USDA issues its first forecast of 2008-09 corn crop

Cotton holds its promise in Mississippi, just on fewer acres

International wheat outlook for 2008/09 - A report from the Economic Research Service of USDA

USDA/PVPO grants protection to 15 new plant varieties

Iowa firm pays $1,725 to settle seed case

Status herbicide from BASF now registered for use on popcorn in the United States

The impact of using GM insect resistant maize in Europe since 1998

Innovation could help floral industry

Sterk groeiende vraag naar graszaad-coating Headstart

University of Amsterdam scientists discover how to keep tomatoes from wilting

United Kingdom approves Leeds University GM potato trial

Malting barley breeding program leads to better beer

Agriculture in the 21st century - Results of the GMO Compass snapshot poll

Alfalfa weevil infestation likely in Missouri

Be sure to stay on top of Bt corn hybrid requirements this planting season, says University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologist

CGIAR News - May 2008 issue
- A global partnership of gene sleuths analyze the DNA of maize
- A new discovery will accelerate maize biofortification
- Researchers breed salinity tolerance into locally popular rice cultivars
- New chickpea lines that tolerate cold
etc.

Economic Coordination Committee approves letter of intent for hiring Monsanto Company to introduce Bt cotton varieties in Pakistan

Canadian Food Inspection Agency: Notifications of variety registrations - April-June, 2008

Brasil e Austrália ampliam cooperação em biotecnologia agrícola

Drought makes U.S. farmers mind their peas and corn
La sequía afecta las decisiones de los granjeros sobre sus cultivos

Bayer CropScience honors top-class U.S. cotton growers at third annual FiberMax One Ton Club awards banquet

Bayer CropScience “Pair Up Program” offer continues for U.S. growers

Desarrollan arroz de bajo consumo en agua

European Commission procrastinates on GMOs while millions of farmers worldwide are growing them
- La Comisión Europea retrasa el debate sobre los OGM

Course to assist Western Australian farmers in identification of crop and pasture plant diseases

Wyalkatchem a winner in wheat variety trials on Western Australia’s south coast

Sustainable technology is key to unlock success for soy into 2020

Bayer CropScience announces exclusive U.S. partners for the 2008 Certified FiberMax Cotton program

Kansas Wheat Alliance explains new license agreement for the production of the wheat varieties Jagger, Overley, Fuller, RonL, and Danby for sale as seed

Regulating transcription regulators for second generation biotech crops

Spain: experience with Bt maize
La experiencia española con el maíz BT

Bob Yaklich joins Nunhems USA as part of expanded focus on value-added seed technology

Headline fungicide receives U.S. government approval for use on oats - Registration of BASF fungicide important for Canadian oat exports

Bayer CropScience introduces Proline fungicide for soybeans in the U.S. - Proline provides improved control of Asian soybean rust, powdery mildew

Brasil: Zoneamento agrícola da canola orienta o plantio no RS

Vilmorin: Progression du chiffre d'affaires du 3ème trimestre 2007-2008 : + 17,5 % à données comparables
Increase in sales for the 3rd quarter of 2007-2008: + 17.5% like for like

Monsanto's strong cash position allows it to extend competitive lead, return value to shareowners and farmers

La Comisión Europea discutirá esta semana si debe cambiar su política sobre los transgénicos

New rice varieties from the International Rice Research Institute can survive flooding, salinity and drought

India: Certified seed production of pulses to be doubled in four years

Government of India: import of quality seeds and planting materials with a view to improve productivity

The Philippines stand fast on science-based biosafety regulations: U.S. rice shipment is safe

Natural variation in Ghd7 is an important regulator of heading date and yield potential in rice

AUSVEG announces the 2009 Australian Vegetable Industry Conference

Nepalese farmers to benefit from Crop & Food Research's oat varieties that can be grown in the Himalayan regions during winter

DTN webinar spreads awareness about the importance of insect resistance nanagement practices

U.S. Department of Agriculture establishes a sorghum promotion, research and information order

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Uncertain corn prospects

Syngenta Crop Protection renews valued disease hotline sponsorships to bring blight hotlines to North American potato growers in 2008

