- Technology
A Market on Fire
Seed breeders help fuel hot pepper trend. Look at a menu or the grocery store shelves, and it…Year of the Hibiscus
Origin: Midwest and East Coast (for hardy hibiscus) and Asia and the Pacific Isles (for tropical hibiscus) Family: MalvaceaeYear of the Garden Bean
Origin: Central and South America Family: Fabaceae Genus: Phaseolus Includes: Bush beans, pole…
- Business
Starting the Year Off with a BANG!
With 2021 planting ahead, home garden and vegetable companies prepare for another potential boom. As the new year…Better Defense for Better Tomatoes
Joe Funk –As Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus infects tomato and pepper plants across the globe, seed companies are working on breeding a…Finding the Value in Heirlooms
What intellectual property issues could arise from heirloom seeds? If you’ve worked in the vegetable or flower seed…
- Leadership
Passing the Plant Breeding Torch
If you have been reading my columns, you may have heard me talking quite a lot about COVID-19 — but you might…We are the Champions
Brett Hodnefield talks about how his love for winning drives his love for sales. When you think…The IPSA Perspective
CEO Todd Martin reflects on the past and present for the Independent Professional Seed Association as well as the road ahead.
- Sustainability
Roadmap Offers Solutions For Future Of Food, Global Ag Innovation
To deflect future world food crises created by climate change and growing consumer demand, a Cornell University-led international team of economists, scientists…FFAR’s Precision Indoor Plants Consortium Launches Initial Lettuce Project
Lettuce is the third most consumed vegetable in the US. However, as a perishable product, much of the produce is not marketable…CDP Ratings Gives Bayer an A in Climate, Water Categories
Renowned ratings organization CDP (the “Carbon Disclosure Project”) has once again named Bayer among the leading international companies in the climate and…
- News
Incotec’s First Microplastic-Free Film Coat for Corn
Incotec introduces the first film coat for corn in the new range of microplastic-free solutions: Disco Red L-1101. With regulations prohibiting the…Scientist Discovers New Bee Species on Bayer Partner Farm in Brazil
A new solitary bee species, known as the Ceratina (Ceratinula) fioreseana, has been discovered on a Bayer ForwardFarm in Água Fria de Goiás,…Teraxxa Registered by EPA
BASF is arming cereal growers with a powerful new seed treatment to combat wireworms. Teraxxa seed treatment will offer growers what no other…
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