January 28, 2025

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University of Wisconsin–Madison receives $5.5 million DOE grant to cut synthetic nitrogen fertilizer usage in bioenergy crops

Study points to South America – not Mexico – as birthplace of Irish potato famine pathogen

Can photosynthesis be engineered to be faster and more efficient? New IGI research suggests that there are ways to make the world’s most abundant enzyme better at its job — and better at capturing atmospheric carbon

January 27, 2025

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North Dakota State University's Best of the Best in Wheat and Soybean Research meetings to be held February 5 and 6 in Grand Forks, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota

January 24, 2025

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For decades, the government banned hemp - Now, it’s funding hemp research - Lincoln University in Missouri is heading a USDA-funded project researching the commodity, but its prohibition created high hurdles for getting the crop off the ground (IPM News)

January 23, 2025

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Peer-reviewed study validates Pivot Bio’s gene-edited microbes as a third source of nitrogen delivery

January 21, 2025

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Study shows seed impact mills clobber waterhemp seed viability - Findings from a newly published Weed Science Society of America research article demonstrates an efficient, mechanical way to control herbicide-resistant weeds

University of Missouri studies how varieties, seed treatments reduce soybean cyst nematodes (Morning Ag Clips)

January 20, 2025

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SorghumBase: another tool available for plant breeders (High Plains Journal)

January 17, 2025

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University of Saskatchewan's crop research projects receive lion’s share of Agriculture Development Fund funding

It starts with a seed - Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan brings choice and value to western Canadian producers

January 16, 2025

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Purdue research studies effects of cereal rye on soybean yields

Cibus’ agriculture breeding breakthroughs create new industry paradigms for development and commercialization of plant traits

University of Georgia scientists discover how cyst nematodes attack crops

Communicating with cotton: CROPPS research in Arizona

January 15, 2025

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Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan invest in crop research

Texas Wheat Producers Board (TWPB) bolsters research investment through new partnership (High Plains Journal)

Texas A&M AgriLife Research aims for better control of widespread tomato spotted wilt virus - Federal grants to help wrangle vector-borne disease of tomatoes, peppers, thousands of other plants

Harnessing nature to defend soybean roots: Using novel Cry protein to control the number-one soybean pest

January 14, 2025

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GenXtraits Inc. and Solis Agrosciences enter collaboration agreement

Iowa State University scientists lead breakthrough to understand contents of plant cells

January 10, 2025

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Intelligenza Artificiale in agricoltura: CREA e Microsoft insieme per decodificare il DNA di tutte le varietà di grano duro del pianeta. Obiettivo nuove varietà sostenibili e resilienti
The pasta puzzle: Decoding durum wheat’s DNA for a sustainable future

January 9, 2025

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Canola research in Canada needs an ‘overhaul’ (The Western Producer)

January 8, 2025

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A new way to determine whether a species will successfully invade an ecosystem

$2.5M grant will support nature-based study of pathogen resistance in perennial crop systems

International collaboration aims to develop high-yielding pest-and disease-resistant cassava, maize and potatoes - Over 500,000 Rwandan farm households to benefit

January 6, 2025

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Tiny plants reveal big potential for boosting crop efficiency

New tools could speed up development of cereal varieties - Selection is a business of evaluation, identification — and yes, rejection (Grainews)

January 2, 2025

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Unlocking hemp seeds’ nutritional benefits

December 30, 2024

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U.S. sweet peppers are bred for different growing regions and markets (Horti Daily)