March 4, 2009
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Texas High Plains grower harvests one ton cotton despite early season weather woes - FiberMax 9180B2F and FiberMax 9063B2F from Bayer CropScience yield big with best management practices

Brasil: Dia de campo da Embrapa apresenta lançamentos de soja

Embrapa Milho e Sorgo reforça parcerias com instituições internacionais

North American seed companies, processors and researchers form trade association focused on camelina seed production and processing

200,000 rice mutants available worldwide for scientific investigation

FAO Biotechnology Forum explores "Learning from the past: Successes and failures with agricultural biotechnologies in developing countries over the last 20 years"

Monsanto anuncia aquisição de 49% das quotas da MDM Sementes de Algodão Ltda.
Monsanto announces acquisition of 49% of MDM Sementes de Algodão Ltda.

Begomoviruses on pepper and tomato in Cuba - New pathogens

Noble Foundation and Forage Genetics International initiate collaboration to research improving alfalfa

University of Kentucky plant pathologists work toward improved soybean disease resistance

DuPont and the International Rice Research Institute partner to boost rice yields

March 3, 2009
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Dow AgroSciences and Schillinger Seed announce licensing and R&D agreement on soybean genetics

Syngenta Crop Protection Canada announces Pulsar twin pack broadleaf herbicide

India's GEAC: New procedure for commercial release of Bt cotton hybrids expressing approved events

Environmental Impact of Genetically Modified Crops

ASTA's First the Seed Foundation meets benchmarks of success

BASF receives full California registration for two turf and ornamentals herbicides: FreeHand 1.75G and Drive XLR8

Coopération Vilmorin – Deutsche Spargelzucht : un programme accru de sélection de l'asperge, au service des producteurs

Australian cereal rust report: Australia cereal cultivar pedigree and seedling rust genotype information

Australian farm exports forecast to rise despite global downturn

March 2, 2009
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Why make tough laws on GMOs and then break them? EuropaBio expresses profound disappointment at Member States’ failure to defend the GM authorisation procedure, science and Europe’s farmers

World cotton area to continue declining in 2009/10

Started by Henry A. Wallace in 1920, the Iowa Crop Performance Tests for Corn celebrates 90 years

Canada's National Forum on Seed invites all stakeholders and interested parties to complete a survey
Le Forum national sur les semences du Canada invite toutes les parties intéressées à compléter un sondage

Seven of eight National Champions of the 2008  U.S. NCGA National Corn Yield Contest know the secret to success: Poncho from Bayer CropScience

Indiana Crop Improvement Association, Inc. announces new board members and awards from 2009 Annual Conference

European Seed Association presents a “Call for Action” for GM thresholds to the European Commission

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GMOs: 9 new summary notifications have been published today

Gentechnisch veränderte Pflanzen - sicher? Ein Thema für die Schule

Doubling a gene in corn results in giant biomass

New DuPont Harmony SG formulation registered in Canada for one-pass broadleaf and grassy weed control in spring and durum wheat - No more mixing and measuring adjuvant into the spray tank

Anti-H5N1 rice could protect poultry, say Chinese scientists

1,300 farmers attend Nunhems' Mega Field Day in Bangalore, India

Australian Government appoints Dr Joe Smith as the new Gene Technology Regulator

February 27, 2009
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Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company gets ready to go commercial with Bt varieties of staple crops such as rice, wheat and some vegetables

Dow AgroSciences field trials demonstrate efficacy of SmartStax trait combination - Results show effective, consistent insect control

CIMMYT e-newsletter vol 6 no 2 - February 2009
- Scientists uncover DNA sequence of key wheat disease resistance gene
- Don't put all your eggs in one basket: Bangladesh tries maize cropping for feed
- CIMMYT science snapshots

New soil fertility techniques to boost maize yields in Africa

Brasil: Novidades em Dias de Campo de Arroz e Soja

Understanding natural crop defenses

La Suisse envoie des échantillons de semences d'Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil dans le Grand Nord
Saatgutproben von Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil im hohen Norden

U.S. soybean checkoff funding helps map the soybean genome

Rice price crisis offers opportunity for Africa, says Africa Rice Center

Syngenta 2008 trial results demonstrate efficacy of Agrisure Viptera trait - Trials show increased yields, reduced damage from the multi-pest complex in corn

