13 April 2017 Making the international trade in plants and seeds a safer venture The international body that oversees plant health has taken a big step forward with the…
12 April 2017 New lettuce genome assembly offers clues to success of huge plant family Today (April 12), UC Davis researchers announced in Nature Communications that they have unlocked a…
12 April 2017 Acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina approved by Chinese competition authority ChemChina and Syngenta today announced that they have received approval from the Ministry of Commerce…
11 April 2017 Australian grain producers welcome step towards EU-Australia trade deal The Australian national representative body GrainGrowers has welcomed news of the successful conclusion of a…
7 April 2017 US soyabean plantings to soar US farmers intend to expand the area planted to soyabeans for harvest 2017 by some…
5 April 2017 Australian study puts spotlight on nitrogen supply to wheat New research in Australia has highlighted the soil supply of nitrogen can be reduced in…
3 April 2017 Science confirms – you really should eat your brassica US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have determined your Mom was right. You should eat…
31 March 2017 IRRI and FAO step up joint efforts to globally bolster sustainable rice production FAO and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to cooperate more closely to…
30 March 2017 US researchers develop alternative source of rubber A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) team has developed an improved variety of guayule plant…
30 March 2017 Listeria bacteria can hide inside tissue of romaine lettuce A Purdue University study shows that the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes can live inside the tissue…