Canadian Food Inspection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture announce revised guidelines for the movement of seed potatoes between Canada and the United States
L’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments et le département de l’agriculture des États-Unis annoncent de nouvelles lignes directrices sur le commerce des pommes de terre de semence entre le Canada et les États-Unis

Bayer CropScience introduces íts global food chain partnership concept in the USA in the USA - Greenfield Alliance with the Western Growers Association serves as example

Tally Zangy joins the sales department of Seed Processing Holland

Australian ag biotech company Gramina is developing a grass that will cut the amount of methane cows burp up and grow in hotter climes

Undiagnosed disease on wheat in Uttar Pradesh, India - Request for information

Yellow mottle and blast diseases on rice in Uganda

Protecting and commercializing biotechnology

Iowa Soybean Association offers tips for coping with delayed soybean planting

Global agricultural supply and demand: factors contributing to the recent increase in food commodity prices

Nunhems at United Fresh 2008 in Las Vegas: innovative vegetable seed solutions for the US market

International Seed Federation finalizes program of the 4th Seed Treatment Conference, to be held in Prague May 29, 2008

Researchers from China's Oil Crops Research Institute develop transgenic oilseed rape lines resistant to Sclerotinia

Agenda for the 84th meeting of India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) to be held on 2.5.2008

Bee disease - One step closer to finding a cure

Sociedade científica homenageia Embrapa Milho e Sorgo

Producing and marketing malting barley - A new section on the website of HGCA

HGCA and BASF publish comprehensive guide to cereal pathogens in the UK

Syngenta Seeds, Inc. investigates locations in the U.S. Corn Belt to build a new corn production facility

No growth in world cotton mill use and production expected in 2008/09

Food shortages and rising prices offer new challenge to farmers

The Asian soybean rust battle takes a look at kudzu, a rust host

Early sown canola could escape serious blackleg infection, says the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia

Kansas Wheat Alliance signs agreement with Kansas Crop Improvement Association

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Honduras prevé impulsar producción de maíz transgénico

Kansas Wheat Alliance signs agreement with Kansas Crop Improvement Association

U.S. National Biodiesel Board facilitates $1.2 million grant with Danforth Plant Science Center research project funded By U.S. Department Of Transportation designed to increase output of oils for use in biodiesel production

Home-grown maize seed solutions in southern and central Africa

US Patent Office rejects US company’s patent protection for bean commonly grown by Latin American farmers

Warning over virulent strain of late blight on potato in Scotland

First report of Tobacco streak virus on faba bean in Sudan

Golden wheat greens Kenya's drylands - Scientists and farmers pioneer hardier, healthier wheat through IAEA partnerships

Monsanto Company announces development of new learning center focused on water usage and crop production - $6 million investment creates focal point for testing drought-tolerant technologies in the Western Corn Belt

Evogene announces private investment by AquAgro, a venture capital fund focused on Israel’s innovative water and agriculture technologies

Ceres introduces the first seed brand for bioenergy crops

Official opening of new De Ruiter Seeds site in China

Soybean inoculation provides insurance for growers

Diferentes significados para qualidade de trigo

KWS legt Forschungsversuch auf besetztem Feld in Northeim an - Mehr als 450 Mitarbeiter stehen für Forschungsfreiheit am Standort Deutschland ein

Syngenta's Revus top fungicide receives Florida label approval - Powerful new premix protects potatoes and tomatoes against early blight, late blight and other tough diseases

Syngenta Crop Protection receives US EPA approval for Warrior II with Zeon Technology for broad-spectrum insect control in more than 23 crop groups

Food crop diversity is key to sustainability

La mejora vegetal, una ciencia de futuro

Deliberate releases and placing on the EU market of GM organisms:
- Experimental release of genetically modified tobacco into the environment
- Ecological relevance of potentially defensive genes during the interaction between Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) and environmental factors

Farmers will soon be able to receive text messages on their cell phones from their plants saying whether they are thirsty or not
Comenzando en esta época de cultivación, los granjeros podrán recibir mensajes de texto en sus teléfonos celulares enviados por las plantas para indicar si tienen sed o no

Ancient sunflower fuels debate about agriculture in the Americas - Researchers confirm evidence of domesticated sunflower in Mexico — 4,000 years earlier than previously believed

