April 17, 2025

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FMC Corporation secures first global registration for agricultural breakthrough, Dodhylex active

April 16, 2025

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Reducing the regulatory burden of plant biotechnology regulations in Canada (ResearchGate)

China jails researcher for taking germplasm out of country (Independent)

France - Décret n° 2025-345 du 14 avril 2025 relatif à la modification de la liste des techniques d'obtention d'organismes génétiquement modifiés qui ont fait l'objet d'une utilisation traditionnelle et dont la sécurité pour la santé publique ou l'environnement est avérée depuis longtemps

U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office issues at total of 35 certificates on March 12, 2025

U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office issues at total of 35 certificates on February 3, 2025

April 15, 2025

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Announcement n◦ 3/2025 of the Community Plant Variety Office - Decision of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office on test guidelines 13/02, 14 and 31/03/2025

Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), Official Gazette 

United Kingdom - Starane Hi-Load: Label changes to advance its use in maize

China's National Crop Variety Registration Committee (CNCVRC) published a third variety registration list for genetically modified (GM) corn and soybeans

April 14, 2025

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Reducing the regulatory burden of plant biotechnology regulations in Canada (Canadian Science Publishing)

April 10, 2025

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Driscoll’s loses US strawberry patent suit (Fruitnet)

Proposal for a new plant breeding law in Switzerland - easing the path for CRISPR/Cas plants (Lexology)

April 9, 2025

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United Kingdom - Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette, Special edition, April 2025

United Kingdom - Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette, April 2025

Projet de règlement NGT : Les membres du Collectif en faveur de l’innovation variétale se félicitent de la position du Conseil de l’Union européenne

Euroseeds welcomes progress on new genomic techniques (NGT): time to deliver an enabling framework

Estatus de la regulación a nivel global de las nuevas técnicas genómicas (NGTs). Parte 1

April 7, 2025

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Bayer announces filing of petition to U.S. Supreme Court for review of Durnell Roundup case

France - Comment prendre en compte l’adaptation au changement climatique lors de l’inscription des variétés au catalogue national ?

April 4, 2025

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Building intellectual property capacity across nations: ICRISAT’s South-South training sparks cross-country learning

NVWA zet in op verbetering beschikbaarheid traceringsgegevens door bedrijven in de plantaardige keten

Australian OGTR - DIR 215 - Limited and controlled release of canola genetically modified for dairy protein production

ASTA co-hosts Lunch & Learn on new genomic techniques in Brussels

April 3, 2025

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Switzerland to draft new law on GMOs
Loi spéciale pour les nouvelles techniques génétiques en Suisse

April 2, 2025

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Brazil soy seed piracy generates $1.76 billion in losses per year, study finds (Reuters)

April 1, 2025

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USDA/APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine expands risk-based sampling for lettuce varieties at U.S. ports of entry

United Kingdom government publishes Precision Breeding secondary legislation

New Zealand Intellectual Property Office - The Plant Variety Rights Journal - April 2025

ASTA, the American Seed Trade Association, and 18 other agricultural organizations submit a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative expressing concerns regarding the effects that tariffs will have on American farmers, businesses, and consumers