March 13, 2025

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Memorandum of understanding supports positive collaboration between the Australian and Chinese grains industries

Vaderstad's latest seed drill technology, the Proceed V 24, coming 

Gene editing leads to rice sheath blight resistance and yield increase

New Plant Breeding Accelerator Science Super Center opens in China (UkrAgroConsult)

March 12, 2025

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ICRISAT held a two-week training program to equip professionals from the global south with the skills to tackle aflatoxin

DLF announces the appointment of Hugh McDonald as Executive Vice President and CEO for Oceania, effective from 19 May 2025

Chinese scientists find structural variation that boosts grain number in sorghum

T&G Global welcomes recent Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China judgement upholding an earlier landmark ruling protecting its IP rights under China’s new Seed Law (Fruitnet)

Setting deep roots in India: Known-You Seed Company (Taiwan Panorama)

March 11, 2025

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Australia - Hybrid canola technology fees vs. success fees (EPRs) – Which costs more?

Beijing Kingpeng International Agriculture Corporation - Trial operation phase starts for Chinese research and breeding facility (Horti Daily)

March 7, 2025

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India - Gene Bank to be established to ensure food security and genetic resources for future generations

Female fertility key to future barley yield security - Researchers have identified a novel mechanism through which a protein in barley supports female fertility and could help safeguard yield security in the future

BioLumic launches world’s first commercial light-activated seed traits

March 6, 2025

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Creation of fragrant peanut using CRISPR/Cas9

Unlocking the genetic secrets of nematode-tomato warfare

InterGrain’s latest malt-accredited barley variety, Neo CL, accredited as malting barley

Australia - New project aims to feed the hungry plant-protein market

Australia - 2024 Cotton Grower of the Year Field Day showcases innovation and sustainability

Researchers identify genes for branchless watermelon, boosting crop breeding

March 5, 2025

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Near-complete genome assembly of wheat Chinese Spring genome paves the way for future wheat breeding

Chinese scientists reveal anti-bacterial role of plant metabolite

Chinese scientists unlock genetic code of soybean development

Australia - Cyclops and Neo CL accredited as malting barley

Grains Australia - Malting barley evaluation update

March 4, 2025

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) - Call for comment on food made from an insect-protected GM soybean line - A1323 - Food derived from insect-protected soybean line COR23134

Uzbekistan to attract US$200 million in investments for seed production and nursery development (UZ Daily)

Genetically modified rice to cure hay fever moves forward after 2 decades (The Asahi Shimbun)

International Seed Federation (ISF) Annual Report 2024

Yamaha Motor launches Yamaha Agriculture, Inc. to deliver automation and digital crop management solutions - Yamaha Agriculture, Inc. acquires Robotics Plus and The Yield to enable precision agriculture for growers