February 27, 2026

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From labs to lives: at UC Davis, the Student Collaborative Organic Plant Breeding Education (SCOPE) develops food for the future

February 26, 2026

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How targeted recombination is transforming plant breeding, using the genes crops already have - New breeding approach helps breeders unlock and assemble desired traits faster and more precisely

Meiogenix breeding technology achieves 10x increase in targeted recombination in corn - Unlocks previously inaccessible genetic diversity to accelerate crop innovation

February 24, 2026

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A gene editor that's a better fit for plants - Engineered enzymes rival CRISPR efficiency for producing heritable gene edits

February 23, 2026

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Canada - A clean pass under pressure: Why farmers need to take the next shift on plant breeding (RealAgriculture)

February 20, 2026

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Wheat breeder loses faith in Canada’s system - Richard Cuthbert, who resigned from Agriculture Canada earlier this winter, says ‘things need to change’ (The Western Producer)

Genomic selection has potential (Agri-View)

Texas A&M AgriLife Research projects to enhance rice yields, health benefits - Studies explore new rice breeding technology to improve quality and advance purple rice

February 16, 2026

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Big questions around public research and plant breeding as Manitoba Crop Alliance celebrates 5 years (RealAgriculture)

February 13, 2026

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New chemical method makes it easier to select desirable traits in crops

Gene-editing regulation roundup (Morrison Foerster)

February 12, 2026

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Stine Seed, leveraging drone technology for improved research

February 10, 2026

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Breeding a better cucumber: new genetic map reveals 171,892 structural variants

February 6, 2026

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Cibus partnering with The John Innes Centre for UK Government’s Farming Innovation Programme Precision Breeding Initiative  - Cibus to utilize proprietary Rapid Trait Development System to enable development of durable resistance to Light Leaf Spot disease, which has caused estimated yield losses of up to £300m in recent years

February 5, 2026

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USDA/NIFA invests $3.9M in conventional plant breeding research

February 4, 2026

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Rethinking funding for plant breeding (Real Agriculture)

Canadian Seed Growers’ Association statement on AAFC research facility closures

February 2, 2026

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Heritable Agriculture gets $5M for AI crop resilience as Africa emerges as agtech’s next frontier (AgTech Nvigator)

January 30, 2026

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Spearhead Bio named 2026 "Startup to Watch"

St. Louis agtech startup Spearhead Bio raises $4M to speed up crop genome editing (St. Louis Business Journal)

New oat pangenome research explains why breeding has been slow and what could change next - Cracking crop’s pangenome could improve breeding decisions, but farmers still years away from seeing practical results (The Western Grower)

First graduates of University of Florida’s plant-breeding Ph.D. use genetics to help growers boost yields, improve shelf life, and more (Central Florida AgNews)

January 29, 2026

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Canada - Organic research program cut - The Swift Current, Saskatchewan research centre is staying open, but the organic and regenerative agriculture program has been closed (The Western Producer)

Trilateral initiative aims to accelerate science and innovation for global food resilience

January 28, 2026

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Bayer investing more than $45M CAD to build world class Canola Research and Development facility in Canada

Montana State University spring wheat breeder reaches milestone with Dagmar taking the lead (AgUpdate)

Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) concerned for ag research capacity with AAFC site closures and layoffs

January 27, 2026

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Agriculture Canada research cuts threaten crop variety development - The cuts will mean farmers end up paying more for new varieties capable of overcoming emerging production challenges (The Western Producer)

January 26, 2026

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Canada’s public wheat breeding under review (SaskToday)

January 23, 2026

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From lab to lawn: How USDA/NIFA-funded scientists developed a better turfgrass