February 16, 2026

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China enters new era in patent protection for plant-related inventions (Mondaq)

Protecting varietal IP using proactive prevention rather than purely reactive enforcement (Horti Daily)

February 13, 2026

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Argentina - Por una campaña fina con semilla legal

Cultivating the future in Vietnam: Why protecting new plant varieties matters

Gene-editing regulation roundup (Morrison Foerster)

February 11, 2026

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Australia approves commercial sale of GE purple tomatoes

China enters new era in patent protection for plant-related inventions (Lexology)

February 10, 2026

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EIHA, the European Industrial Hemp association, welcomes European Commission proposal recognising the whole hemp plant and calls for a 1% THC threshold under the CAP review

USDA/APHIS seeks public comment on petition to deregulate African marigold engineered to produce red flowers

Argentina, Instituto Nacional de Semillas -  Inscripción en el Registro Nacional de la Propiedad de Cultivares, de la creación fitogenética de maíz (Zea mays L.) de nombre 9CCWT2357R4 obtenida por Pioneer Overseas Corporation, Inc.

Argentina - Ley de Semillas: el acuerdo con EE.UU. presiona por cambios y acelera el debate clave para el agro (Rural Net)

Argentina - Las semillas y la propiedad intelectual: la hora de que el Congreso dé una respuesta satisfactoria (InfoCampo)

February 9, 2026

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European Food Safety Authority - Pest survey card on tomato mild mottle virus

European Food Safety Authority - Pest survey card on melon yellowing‐associated virus

European Food Safety Authority - Pest survey card on squash vein yellowing virus

European Food Safety Authority - Pest survey card on lettuce infectious yellows virus

European Food Safety Authority - Pest survey card on tomato marchitez virus and tomato chocolàte virus

The U.S. EPA announces new registration for low-volatility dicamba herbicides - The new registration enables Bayer to launch Stryax dicamba herbicide for the 2026 season for use in dicamba tolerant soy and cotton

COGEM - Advice Import GM maize MON87427 × MON94804 × MON95379 × MIR162 × MON88017

COGEM - Advice Import & processing of GM soybean MON 94637 × MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 94313 × MON 89788

Chile - Minagri y SAG presentan propuesta de resolución que entrega más claridad y certezas sobre nuevas técnicas de mejoramiento vegetal

February 6, 2026

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Brasil, CTNBio - Accesse a deliberações da 288ª Reunião Ordinária da CTNBio, 5 de fevereiro de 2026

International Results 2025: Strengthening PVP and DUS Systems Worldwide
Internationale resultaten 2025 rond versterking van PVP‑ en DUS‑systemen wereldwijd

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implements strongest protections in agency history for over-the-top dicamba use on cotton and soybeans for next two growing seasons

February 5, 2026

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COGEM - Advice on the import and processing of GM maize DAS1131×DP910521×DP202216×DAS-40278-9 and its subcombinations

Übergabe an die neue Präsidentin – Karin Riemer leitet jetzt das Bundessortenamt

Rijk Zwaan reflects on EU gene editing legislation (FruitNet)

February 4, 2026

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USDA/Risk Management Agency - PM-26-003: Hybrid wheat seed implementation effective for the 2026 and succeeding crop years
El USDA presenta un programa piloto de seguro para semillas de trigo híbrido

Australia - Harvest Declaration submission is now simpler, faster for growers

February 3, 2026

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The CTPS Sunflower and Soybean Section reviews the first year of implementation of the new soybean registration rules