January 5, 2026

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How revival of public plant breeding benefits veggie growers (Growing Produce)

Bayer focused on designing — not just breeding — the next big hybrid in canola (Real Agriculture)

China y América Latina refuerzan la cooperación en semillas para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria (Agencia Noticias Argentinas)

Quiet gains in genetics and agronomy set hemp’s next growth cycle in motion (Hemp Today)

Vietnam - Institut de recherche sur le riz du delta du Mékong – un pilier du développement des semences pour le secteur agricole (Vietnam.vn)

Terra Nova Nurseries' breeding program demonstrates proven performance across two national trial programs (Perishable News)

Zimbabwe - Horticultural Development Council raises alarm over the emergence of informal and illegal plant breeders in the market (The Herald)

Chinese scientists develop "precision-designed" seeds to boost food security (Xinhua)

December 22, 2025

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Lifeasible introduces an enhanced space-based crop breeding service to drive agricultural innovation (Pharmiweb)

December 19, 2025

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Europoean Union - Member States endorse New Genomic Techniques agreement

Meilenstein für neue Züchtungsmethoden in der Landwirtschaft - BMLEH und BMFTR begrüßen geplante EU-Regelung für neue genomische Techniken (NGT)

Científicos chilenos logran aumentar potente antioxidante en tomates

December 17, 2025

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IITA x Breeding for Tomorrow 5 takeaways

La seguridad y la calidad claves en los avances legislativos de la Unión Europea sobre material vegetal de reproducción

Pepper perseverance, tomato triumphs, and mungbean milestones: How Malian seed firm COPROSEM grew into an R&D hub

Engineering the next superfood: Boyce Thompson Institute unlocks goldenberry’s large-scale farming potential
La edición genética logra plantas compactas de Physalis (Aguaymanto) aptas para la agricultura a gran escala

December 16, 2025

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Flax’s heat intolerance targeted - University of Saskatchewan breeder hopes to improve heat tolerance to unlock crop’s yield gain (The Western Producer)

SynTech Research Group highlights advances in plant breeding amid new EU regulation
SynTech Research Group met en lumière les progrès réalisés en matière de sélection végétale dans le contexte de la nouvelle réglementation européenne
O Grupo de Pesquisa SynTech destaca os avanços no melhoramento de plantas em meio à nova regulamentação da UE.
El grupo de investigación SynTech destaca los avances en el fitomejoramiento en medio de la nueva normativa de la UE.

December 15, 2025

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Computomics podcast S7E4: The future of farming: no fungicides, just genetics

Australia - New gene technologies future-proofing grain production

Einigung im Rat zu neuer EU-Saatgutverordnung (Top Agrar)

December 12, 2025

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Growing tomorrow together: East-West Seed R&D Open House 2025 inspires students and partners through global agricultural innovation

Alberta Grains commits $600,000 over three years to Western Crop Innovations under Breeding and Technician Chair Agreement

Breeders respond to EU proposal on gene edited crops (EuroFruit)

Cibus welcomes the positive conclusion of trilogue negotiations on new genomic techniques legislation between the European Parliament and Council

Floral dip-based gene editing boosts tungro resistance in Indica Rice

December 11, 2025

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8. Quedlinburger Pflanzenzüchtungstage mit 21. Kurt von Rümker-Vorträgen inklusive Preis für den besten Vortrag eines Nachwuchsforschenden

Danforth Plant Science Center to lead multi-disciplinary research to enhance stress resilience in bioenergy sorghum

December 10, 2025

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Europe’s new genomic techniques: patent ban off the table (Morrison Foerster / Lexology)

‘The tech revolution is boosting crop improvement’ - Prof. Agnieszka Golicz appointed Chair of Plant Breeding at Wageningen University & Research