January 7, 2026

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Researchers develop new tools to turn grain crops into biosensors - Plant-based detection systems could be used to monitor chemical exposure in agricultural settings

January 6, 2026

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A new phone app that detects bee diseases

Seed companies can now purchase PowerPollen pollination technology integrated on Oxbo power units through exclusive partnership

January 5, 2026

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Verdant Partners expands core team and coverage

How revival of public plant breeding benefits veggie growers (Growing Produce)

Bayer focused on designing — not just breeding — the next big hybrid in canola (Real Agriculture)

Quiet gains in genetics and agronomy set hemp’s next growth cycle in motion (Hemp Today)

Terra Nova Nurseries' breeding program demonstrates proven performance across two national trial programs (Perishable News)

Purdue University and Beck’s are reimagining the future of farming - Advanced agricultural research and a pipeline of highly skilled workforce talent drive innovative partnership

IBEB-US agrees to limit Bremia lactucae resistance claims to only races Bl: 7-10US for the United States lettuce seed market

December 22, 2025

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Lifeasible introduces an enhanced space-based crop breeding service to drive agricultural innovation (Pharmiweb)

Rob-See-Co announces leadership transitions - General Manager Dr. Calvin Treat to retire

December 19, 2025

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Syngenta's Sunfinity Yellow-Red Bicolor wins the National Garden Bureau's 2026 Green Thumb Award

USA - BASF Real Results Yield Challenge delivers high yields and big wins for farmers nationwide

Choosing a sorghum hybrid for 2026 (High Plains Journal)

Stine to offer Syngenta’s Victrato soybean seed treatment in 2026

December 18, 2025

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Scientists build 'speed scanner' to test thousands of plant gene switches at once - In combination with AI models, the new tool promises to vastly accelerate plant engineering

Electric current stymies tall fescue seedheads

Maizex 2026 Seed Guides

December 17, 2025

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Canada - Biotechnology and other new production technologies, annual report

USA - BASF | Nunhems launches breakthrough in carrot innovation with Percyst carrots - Introducing a new era of nematode resistance coupled with market-leading qualities

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) newsletter, December 17, 2025

University of Illinois study shows public seed banks can fast-track corn quality research

Crop research seeks higher yield numbers, new markets

Engineering the next superfood: Boyce Thompson Institute unlocks goldenberry’s large-scale farming potential
La edición genética logra plantas compactas de Physalis (Aguaymanto) aptas para la agricultura a gran escala

Bayer Crop Science Canada introduces Sivanto Energy: Enhanced flea beetle control

December 16, 2025

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Corteva, Hexagon Bio form multi-million dollar joint venture to power next-generation nature inspired solutions

DLF North America launches ‘We Love Alfalfa’ campaign

Flax’s heat intolerance targeted - University of Saskatchewan breeder hopes to improve heat tolerance to unlock crop’s yield gain (The Western Producer)

USDA/APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) reschedules its annual Stakeholder Meeting for Thursday, February 26, 2026