April 22, 2026

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North Dakota State Seed Department, Seed Journal April 2026

April 21, 2026

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Euroseeds welcomes Council adoption of NGT trilogue agreement and calls on European Parliament to follow

Japan bill to amend the Seed and Seedlings Act proposes stronger plant variety protections - Longer terms, stronger remedies and tighter export measures (Baker McKenzie)

Vietnam - Un agriculteur-chercheur crée une variété de riz parfumé brevetée (Vietnam.vn)

April 20, 2026

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Decision on the selection of the members of the CPVO Board of Appeal

April 17, 2026

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Nigeria approves high-performing groundnut variety Samnut 30 developed by ICRISAT

U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office issues at total of 25 certificates on February 20, 2026 

Propagar sin permiso: el riesgo legal que el agro ya no puede ignorar

April 16, 2026

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Community Plant Variety Office - Official Gazette of the CPVO 2.2026

Announcement n◦ 02/2026 of the Community Plant Variety Office. Decision of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office on test guidelines 01 & 14/04/2026

U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office issues at total of 25 certificates on April 3, 2026

April 15, 2026

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U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office issues at total of 25 certificates on January 16, 2026

Deutschland - Erntegut-Bescheinigung in der Praxis angekommen - Umfrage: Landwirtschaft bewertet Sortenangebot positiv und nutzt Erntegut-Bescheinigung mehrheitlich als Nachweis

Argentina - Reforma de la Ley de semillas: el Gobierno acelera un proyecto que genera dudas en un sector del agro (El Observador)

April 14, 2026

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Starting from 23 April 2026, new EU regulations will apply: bean seed from outside the EU must be tested for Cff before export to the EU
Nieuwe EU-regelgeving - Stuur bevestiging mee dat bonenmonsters vrij zijn van Cff

Umfrage in fünf EU-Staaten - Mehrheit lehnt Patente auf Saatgut ab (TAZ)

April 13, 2026

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USDA, Seed Regulatory and Testing Division - Items of interest in sed, winter 2026

Naktuinbouw - Submission of photos with the application for a vegetable variety
Foto’s meesturen bij aanmelding van een groenteras

European Food Safety Authority - Assessment of additional information related to genetically modified oilseed rape MS11 (application EFSA-GMO-BE-2016-138)

EU seed law reform: Can Europe balance modern breeding and crop diversity? (Food Ingredients First)

April 10, 2026

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Brasil, CTNBio - Accesse a deliberações da 290ª Reunião Ordinária da CTNBio, 9 de abril de 2026

European Union vote on gene-edited crops could reshape Canada’s export landscape (Manitoba Co-operator)

April 9, 2026

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Nederland - Nieuwe importeisen voor bonenzaden vanaf 23 april 2026

April 8, 2026

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Chile - ANPROS se reúne con director nacional del Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) para abordar desafíos estratégicos del sector semillero

April 7, 2026

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Brasil, CTNBio - Accesse a pauta da 290ª Reunião Ordinária da CTNBio, 9 de abril de 2026

Deutschland - Für das Anbaujahr Herbst 2025/Frühjahr 2026 kann die Nachbauerklärung ab sofort online eingereicht werden

Gene editing may be entering a new world order - The European Union appears to be close to approving the technology, which could open doors in other countries as well (The Western Producer)

USA - Eighth Circuit upholds dismissal of antitrust claims against Bayer CropScience (Courthouse News Service)

April 6, 2026

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Breeders Trust steps up monitoring of illegal seed potato trade online (Potato Pro)

South Africa - Easier approval process on the cards for new seed technologies (African Farming)