July 08
Seed treatments offer
benefits beyond pest protection
ISTA Workshop on
Purity, Germination & Tetrazolium Test on Tropical and
SubTropical Seeds postponed until September 15-18, 2008
Cotton Seed Distributors, Web on
Wednesday: Seed
treatments 2008
Hintergrundinformation: Bienenverluste durch insektizide
Saatgutbehandlungsmittel in Deutschland 2008
Bayer CropScience
adds new option to the Poncho family of products
Maranhão terá
unidade de beneficiamento de sementes da Embrapa
Tom Peterson joins
Becker Underwood's Seed Enhancement Business Unit as Western
Territory Manager
Becker Underwood
launches new web site
June 08
Deutschland:
BVL setzt
Zulassungen für Pflanzenschutzmittel zur Behandlung von
Rapssaatgut wieder in Kraft
Brasil:
Labex Estados
Unidos trabalhará com instituição canadense
Brett Young Seeds
believes in new biologicals for canola and soybean
Germain's
Technology Group appoints new Customer Services Manager and
Production Manager at its Dutch production site
Monsanto Company
and the Illinois Crop Improvement Association intiate
important new relationship
BASF and Monsanto enter into
agreement for new fungicide seed treatment solution in
soybeans
BASF und
Monsanto schliessen Vertrag über neue Fungizid-Saatgutbeize
für Sojabohnen
New Coronet
fungicide seed treatment from BASF receives U.S. EPA
approval - Coronet offers broad-spectrum protection of seed
and seedlings in vegetables and cotton
Plant Health Care
reports outstanding yield gains in wheat for seed applied
Myconate
Deutsches Bundesamt für
Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit ordnet das Ruhen
der Zulassung für Saatgutbehandlungsmittel an
German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety
orders suspension of authorisation for seed disinfectants
Deutsches
Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit
verpflichtet Bayer zur Beobachtung der mit dem
Pflanzenschutzmittel "Poncho" behandelten Äcker -
Untersuchung von Maispflanzen auf Rückstände des
Pflanzenschutzmittelwirkstoffs Clothianidin soll erneute
Schäden an Bienenvölkern verhindern
Dr. Ainong Shi
joins Indiana Crop Improvement Association as Genetics Lab
Supervisor
Becker Underwood
promotes industry veteran Kyle Payne to national accounts
manager for U.S. inoculant sales
May 08
ISTA Programme for
calculation of water retention of Germination media
Romer Labs participates
at the 1st Global Conference on GMO Analysis
STA Laboratories, Inc.
expands California-based operations
BASF unveils coming
seed treatments at 2008 World Seed Congress
BASF stellt neue Saatbeizen auf Kongress „World Seed 2008“
vor
XBEET, Germain’s novel
seed priming technology for sugar beet, is launched in the
United Kingdom
Seed transmission of
Pepino mosaic virus in tomato
Sterk groeiende
vraag naar graszaad-coating Headstart
Bob Yaklich joins
Nunhems USA as part of expanded focus on value-added seed
technology
International Seed
Federation finalizes program of the 4th Seed Treatment
Conference, to be held in Prague May 29, 2008
April 08
Soybean inoculation
provides insurance for growers
North American
Millers’ Association agrees with U.S. Food and Drug
Administration that further testing corn for StarLink would not
add to food safety
The Science behind
seed treatments - Proceedings 2008 BASF Seed Treatment Symposium
INCOTEC reaches
agreement with Lantmännen to acquire SeedGard (ThermoSeed)
Arkion Life Sciences
receives Crisis Exemption to US EPA Section 18 Approval in
Mississippi and Tennessee to market Avitec corn seed treatment
Plant Research
International and Luminex develop multiplex detection for the
agricultural and food industries
International Seed
Testing Association announces Workshop on Seed sampling,
Moisture, Germination, Purity and Quality Management
ISTA extends
registration deadline for its Quality Management Training Course
ISTA GMO Detection
Workshop to be held in June 2008
India develops
PCR-based rapid diagnostic kits for five GM crops
Pioneer to treat
its new soybean varieties with CruiserMaxx Beans brand seed
treatment from Syngenta Seed Care
Fungicide seed
treatments and poor quality soybean seed
Breann Hammann
joins Becker Underwood as Southern Territory Manager for its
seed enhancement business unit
March 08
SGS North
America, Inc. announces new seed testing laboratory
Wageningen UR:
Biological soil disinfestation increases asparagus
production by 50 percent
Becker Underwood
announces a major development in organic seed enhancement
SGS Mid-West Seed
Services obtains accreditation from the U.S. National Seed
Health System
Programme now
available for the ISTA Seminar on Specified Trait Seed
Testing
Are seed
treatments enough control in corn?
