May 14, 2026

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BASF and NOD Apiary Products collaborate to advance honey bee health

How Texas is perfecting the peanut - Texas A&M AgriLife collaborations improve peanuts for consumers, farmers and industry

May 13, 2026

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USDA/AMS - Intems of Interest in Seed - December 2025 - February 2026

Viewing seed genetic material is not patent infringement: U.S. Department of Justice (Law360)

EW Group subsidiary PLANASA acquires sweet corn breeder Illinois Foundation Seeds - Deal expands portfolio in plant genetics

Potato Growers of Alberta applaud federal changes to Plant Breeders' Rights legislation (Farms.com)

Scientists dispute hypothesis that climate change will unleash massive ag pest populations

May 12, 2026

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Corteva announces headquarters for two future companies following planned separation

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) meets with New Yorks Ag Commissioner & Director of Environment and Conservation about treated seed waivers

Wageningen University & Research and Ohio State University combine their expertise in greenhouse horticulture

Meiogenix expands Board with renowned agtech innovator Jacqueline Heard to accelerate precision breeding advancements

Canadian Seed Growers Association welcomes the Government of Canada's updated Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations (PBR)

May 11, 2026

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Western Canada - Wheat, barley breeding groups call for new vision (The Western Producer)

Free workshop: Turn raw RGB imagery into plot-level phenotyping data using three open-source apps

May 8, 2026

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Growing industry knowledge through hands-on experience at Stine - Before she’s even finished her first year of college, Addey Lydon is already seeing what a future in agriculture really looks like, up close and in the field

FFAR & Novo Nordisk Foundation establish $34.7 million Agricultural Nitrogen-Use Efficiency Platform(AgNUE)

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) secures big win for U.S. corn seed industry

U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office issues at total of 25 certificates on May 1, 2026 

May 7, 2026

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A new vision for wheat and barley plant breeding for Western Canada - A joint statement from the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition, the Canadian Barley Research Coalition, Seeds Canada, University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre and the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta

A walk through one company's approach to plant breeding (WJLA)

Novin AgriTech receives USDA grant to develop novel traits for wheat, accelerate trait integration - Company’s platform technology will introduce genetic tools to improve nitrogen use efficiency

Canada - Updated Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations to support innovation and greater choice for growers and consumers

How universities, seed companies jointly drive crop progress (FarmProgress)

Canada - BASF Agricultural Solutions breaks ground on $27M canola research expansion near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (CJWW)

Syngenta acquires Intrinsyx Bio, strengthening its position in nutrient use efficiency (NUE) fastest-growing market segment

May 6, 2026

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Bayer and bp form strategic alliance to jointly scale camelina as intermediate crop for biofuels

Novel Illinois weed species, Asian copperleaf, identified in northern Illinois

Plants walk a fine line between growth and defense - How plants regulate salicylic acid to balance disease resistance with healthy growth

Seeds of resilience: African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) leader highlights the power of seed systems on GermiNation podcast

Super-powered population genomics: Watermelon super-pangenome paves the way for precision breeding