help for managing
whiteflies
Ayuda en línea con
el manejo de las moscas blancas
New kabuli chickpea
variety survives drought in Turkey
Providing
solutions for greater control of necrotrophic fungal pathogen
resistance in legumes
Fungal diseases on
wheat and pulses in South Australia
On expanded corn
acreage: less crop rotation, more trait rotation - Rotation of
seed traits encouraged in corn-on-corn systems
University of
Arkansas introduces new soybean variety with high yields and
protein content
ICRISAT and
partners initiate biopesticide production in villages of India
and Nepal
Western Autralian
farmers urged to look for signs of stripe rust and wheat streak
mosaic virus
Philom Bios
announces third quarter results
Decisions taken at
the 79th meeting of India's Genetic Engineering Approval
Committee (GEAC), held on August 8, 2007
Melhoramento
genético de milho e sorgo da Embrapa completa 30 anos
United Soybean
Board and the U.S. soybean checkoff continue efforts to meet
overseas soybean demand
U.S. weekly outlook:
Storage concerns
Mycogen Seeds
announces 2007 financing program
Bioenergy experts from more than
40 countries meet at international conference
Expertos de
bioenergía de más de 40 países se reúnen en una conferencia
internacional
First report of
soybean rust caused by Phakopsora pachyrhizi in Ghana
Herculex XTRA
trait in Pioneer genetics outperforms YieldGard VT Triple in
University of Illinois study
Ukrainian grain
venture with Groupe Soufflet extends ABB Grain's global presence
Deutscher
Bauernverband zieht Bilanz einer enttäuschenden Getreide- und
Rapsernte 2007
South Australian
Government funding to secure Adelaide’s largest plant genetics
research centre
Australia's Wheat
Export Marketing Alliance to create new wheat export single desk
business model
Communique of the
Australian Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee meeting
of 15 May 2007
France:
Le Ministre de
l'agriculture condamne la destruction de deux hectares d'un
champ de semences de maïs MON 810, à Murviel-lès-Béziers
(Hérault)
U.S. growers
should implement market channel plans, says the National Corn
Growers Association
U.S. Department of
Agriculture releases satellite image maps depicting crop
patterns for 2006
Shandong Zhouyuan
Seed and Nursery Co. signs new corn seed sale and distribution
agreement with Hebei Shexian Qing Yang Seed Co. to penetrate
seed market in Hebei province
Beck’s Hybrids
field days showcase insect-control research in simulated dry
conditions
Cotton Australia
applies biotechnology to slash the amount of water needed to
grow cotton
Asian rust found
in Mississippi soybeans
- With Asian
soybean rust present, it's time to protect the soybean crop in
the Mississippi Delta
Monsanto
Philippines asks Ag Department to extend permit to propagate its
Bt corn variant MON 810
Two key findings
steer cucumber disease research
Deutsche Union zur
Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e. V. sieht Chancen für
Rapserzeuger
India approves
large scale field trials for Bt brinjal
European biotech
industry releases policy on Biofuels in Europe
Brazilian National
Biosafety Technical Committee approves Monsanto Company
insect-protected corn trait
- CTNBio aprova
nova liberação de milho transgênico para venda no país
Oklahoma State
University wheat breeder’s genetic code-breaking means dollars
to Oklahoma and region
GM oilseed crops
and the Australian oilseed industry
Comunidade Cujubim
Grande é beneficiada com banco de sementes
Indian
government’s hesitation to allow genetically modified cash crops
other than cotton hurts the seed industry
Mid-West Seed
Services gearing up for corn testing season
Syngenta Crop
Protection names four new insecticides - Durivo and Voliam
brands to offer performance tailor-made to grower needs
DuPont leaders
brief investors on its agriculture businesses
Brasil:
Regulamento da
ANVISA sobre transgênicos será documento consultivo
WeatherBug
launches first major national weather network in Canada
Fungal head
blights on wheat in the United Kingdom
Brassicas for
food, fuel or fiction?
Biomarker mapper
finds its way to the Western Australia State Agricultural
Biotechnology Centre at Murchoch University
New species of
cyst nematode on maize in Tennessee, USA
Teff, an African
grass, may be a summer forage option
Insect protection
varies from one in-plant trait to another - Before selecting
hybrids, growers need to know the differences in insect
protection offered by Bt products
Syngenta's
Agrisure 3000GT quad stack available for 2008 planting season in
the U.S.