Traitement
fongicide biologique à la vapeur pour les semences de
légumes
Mit Dampf schädliche Pilze bekämpfen
Germain’s Technology Group appoints a new European
Horticulture Sales and Marketing Manager
Soybean seed:
test in sand, label accordingly
Agenda of the 4th
Seed Treatment Conference, to be held in Prague, Czech
Republic on May 29, 2008
February 08
Possible limits to
the value of seed treatment fungicides in corn
Embrapa Soja
promove workshop sobre criação de percevejos em laboratórios
International Seed
Testing Association (ISTA) announces 10th Proficiency Test on
GMO Testing on cotton
Monsanto is
uniquely positioned to capitalize on flourishing agriculture
demand - Company taps new opportunity with new global seed
treatment platform, signs agreements with Becker Underwood and
Plant Health Care
Eduardo Negre
appointed General Manager of G.T.G. España Seed Coating and
Enhancement Services S.A.
Successful
introduction of virus testing into the seed potato certification
schemes of Western Australia
American Soybean
Association and Plant Health Care, Inc. renew and enhance
N-Hibit Partnership program with a "Satisfaction Guarantee"
Western
Australia's Ag Department reminds graingrowers to have seed
tested
Mid-West Seed
Services, Inc. announces two seed sampling workshops and the
10th Annual Seed Technologist training sessions
January 08
EnviroLogix and
Ionian Technologies partner to develop rapid DNA/RNA tests to
meet the new demands of agricultural markets
SGS MidWest Seed
Services announces approval by Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service
Germain’s
Technology Group North America appoints Mario Rivas as Head of
Sales and Marketing, North and South America
Heat shock
proteins: role in seed germination
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association, Inc. is authorized by Monsanto to
perform oil profiling from Vistive soybean samples
New lab test can
detect sudden death syndrome in soybean seedlings
Dr. Gene
Hookstra joins STA Laboratories as General Manager of
Genetic Services
December 07
U.S.
Department of Agriculture announces seed grader program
recognition by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
International
Seed Testing Association (ISTA) voting governments adopt
proposal to discontinue the ISTA Green Certificate
Brad Kortsen
appointed Sales and Marketing Manager at INCOTEC USA
November 07
U.S. Mid-South
cotton gets a seed-applied boost - New Aeris
insecticide/nematicide seed treatment from Bayer CropScience
delivered a consistent, broad spectrum of protection in 2007
Brasil:
Consórcio Antiferrugem amplia rede de laboratórios
Innovotech
files with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for
novel seed treatment product
Varietal
purity of barley is essential for 2008 crop, says Department
of Agriculture, Western Australia
Fungicide seed
treatments improve soybean stands, yields
Illinois Crop
Improvement Association retains Dr. Charles Lay to provide
on-going technical and educational support to staff members
Illinois Crop
Improvement Association and Eurofins US expand the scope of
their strategic alliance
USDA certifies
EnviroLogix' QuickTox™ Kit for DON in corn
New test can
curb losses of potatoes in storage
AgriCoat
announces new line of organic seed enhancement products and
services
Becker
Underwood Company to celebrate its silver anniversary over
the next 12 months
Antoon
Santegoeds joins ASTEC as Director of Sales & Marketing
INCOTEC 400
Pellet Organic Lettuce now available to the professional
organic lettuce market in North America
Mid-West Seed
Services offers Clearfield Confirm herbicide bioassay on
wheat, sunflower, canola and rice
University of
Illinois students take robotic harvesting system on the road
October 07
Using maize
seeds instead of leaves to determine the genetic makeup of
maize
Innovotech
files with Health Canada for novel seed treatment product
From bags to
bulk: U.S. growers prefer faster, easier seed handling -
Syngenta Seeds hosts the largest TruBulk Seed Delivery
System conference in the United States
Major
milestones achieved by North American seed coating group:
Canadian Seed Coaters of North Battleford, Saskatchewan and
Precision Seed Coaters of Yuma, Arizona
Paul Mullan is
appointed Managing Director of Germain’s Technology Group
September 07
Advance
Biological Marketing and TJ Technologies join forces to
market ExcalibreQR
First-ever
encapsulated soybean inoculant now offers 120-day
post-application planting window
USDA GIPSA
verifies EnviroLogix’ QuickStix kit for Herculex RW
U.S.
Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) announces a new
and comprehensive Seed Moisture Testing Handbook
Nickerson
Zwaan Holland happy to fit another key technology package in
their seed coating unit in Made, The Netherlands
Monsanto
collaborates with FOSS to develop analytical tools for
soybeans, installs improved low-linolenic calibration system
for 2007 fall harvest
Mid-West Seed
Services Inc. update: Purity analysis on wheatgrass and tall
fescue
Kansas State
University scientists outline wheat seed quality, seed
treatment options
August 07
Becker Underwood
names Stephanie Zumbach and Charlie Hale as Product Managers
in the seed enhancements group
Oregon State
University seed lab busy as Oregon farmers harvest 2007
grass seed crop
Storage and testing of farm stored cotton seed
Mid-West Seed
Services gearing up for corn testing season
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association announces completion of lab
expansion
July 07
BioDiagnostics,
Inc. expands ownership
INCOTEC offers new
snapdragon pellet to the North American flower industry
Lincoln University
research teams are set to lead the way on smart seeds
June 07
Ground-breaking
research into the link between seed growth and smoke
Mid-West Seed Services
announces two upcoming seed sampling workshops
Giant Views of the Industry
Online:
Seed World presents video interview with
Bill Romp, Business Unit Manager
for the Becker Underwood Seed Coatings Unit
Precision Seed Coaters
attains ISO 9001:2000 registration
Germain’s Technology
Group invests into the future
First Global
Conference on GMO Analysis to be held in June 2008
Don’t gamble on seed
quality, recommends the Kansas Crop Improvement Association
9th ISTA Proficiency
Test on GMO testing on maize now open for registration
Harris Moran
debuts OptiCoat pellets in three densities
May 07
SGS invests in the
United States agriculture market by acquiring two companies
operating in the Midwest
Netherlands: Minister
Verburg opent quarantainelaboratorium plantenziektenkundige
dienst
USDA approves
Professional Seed Research Inc. for the handling of regulated
genes
Enza Zaden and
Germain’s Technology Group sign seed technology license deal
Erste Rückmeldungen von
EPD-Praxisschlägen aus ganz Deutschland bestätigen den Erfolg
von EPD, der innovativen Saatguttechnologie von KWS Saat AG
STA Laboratories
celebrates 20 years of agricultural service
Seed treatments in
soybean: Managing bean pod mottle virus
Micronutrient company
Wolf Trax reinforces its commitment to technical support
CIMMYT’s seed health
laboratory obtains ISA certification
ALOSCA
Technologies' new manufacturing facility delivers
encapsulated inoculants to legume pastures in Western
Australia
April 07
Seed treatments
in soybean: managing bean leaf beetles
Jan Derksen joins
Germain’s Technology Group Netherlands
Semente
pré-enriquecida com molibdênio aumenta o rendimento da soja
Farmers gain new
weapon to combat wheat streak mosaic virus
Desarrollan un
método rápido para detectar daños por secado en trigo
Mid-West Seed
Services announces seed sampler and seed technologist
training workshops
Rotary pelleting:
a revolutionary new technology
Becker Underwood
promotes Steve Bergschneider to Regional Sales Manager for
the Northern U.S.
Bayer
CropScience's Stance plant growth regulator delivers on
plant management promise - First year data shows cotton
plant regulation and fiber quality boost
March 07
New systemic seed
insecticide available for multiple crops
Embrapa promove
curso de tetrazólio e patologia de sementes em Londrina, PR
Fungicide seed
treatments in soybean: should they be standard practice?
Seed Processing
Holland introduces new film coater with integrated dryer
Nieuw: Film coater met geïntegreerde droger
Peking
University's seed improvement technology wins first
Sustainable Technology Award at Carnegie Mellon University’s
McGinnis Venture Competition
Philom Bios
receives regulatory approval in western Canada for TagTeam
soybean granular inoculant
February 07
Diagnostic test for
detecting wheat streak mosaic virus in bulk wheat samples now
available from AGWEST Plant Laboratories
Agdia announces
commercialization of Bt-Cry34Ab1 ImmunoStrip for testing
Herculex RW seed corn and leaves
INCOTEC partners
with ABN AMRO
Barenbrug USA
introduces new Zeba-coated bermudagrass - Leading seed company
selects new patented superabsorbent technology from Absorbent
Technologies
2006 field trial
results show that soybeans treated with Becker Underwood's VAULT
BioStacked inoculant boost yields 2-10 bushels per acre
Jeff Weber joins
INCOTEC, Inc. as Account Manager
New internet
services at Montana State University seed lab should aid
marketing
Mississippi
State University’s plant pathology and nematology Lab helps
keep plants healthy
Becker
Underwood announces major development in plantability
technology with the debut of Flo Rite polymer technology for
soybeans
Mid-West Seed
Services addresses the needs of the native seed industry
January 07
Frederick
Schreurs joins Astec Global as Global Director New Business
INCOTEC's
Kyle W. Rushing named 2007 College Alumni of the Year
A universal
early diagnostic test for anthurium bacterial blight
Bayer
CropScience and Plant Health Care sign Myconate development
and commercialization agreement - New seed treatment
technology for use in important crops including corn and
soybean worldwide
EPD (Early
Plant Development) – Die Innovation in der
KWS-Saatguttechnologie
Native grass
purities
Mid-West Seed
Services announces 2007 sampler workshops in California and
South Dakota
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