October 5, 2026

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Morrison & Foerster's Plant Gene-Editing Regulation Roundup, September 2026 (JD Supra)

Oregon State University's dry farming research tests crops and strategies for a drier future

Argentina - Querían lograr un trigo con alto contenido de fibra y en la edición génica encontraron la solución (La Nacion)

España - Syngenta invierte más de 8,5 millones de euros en El Ejido con un nuevo Centro Tecnológico de I+D en mejora genética referente a nivel mundial (Fhalmeria)

October 2, 2026

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Decades of discovery: Pioneer’s sorghum history (Farm Progress)

Searching for the ‘super tomato’: University of Kentucky lab is advancing horticultural crop breeding for a healthier future

September 30, 2026

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CapGen Seeds is taking a significant step forward in agricultural R&D with the opening of its new molecular biology laboratory

From plant gene editing to better crops: Meet the 2026 William H. Danforth Fellow Ryan Swanson

Ciencia y colaboración fortalecen el futuro del maíz en México

A complete pumpkin genome opens the door to better breeding

Wild tomatoes still hold the flavor we bred away: New Map shows breeders where to look

September 29, 2026

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Computomics Blog S1E7 - Precision play: The art of crop makeover

Euroseeds calls for a performance-based approach to support organic farming and plant breeding

Hudson River and Plantik Biosciences partner to enhance heat tolerance in strawberries

Canadian producer and industry organizations call for national plant breeding strategy that works for every crop

September 28, 2026

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Nigeria - Minister of Agriculture urges investment in plant breeding, institutional partnerships for food security (The Nation)

Testing thousands of tomato varieties for multigene ToBRFV resistance (Horti Daily)

Africa’s wheat revolution gets a regional push as experts gather in Addis Ababa

September 25, 2026

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Growing Africa’s vegetable seed sector: New breeding lines and hybrids break ground in Benin

Oracle and Wild Bio partner to advance AI-powered agriculture (Silicon Republic)

September 24, 2026

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Canada looks abroad for ideas on future of wheat breeding (Grainews)

Canada - Gene editing remains a tough sell for wheat (The Western Grower)

Tomato tomorrow: The Israeli lab creating the veggies of the future (The Times of Israel)

PlantArcBio's yield-increasing and drought-tolerance genes deliver stronger yields in first open-field corn trial

September 23, 2026

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IRRI, University of Nottingham scientists join forces to develop rice that can withstand rising temperatures

Génome Québec backs two AES projects on lettuce and potato breeding

Canada - Flax breeding program targets better fibre management (The Western Producer)

September 22, 2026

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Biographica and Hudson River Biotechnology partner to take on traits which breeding has not cracked

Gemeinsam Brokkoli weiterentwickeln - Die Perspektiven für den Brokkoli-Anbau und -Vertrieb sind vielversprechend. Davon ist Carl Scholten, Crop Coordinator Brokkoli bei Rijk Zwaan, überzeugt

Sea change for the Canadian seeds sector (The Western Producer)