High food prices are not just a threat but an opportunity, and we must seize the chance to boost agriculture, says FAO Director-General

North American Millers’ Association agrees with U.S. Food and Drug Administration that further testing corn for StarLink would not add to food safety

Australian OGTR: DIR 085/2008 - Notification of Licence Application - Limited and controlled release of cotton genetically modified for altered fatty acid composition of the cottonseed oil

UC Davis researchers discover genes for frost tolerance in wheat

U.S. biologists suggest nationwide biotech crop maps for monitoring environmental impacts

U.S. weekly corn and soybean outlook: Soybean market

BMELV-Forschungsprogramm Koexistenz: "Mit einem Abstand von 150 Metern sollte der Kennzeichnungsschwellenwert von 0,9 Prozent in der Gesamternte einzuhalten sein"

GM barley trial field occupied by protesters in Giessen, Germany
Feldbesetzung in Gießen
- Studentische Initiative für unabhängige Forschung - "Der Versuchsanbau war Wissenschaft zum Anfassen"

Canada: Grains and oilseeds outlook +  Pulses and special crops outlook

Update on fungal diseases on cereals in the UK and Ireland

Fungal diseases on wheat in Canada, USA

Brasil terá o quarto maior banco de germoplasma do mundo

DuPont partners with China to increase farm productivity

Improved disease resistance on the way – One key to soybean improvement

Australian researchers are a step closer to turning plants into ‘biofactories’ capable of producing oils which can be used to replace petrochemicals used to manufacture a range of products

Plant Health Care, Inc. initiates large scale grower tests for a ProAct + glyphosate product

Two new fungicides from BASF registered for use on cereals in the United States

University of California Riverside scientists call for more access to biotech crop data to assess the impact of biotech crops

Africa Rice Center (WARDA) actively assists African member states manage the rice crisis

Monsanto Company and Mendel Biotechnology announce cellulosic biofuels collaboration

GM crops must become part of cereals sector tool kit, says the British National Beef Association

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada bi-weekly bulletin: China

Nebraska Seeds Inc. receives ISO 9001:2000 registration

Plant Genetic Resources for Agriculture, Plant Breeding, and Biotechnology - Experiences from Cameroon, Kenya, the Philippines, and Venezuela

CropLife Asia celebrates innovation on World Intellectual Property Day

Monsanto América Latina Sur lanza su tercer curso sobre tecnología Roundup Ready

University of Idaho Extension website helps Idaho’s potato growers navigate good agricultural practices audits

Tomatoes are hot - even in Idaho’s cold, short-season areas

Oklahoma set to plant first-ever 1,000 acre switchgrass field

Syngenta announces plans to build a new vegetables seed processing facility in Pasco, Washington

American Seed Trade Association announces first 2008 Future Seed Executives (FuSE) educational unit hosted by Syngenta

Australian OGTR: Fact sheet - Status of GM canola approvals, April 2008

U.S. scientists call for more access to biotech crop data

Washington State University scientists and Pacific Northwest beekeepers dedicate funds to the study causes of the colony collapse

Government launches A$205 million program to secure the future of farming in Victoria, Australia, including the development of new generations of drought, cold and salt resistant crops

University of Arkansas researcher to study gene flow 'hot spots' in canola

DuPont Knowledge Center in Hyderabad, India, inaugurates its Biotechnology Research Center

KeyGene InnovatorsClub: a new strategic initiative for small and medium-sized plant breeding enterprises

Deutschland: Feldzerstörungen sind inakzeptabel und strafbar, sagt Bundeslandwirtschaftsminister Seehofer

BASF enters a challenging 2008 with a record first quarter

Arcadia Biosciences contributes technology license to the African Agricultural Technology Foundation to develop nitrogen efficient and salt tolerant African rice

The Science behind seed treatments - Proceedings 2008 BASF Seed Treatment Symposium

Washington State University researcher receives NIH grant to develop wheat free of harmful gluten proteins

United States 'plans cut to global agricultural research funds'

Dairyland Seed launches first-ever variety of Roundup Ready ultra low linolenic soybean - New variety lower in trans fats, improves producer’s bottom line

Meeting of rice breeders from 10 African countries sets forth strategy to boost rice production in the face of rising food prices and import crunch

