Historically, farmers and ranchers have looked to USDA and their universities to develop the “next big thing” in plant and animal breeding. They still do, even though the private sector has emerged as ...

Sugarcane is one of the most productive plants on Earth, providing 80 percent of the sugar and 30 percent of the bioethanol produced worldwide. Its size and efficient use of water and light give it ...

Golden rice growing at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI photo) The European Union is pushing to advance legislation by the end of the year that would update the bloc’s framework for ...

Scientific and industry leaders are urging ministers in the new Labour government to act quickly and decisively in bringing forward the secondary legislation needed to implement the Genetic Technology ...

A top-level meeting of UK and devolved government farming ministers palnned for this week’s Royal Welsh was due to thrash out a united approach to precision breeding technologies before it was ...

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Developments in genetic coding techniques open the doorway to crops that produce higher yields or have positive characteristics, such as drought or pest resistance. The EU regulates the cultivation ...

The US Corn Belt and European maize owe their existence to a historic change: the ability of this plant, originally from the tropics, to flower early enough to avoid winter. Research led by Cornell ...

At the 2025 South African National Seed Organisation (SANSOR) Congress in Pretoria, Dr Geoff Graham, vice president of plant breeding at Corteva Agriscience, shared insights into the evolving role of ...

Sugarcane is one of the most productive plants on Earth, providing 80 percent of the sugar and 30 percent of the bioethanol produced worldwide. Its size and efficient use of water and light give it ...