U.S. Federal Register:
Agency approval of
applications submitted by Syngenta Seeds, Monsanto Company,
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, and Mycogen Seeds, to
conditionally register the pesticide products Agrisure™ RW
Rootworm-Protected Corn, MON 88017, MON 88017 x MON 810,
Herculex Rootworm Insect Protection, and Herculex RW Insect
Protection, containing new active ingredients not included in
any previously registered products pursuant to the provisions of
section 3(c)(7)(C) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended
Novel herbicidal
active ingredient pyrasulfotole granted first regulatory
approval - Bayer CropScience to launch new cereal herbicide
Huskie in the United States in 2008
Neuartiger
herbizid-wirkstoff pyrasulfotole erstmals zugelassen - Bayer
CropScience will neues Getreideherbizid Huskie ab 2008 in den
USA vermarkten
New website
showcases Australia’s rice industry
New Scottich Crop
Research Institute website launched
New
glyphosate-tolerant corn from Athenix Corporation demonstrates
superior performance
Controlling
soil-borne cereal mosaic virus in the UK by developing resistant
wheat cultivars
First all-African
GM crop is resistant to maize streak virus
Some wheat
varieties suitable for wide-row production
Ohio wheat growers
are anticipated to increase their acreage this fall
Golden Harvest
Seeds introduces 2008 line-up
Wheat relatives
harbour supply of resistance genes
Weed scientist
uses Weed.Cam, with cell phone, to monitor research plot at
University of Missouri experiment station
Australian Oilseeds Federation:
Canola crop report
U.S. wheat
exports to climb on world supply shortage with record prices
expected
Malaysian investor
to fund massive sorghum planting in The Philippines
World rice
research centres unite to address major challenges facing
African rice growers
Range and severity
of a plant disease increased by global warming
Friendly fungus helps keep
aflatoxin out of cotton
Un hongo amigable
ayuda a prevenir la invasión por la aflatoxina en el algodón
U.S. weekly outlook:
Crop production
forecasts
Kincannon & Reed
announces appointment of Jon Leafstedt as new director
Syngenta's NK
portfolio adds 23 new soybeans for 2008 planting
Australian farmers
want state governments to end GM moratoria
GM Canola: An
Information Package - New Australian report backs GM crops
New quad-stack
hybrids top the list in Garst Seed Companys 2008 seed corn
lineup - New Agrisure 3000GT trait packages rootworm and
European corn borer control with glyphosate and Liberty
herbicide tolerance
Brasil:
Após dificuldades
de 2006, produção de trigo crescerá mais de 66% este ano
Earlier harvests
as temperatures rise
National Seed
Center to be set up in northern Malaysia
U.S. Department of
Agriculture forecasts record corn crop for 2007
Doriane, software
publisher for laboratory and field experiments, becomes official
Microsoft Certified Partner
Brasil:
Dia de Campo
apresenta novas cultivares de trigo para MS
Government panel
to review moratorium on commercial plantings of GM crops in New
South Wales
Canadian Wheat
Board to provide funding for organic research and market
development
North Dakota State
University winter wheat variety trial results for 2007 now
available
'Seeds of Life’
program: improving food security in East Timor
Área de milho
transgénico triplica em Portugal
New wheat variety
released by Colorado State University
Modelling plants
provides virtual approach to crop optimisation
Für guten
Nachwuchs können wir nur selbst sorgen
Senesco
Technologies signs license agreement with Monsanto Company
University of
Washington study finds that traditional plow-based agricultural
methods deplete the earth's soil supply
Know your wheat
variety resources
Take-all in cereal
crops, United Kingdom
New reports
examine corn-ethanol-food price connections
Looking for
soybean stem borer
NC+ Hybrids
announces 2008 corn and soybean product lineup - New offerings
include VecTran stacked traits
NC+ Hybrids to
celebrate 50th anniversary
Germany:
Kabinett billigt
Novelle des Gentechnikrechts
- Auf einem Bein
kann man nicht stehen: Forschung ohne Anwendung läuft ins Leere
- Gentechnikgesetz
durchläuft Kabinett - Deutscher Bauernverband sieht keine
ausreichenden Fortschritte für Forschungsstandort Deutschland
-
Keine Irreführung
durch Aufweichung der Gentechnik-Kennzeichnungsvorschriften
High-lysine corn
generated by endosperm-specific suppression of lysine catabolism
using RNAi
Food Standards
Australia New Zealand considers a new GM food and other changes
to food laws
Embrapa e BASF
firmam acordo inédito de cooperação na área de biotecnologia
vegetal no Brasil
EMBRAPA and
BASF announce first Brazilian-developed biotech crop
- Embrapa e BASF
assinam acordo inédito
- Embrapa e BASF
assinaram acordo de cooperação que vai incrementar a
biotecnologia vegetal no Brasil
Iowa State
researchers work to track North American climate change
Wheat seed test
weight or variety adaptation: which is more important this year?