Gene function scientists at South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) take guesswork out of breeding new line of non-GM pastures

INCOTEC reaches agreement with Lantmännen to acquire SeedGard (ThermoSeed)

Controlling wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella, which transmits Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus

University of Western Australia welcomes Iranian input into barley breeding

First field tests of Golden Rice in the Philippines

DuPont reports first quarter earnings growth of over 20 percent - Sales increase 9 percent with strong growth in agriculture and emerging markets

Brasil: Evento reunirá diferentes formas de transferência de tecnologia

Consórcio antiferrugem avalia em maio ferrugem da soja no Brasil

India's Central Institute for Cotton Research developing new variety of short staple BT cotton

U.S. farmer excitement building around soybean economic and yield opportunities

Intellectual property fosters research and development in agriculture

CDC Imagine CLEARFIELD wheat seed tops 2008 Northlands Pedigreed Seed Competition in Alberta, Canada

Planalytics launches GreenReport featuring satellite-derived yield forecasts for wheat, corn, soybean and other crops

Bayer CropScience U.S. introduces Trilex, seed-applied fungicide for soybeans that protects against stand-reducing diseases

Analysis of RNA role in spreading disease advances study of damaging plant infections

CropLife Canada supports Ontario's new proposal aimed at ending the non-essential use of pesticides

As weed resistance increases, cotton growers look for new control methods - FiberMax LibertyLink cotton seed varieties keep yield and profit potential high

Independent Professional Seed Association launches new identity campaign theme “Seeds for Growth” to drive marketing efforts

Boosting basil production in Mississippi
Aumentando la producción de la albahaca en Misisipí

Washington State University offers first online certificate in organic agriculture in United States

USDA study suggests that planting herbicide-tolerant crop varieties and using contact herbicides can reduce herbicide loss and concentrations in runoff

Arkion Life Sciences receives Crisis Exemption to US EPA Section 18 Approval in Mississippi and Tennessee to market Avitec corn seed treatment

Food Standards Australia New Zealand seeks public comment on genetically modified corn

Syngenta holds its Annual General Meeting

Syngenta: Q1 2008 sales: Capturing opportunity in expanding markets
Umsatz 1. Quartal 2008: Wachstumspotential in expandierenden Märkten nutzen
Chiffre d’affaires du premier trimestre 2008: Syngenta réalise les opportunités des marchés en expansion

Australian Grain Technologies releases two new feed grade wheat varieties with top rust resistance

U.S. Department of Agriculture announces open teleconferencing meeting of the Plant Variety Protection Board

Egypt approves a Bt -corn variety for domestic planting, the first such approval in Egypt

South Dakota firm pays $1,400 to settle seed case

Plant Research International and Luminex develop multiplex detection for the agricultural and food industries

Major new partnership in rice research launched at IRRI headquarters

Blast disease on rice in Kenya

Shining the light on sunflowers in Australia

New Rabobank report shows that U.S. rice sector has promising outlook

Australian OGTR: DIR 080/2007 - Limited and controlled release of wheat genetically modified for drought tolerance

Bancos comunitários de sementes serão discutidos na Unidade

Forum Global Change & Biotechnology open for discussion
Lancering discussieforum Global Change & Biotechnologie

IAASTD report calls for radical change in agriculture
- Global agriculture study calls for increased research
- Science and technology are key to growing more food: CropLife believes the IAASTD report falls short of goals by overlooking the potential of modern plant sciences

Uiendemoveld van Nickerson-Zwaan gezaaid

Three viruses threaten cucurbits - and now green beans
Tres virus amenazan las cucúrbitas—y ahora las judías verdes

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service makes changes to the Cotton Objective Yield Survey

Pioneer Forage Forum features nutrition, feeding information for dairy industry - Blogs, podcasts engage dairy industry on Pioneer, university research

International Seed Testing Association announces Workshop on Seed sampling, Moisture, Germination, Purity and Quality Management

Early-flowering, winter-hardy hairy vetch released for Northern United States
Nueva variedad de veza vellosa lanzada para la región norteña de EE.UU.

Weltmarktführer bescheinigt KWS gutes Qualitäts- und Umwelt-management - Integriertes Managementsystem nach umfangreicher Prüfung zertifiziert