Syngenta Seeds Inc. to launch soybean aphid management system - Integrated system combines NK soybean genetics, Syngenta crop protection and seed care to combat soybean aphids

American Soybean Association welcomes South Korean regulatory approvals for new soybean traits

BASF and U.S. National Corn Growers Association honor 2008 National Corn Yield Contest winners at Commodity Classic awards banquet

Embrapa mostra como controlar insetos preservando a saúde e o meio ambiente - Pesquisas de controle biológico de pragas serão destaques em feira botânica em Brasília

Discovery may solve devastating rust fungus issue for dry and snap bean growers
Descubrimiento podría resolver un problema grave para los cultivadores de judías

Kincannon & Reed Global Executive Search adds three new principals to its North American team

Bayer CropScience and Nature Source Genetics announce collaboration for cotton enhancement - Partnership expected to bring essential improvements in cotton breeding and variety development
Bayer CropScience und Nature Source Genetics arbeiten künftig gemeinsam an der Verbesserung von Baumwolle - Partnerschaft verspricht deutliche Fortschritte in den Bereichen Baumwollzüchtung und Sortenentwicklung

Syngenta CEO highlights crucial role of technology in improving food security
Syngenta-CEO betont die Bedeutung von Technologien in der Landwirtschaft für die Sicherung der Nahrungsmittelversorgung

February 26, 2009
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76% of U.S. wheat growers responding to a recent National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) survey approved a petition supporting the commercialization of biotechnology in wheat

Light leaf spot on oilseed rape in the United Kingdom

Indiana Crop Improvement Association and Indiana Seed Trade Association to hold joint annual meeting in 2010

Simplot to distribute Wolf Trax micronutrients in California

Global seed vault marks 1-year anniversary with 4-ton shipment of seeds of critical food crops

Color test enhances tomato analyzer software - TACT proves accurate, user-friendly in digital image analysis of color in fruits, vegetables

Contaminación con hongos y micotoxinas en maíces Bt y no Bt en Argentina

Black Sea Biotechnology Association launches redesigned and updated website

BioWorks offers floriculture scholarship

Scientists gather in cradle of the Green Revolution to protect global food security from new strain of stem rust

Syngenta's Agrisure 3000GT triple stack hybrids boosting yields, especially in stressful environments

Syngenta Seeds announces nine new NK soybean products for the 2009 U.S. growing season

Monsanto launches Genuity, a family of traits designed to simplify farmer decision-making for technology traits

Stakeholders take stock of stress-tolerant rice development and dissemination in Africa

Vilmorin, a world first: Beets resistant to rhizomania
Vilmorin, une première mondiale : Des betteraves potagères résistantes à la rhizomanie

Cambridge plant scientists put crop diseases on show for British National Science Week

KWS SAAT AG continues its growth in the first half of 2008/2009
KWS Saat AG setzt den Wachstumskurs im ersten Halbjahr 2008/2009 fort

Syngenta Board proposes Stefan Borgas to become new Director
Syngenta schlägt Aktionären Stefan Borgas zur Wahl in den Verwaltungsrat vor
Le Conseil d’Administration de Syngenta propose Stefan Borgas de devenir directeur

Syngenta Seeds Vegetables presents Alonso and Gaston pepper varieties in Almería, Spain

La UE no logra acuerdo para permitir el cultivo de dos tipos de maíz OGM

BASF posts solid earnings in a difficult business environment
BASF mit solidem Ergebnis in schwierigerem Geschäftsumfeld

EuropaBio answers the question of the Friends of the Earth report “Who benefits from gm crops?” with real facts and figures

February 25, 2009
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A magic protein-rich pea could lead a new green revolution

Ukraine enacts state registration of GMOs and products thereof destined for use in food, medical and cosmetic purposes

Plant breeders’ rights for new feedstocks

Pioneer’s Y Series soybeans named ‘New Product of the Year’ by AgProfessional magazine readers

India releases new procedure for commercial release of Bt cotton hybrids expressing approved events

Non-toxic fescue endophytes to benefit livestock producers

New Syngenta grain sorghum hybrids available to U.S. growers in 2009

Syngenta Crop Protection Canada launches a new website called “The Great Canadian Stand”

Is the EU on track to end the 11 year moratorium on new cultivation approvals for biotech crops?
¿Va a aprovechar la UE la oportunidad de terminar con la moratoria de 11 años a los cultivos biotecnológicos?

