March 11, 2014

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U.S. National Corn Growers Association's website offers updated information important to planting decisions

Swirski-Mite LD keeps pests under control effectively

Could potatoes, tomatoes and saffron help fight disease?

Oregon firm pays $700 to settle seed case

Produtores gaúchos destacam eficiência da INTACTA RR2 PRO contra as principais lagartas da soja nesta safra - Biotecnologia da Monsanto já demonstra bons resultados nas lavouras e agricultores relatam supressão contra Helicoverpa armigera

Nova coleção busca atrair a atenção das crianças para as hortaliças

Embrapa tem vaga para bolsista na área de microbiologia

HEAT herbicide available for use as harvest aid/desiccant in Western Canada on field peas, soybeans, dry beans, and sunflowers

USA - Launch of Open Ag Data Alliance (OADA) supports farmer privacy and control of their data, enables adoption of data science-powered agriculture

Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais launches International Master in Plant Breeding

LGC continues to lead the way again, ranking top of the DNA sequencing SQ 2/13 – technical performance compiled by Referenzinstitute für Bioanalytik

PGC Asia – Focus on next generation sequencing - From next generation sequencing to breeding value

An insight in KeyGene's molecular breeding research - Improved shelf life in melon

Canadian Food Inspection Agency - 2013 survey finds no detections of potato cyst nematode
Enquête 2013 d'échantillonnage de sol pour les nématodes à kyste de la pomme de terre (NKPT) est complétée

CIOPORA AGM 2014 in The Hague: ornamental and fruit breeders define the association’s future IP position

Two new cauliflower varieties retained in Brittany (Fresh Plaza)

Precision BioSciences and Agrivida announce collaborative trait development agreement and successful genetic modification - Corn traits for improved dairy and beef nutrition

European Parliament without opinion on proposed new EU seed law

Sin noticias del virus Nueva Delhi en melón y sandía (HortoInfo)

Members of the European Parliament reject draft seed regulation
Les députés européens rejettent le projet de règlement sur les semences
Europäisches Parlament lehnt Saatgutverordnung ab

New mode of action for Palmer amaranth control in cotton (AG Professional)

Syngenta halts sales of new GMO corn seed in Canada (Reuters)

Success of new bug-fighting approach may vary from field to field

Chinese research funding into GM organisms has fallen by 80 percent over the last four years (Reuters)

Canola Council of Canada applauds trade agreement with South Korea

SeedWay expands southeast vegetable seed sales team

Infopest Free Online celebrates 1st birthday

Australia - Potato R&D to be presented at industry workshop in the Mallee

March 10, 2014

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Wyffels Hybrids releases new corn hybrids for 2015 planting season

United Kingdom - Aggressive yellow rusts may have come from Asia (Farmers Weekly)