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No Access, No Benefits
What it takes for a seed company to keep track of their genetic resources. In the eighties, countries started recognizing… Read More
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What is the World Seed Partnership?
Organizations collaborate to help countries develop new seed system frameworks. As developing countries look to build a local seed system… Read More
4 weeks ago -
Business
Fueling Corn Demand?
Year-round sales of E15 ethanol could drive farmers to plant more corn acres than previously planned. Some say the Oct…. Read More
1 month ago -
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Study Examines No-Till Incentives
What would it take to get farmers to adopt no-till, and how might an incentive program be structured? The numbers… Read More
1 month ago -
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You’re Not Welcome Here
WE ARE LIVING in a new Dark Age in Europe where innovation and technology are being rejected at an alarming… Read More
2 months ago -
Business
A Great Loss for Europe
The impact of the recent ECJ ruling on plant breeding innovation. Many members of the plant breeding sector in Europe… Read More
2 months ago -
Business
Four Steps to Minimize Trade Risks
The increasingly protectionist trade environment threatens the seed industry. Governments are imposing tariffs on seed and seed equipment. Planted acreage… Read More
2 months ago -
Business
From DC: Under Secretary Ibach Shares Strategic Goals, Talks Biotech
“It’s important for me to remember that the decisions we make here in Washington really do impact individual farmers and… Read More
6 months ago -
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Going to Great Lengths to Preserve Genetic Diversity
After the seventh session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture,… Read More
7 months ago -
Business
ISF Priorities: Digging into Plant Breeding Innovation, Seed Trade and Seed Choice
ISF lays the ground work for national seed associations to engage with their governments and other organizations to help facilitate… Read More
7 months ago -
Business
Inside the Beltway: House Farm Bill Fails to Pass
The Farm Bill debate is making headlines as policymakers work to hammer out new legislation, but most of what you’ll see… Read More
7 months ago -
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Ethical Concerns and CRISPR Potential
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions gathered in November to discuss the potential and implications of… Read More
11 months ago -
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ASTA Federal and State 2018 Priorities
With the renegotiation of NAFTA and a new Farm Bill, ASTA is advocating for a viable and efficient regulatory system… Read More
11 months ago -
Business
The Race is on for a CRISPR Patent
In the argument to claim the rights to patent CRISPR, the Broad Institute and the University of California can only… Read More
11 months ago -
How Quality Seed Helped World Food Prize Winner Alleviate Poverty
For the winner of this year’s World Food Prize, the secret to lifting millions of smallholder African farmers out of… Read More
1 year ago -
Business
Water Policies Heat Up Cities
Native landscapes and lawn alternatives are found in homes and parks from coast to coast, but what do cities lose… Read More
1 year ago -
Business
Top 4 Farm Bill Priorities
While Congress works to craft the 2018 Farm Bill, the seed industry hones in on four areas that have a… Read More
1 year ago -
Business
Local Bans on GM Crop Production More Symbolic than Impactful
Through the years, local governments have tried to pass laws banning GM crop production, with some failed attempts and some… Read More
2 years ago -
Business
Inside Washington
A bill that seeks to double federal funding for programs that create, expand and maintain access to foreign markets is… Read More
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