Category: Industry News

Keywords: maize Maize is amazingly diverse. A study comparing genome segments from two inbred lines, for instance, revealed that half of the sequence and one-third of the gene content was not shared – that’s more diversity within the species than between some other species, for example humans and chimpanzees, which exhibit more than 98 percent… Continue reading Maize breeding: When a single reference is not enough

Recently, a high-standard field show as a platform to rely on modern agricultural technology for science and technology seed industry event – the 16th Guangdong Seed Industry Fair held in Guangzhou. This year’s Guangdong Seed Expo will be “new varieties and new technologies and new equipment and new technology for agriculture to plug in the… Continue reading More than 6,000 kinds of good art gathering Guangdong Seed Expo

Keywords: UK, wheat Top-yielding winter wheat feed variety Gravity could take as much as 15% of the certified seed market at this autumn’s drilling, making it one of the top two varieties for harvest 2019. The area down to seed production for this hard-milling feed variety is the second largest after breadmaking variety Skyfall, so… Continue reading UK: Top-yielding wheat variety set to see leap in market share

Keywords: Australia, New Zealand, rice Food derived from Provitamin A rice line GR2E can be sold in Australia and New Zealand. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released the approval report for Application A1138 submitted by the International Rice Research Institute seeking approval for food derived from rice line GR2E, genetically modified (GM) to produce… Continue reading Australia and New Zealand OK Golden Rice imports

Keywords: Western Grains Research Foundation , crop project Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) held a continuing co-funding partnership with the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) and other producer commodity groups. After that WGRF is pleased to announce over $1.4 Million of new funding for 9 crop-related research projects. “WGRF’s funding is about benefitting western Canadian crop growers,”… Continue reading Western Grains Research Foundation commits $1.4 mln to 9 new crop-related research projects

Recently, the research group of China National Rice Research Germplasm Innovation Group found a major QTL for controlling manganese accumulation in rice grains, and created excellent breeding materials for high-manganese and low-cadmium rice.     Manganese, as an important mineral element, is often deficient in the daily diet. Though the biocontrol effect can increase the… Continue reading Rice is expected to achieve high manganese and low cadmium

Keywords: UK, agriculture Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board(AHDB) An AHDB Horticulture survey has revealed that 82 percent of UK growers believe recent developments in automation have helped reduce their reliance on labour. Growers also report key areas for future investment should be focused on harvesting and improvements within the pack-house. Areas of production with particularly… Continue reading UK – New robotics survey highlights more investment is needed

Keywords: agriculture, vertical farming Average global food prices have gone up by 2.6 percent annually in the past two decades. If that trend continues, not only does it threaten a baseline quality of life as more disposable income goes toward food, it also threatens our overall food security. Hunger and malnutrition issues persist, especially in… Continue reading Feeding the Future of Agriculture with Vertical Farming

To serve farmers through local ag retail but with an online ecommerce platform, CommoditAg was started in 2017. This year, in addition to Illinois-based The Equity, Sunrise Cooperative in Ohio and other ag retailers have joined the network that supports the CommoditAg site. CommoditAg.com features an online selection of crop protection, plant nutrition and adjuvants.… Continue reading US ag retailers launch e-commerce platform

Keywords: peanut, agriculture An international group of agricultural scientists including University of Georgia and USDA scientists based in Georgia have mapped the genetic code of the peanut. Results of the five-year research project give scientists around the world a map with which to unlock some of the genetic potential of the peanut plant. “Mapping the… Continue reading Peanut genetic code now mapped, ready to unlock plant’s potential