Amcan i gadw rheolaeth dyn ar gnydau a'u addaswyd yn enetig yng Nghymru
Proposal for tighter regulation of genetically modified crops in Wales

Plants are political hot potatoes: leading UK scientists and social scientists call for joined-up thinking on the emerging politics of plants

Vilmorin: Half-yearly sales on December 31st 2008
Résultats semestriels au 31 décembre 2008

Sorting seeds, saving water
Clasificando semillas de malezas mientras ahorrando agua

Genedata expands biomarker discovery collaboration with Syngenta for improving metabolomic data processing

Bumper rice harvest could bring down consumer prices

Cotton Seed Distributors, Web on Wednesday: Becker Underwood inoculation

February 24, 2009
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Retired University of Idaho bean breeder Leslie L. “Bill” Dean receives Governor’s Award for Excellence in Technical Innovation

Clubroot resistant canola in development
Développement d’un canola résistant à l’hernie du chou

Brad Kumm joins the agriculture sales team of Precision Laboratories in Nebraska

Pioneer Hi-Bred offers growers tools for determining economic seeding rate - Price volatility plays a vital role in growers' planting decisions

Autorisations d’OGM pour la culture : L’Europe doit montrer l’exemple - Les professionnels des semences et de la protection des plantes plaident pour la pluralité de choix des agriculteurs

Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) receives authorisation to field test its GM poplar trees in Belgium

U.K. Seed Certification Information letters
- UK Linseed Seed Derogation
- Imports of seed weighing over 2kg from third countries

Farmers, scientists, business and industry release a call for action for sustainability and productivity at the United Nations

Scientists identify a wheat gene sequence which provides protection against leaf rust, stripe rust and powdery mildew

DAFWA agricultural scientist Dr Bill Bowden is GRDC Western Region Seed of Light winner

February 23, 2009
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Empfehlung zum Umgang mit gebeiztem Saatgut

Deutschland: BVL genehmigt Pflanzenschutzmittel zur Bekämpfung des Maiswurzelbohrers

Deutschland: Maissaatgut darf wieder mit "Mesurol flüssig" behandelt werden
Germany: Maize seed may now be treated with "Mesurol flüssig" again

German Ag Minister considers cultivation ban for MON 810

Portable kit may one day detect plant disease before disastrous outbreak

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Corn and soybeans

Inspire XT fungicide from Syngenta Crop Protection receives U.S. federal registration for sugarbeets

Lettuce carotenoids affected by UV light in greenhouse
Carotenoides de lechuga afectados por la luz UV en el invernadero

Agricultores españoles exigen que no se frene el progreso tecnológico para poder competir en igualdad

University of Western Australia agricultural science PhD student to study potential problems of abnormal chromosome associations in Super Brassica plants

Australian cereal rust report: Responses of Australian triticales to stripe rust

Kenya approves GM after years of delays

February 20, 2009
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Undiagnosed fungus on maize in Guatemala - Request for information

Brasil: Audiência pública vai debater liberação de arroz transgênico

Efeitos da crise e prioridades para agricultura serão debatidos no Congresso Brasileiro de Soja

National University of Singapore partners with International Rice Research Institute

Anbauverbot von Bt-Mais in Deutschland? - "Das untergräbt die Glaubwürdigkeit der Sicherheitsforschung"

Brasil: Tecnologia em canola atrai produtores para capacitação

Nicole Aulerich joins the Verdant Partners team

Monsanto Canada support fuels youth science education program

Rockefeller Project seeds progress: Technology transfer of promising vegetable lines through sustainable seed production in East Africa

AVRDC tomato lines released in Tanzania and Malawi

Molecular markers pinpoint genes for disease resistance in tomato

Syngenta issues the 13th edition of Syngenta Peppers Today, the newsletter for the world of peppers, with a focus on NAFTA region

Management practices and advanced hybrids boost continuous corn yields - Pioneer agronomy experts share insights on impact of crop rotation on yield

SNP discovery company Floragenex partners with the National Center for Genome Resources

Malting barley Baudin and Gairdner remain popular with growers in Western Australia