Canada:
Grains and
oilseeds outlook + Pulses and special crops outlook
Senesco
Technologies executes $5 million financing
El
positivo impacto de la biotecnología en Europa
The Context
Network offers new regulatory compliance service for seed and
biotechnology companies
Biotechnology
Australia responds to criticisms of the survey of public
attitudes towards biotechnology
Soybean aphids
reach economic thresholds in Ohio
Vilmorin announces
annual sales 2006-2007, confirms its dynamic growth and
anticipates a sustained growth in its margins
Vilmorin annonce son chiffre d’affaires annuel 2006-2007,
confirme sa dynamique de croissance et anticipe une progression
soutenue de ses marges
New NK hybrid
series naming system simplifies hybrid identification - 91 new
NK hybrids added to portfolio
Community-supported agriculture serves as counterexample to
market demands of globalization
BASF apresenta seu
portfólio para Arroz durante Congresso em Pelotas (RS)
Grain-based foods
could soon have highly targeted nutritional roles through
advances in gene technology
The Grains
Research and Development Corporation, Australia's peak grains
body, informs the GM debate
Future crops may
hinge on gene rescue
New reference for
Australian farmers in GM crop debate
Western Australia
releases GM cotton report for public comment
Monsanto Board of
Directors increases quarterly dividend to 17.5 cents per share
BASF e Embrapa
anunciam acordo de cooperação
New cyst nematode
species that reproduces on corn discovered in Tennessee
France:
Un drame
intolérable - L’agriculture est en deuil
USDA/PVPO grants
protection to 19 news plant varieties
Zambia will not
grow GM crops
U.S. National Corn
Growers Association launches new blog
U.S. weekly outlook:
Corn yield
DuPont scientists
identify and silence plant gene that controls phytic acid -
Discovery improves livestock feed, environmental quality
Cereals production
doubles in Afghanistan - Afghanis near cereals self-sufficiency
New results from
field testing in the southern hemisphere confirm the momentum in
Monsanto's R&D pipeline
Northward spread
of Asian soybean rust in the USA
Biofuels and the
European Union
Parceria
distribuir 14 mil exemplares do livro A Viagem das Sementes
Northern Illinois
University launches new ag-weather website that predicts pest
migrations
Illinois farmers
report cases of gray leaf spot infestation in some corn crops
African rice
production gets major boost
CropLife Canada
applauds the government in Prince Edward Island for its
recognition of the importance of the new bioeconomy
Sembiosys
announces 2007 second quarter results - Canadian biotechnology
company achieves commercially viable levels of second
recombinant protein in plants
Seed quality is
key to a good wheat crop
U.S. Federal Register:
Contact
information for alfalfa producers to determine proximity to
Roundup Ready alfalfa fields
New sunflower
germplasm lines resist fungal disease
Nuevas líneas de girasol resisten una enfermedad fungal
Mexico authorizes
39 applications for planting transgenic seeds in February and
March, 2007
Canada takes the lead in canola
research
Le Canada à
l'avant-garde de la recherche sur le canola
Novellierung des
deutschen Gentechnikgesetzes - Rechtlicher Rahmen muss
Wettbewerbsfähigkeit gewährleisten
- Große Koalition
verhindert Innovation am Standort Deutschland
Brasil: Reunião
propõe novas tecnologias para produção de soja
Iowa State
University research sheds light on molecular changes during
Asian soybean rust infection
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association announces completion of lab expansion
Australian cereal rust report,
season 2007
Breeding plants to produce
industrial oils
Transformando
plantas para producir aceites industriales
Associated Food
Stores delis convert to Nutra-Clear NT, Omega-9 canola oil made
from naturally bred NEXERA canola seeds developed by Dow
AgroSciences
Signs of
cercospora and powdery mildew in sugarbeet in the United Kingdom
U.S. Federal Register:
Determination of
nonregulated status for Monsanto Company soybean MON 89788,
genetically engineered for glyphosate herbicide tolerance
Higher
season-average cotton price forecast for 2007/08
Plants and stress;
key players on the thin line between life and death revealed
Gene bank math:
applying sophisticated statistics and population genetics to the
management of seed collections in gene banks
UC Davis Seed
Biotechnology Center announces second session of the Plant
Breeding Academy
2nd International
Seed Trade Conference in CWANA Region to be held in Cairo, Egypt
Distiller’s grains
make ideal protein and fat source for livestock rations
Féverole export :
programmez une hausse des surfaces
Dow AgroSciences
acquires corn seed business of Brazil-based Agromen Tecnologia -
Acquisition expands seed platform and supports strategic agenda
for insect-resistance and herbicide tolerant traits
Dow AgroSciences
compra a divisão de milho da Agromen Sementes Agrícolas Ltda.,
maior produtora nacional de sementes
BASF posts very
strong results in second quarter of 2007
Jim McCullagh
receives CSTA Seed Achievement Award
Alejandro Hernandez
wins 2007 Plant Breeding and Genetics Award
Tim Welbanks
elected 2007-08 President of the Canadian Seed Trade Association
Private Canadian
seed sector invests in innovation
