February 4, 2026

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Rethinking funding for plant breeding (Real Agriculture)

Canadian Seed Growers’ Association statement on AAFC research facility closures

February 2, 2026

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Heritable Agriculture gets $5M for AI crop resilience as Africa emerges as agtech’s next frontier (AgTech Nvigator)

January 30, 2026

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Spearhead Bio named 2026 "Startup to Watch"

St. Louis agtech startup Spearhead Bio raises $4M to speed up crop genome editing (St. Louis Business Journal)

New oat pangenome research explains why breeding has been slow and what could change next - Cracking crop’s pangenome could improve breeding decisions, but farmers still years away from seeing practical results (The Western Grower)

First graduates of University of Florida’s plant-breeding Ph.D. use genetics to help growers boost yields, improve shelf life, and more (Central Florida AgNews)

January 29, 2026

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Canada - Organic research program cut - The Swift Current, Saskatchewan research centre is staying open, but the organic and regenerative agriculture program has been closed (The Western Producer)

Trilateral initiative aims to accelerate science and innovation for global food resilience

January 28, 2026

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Bayer investing more than $45M CAD to build world class Canola Research and Development facility in Canada

Montana State University spring wheat breeder reaches milestone with Dagmar taking the lead (AgUpdate)

Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) concerned for ag research capacity with AAFC site closures and layoffs

January 27, 2026

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Agriculture Canada research cuts threaten crop variety development - The cuts will mean farmers end up paying more for new varieties capable of overcoming emerging production challenges (The Western Producer)

January 26, 2026

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Canada’s public wheat breeding under review (SaskToday)

January 23, 2026

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From lab to lawn: How USDA/NIFA-funded scientists developed a better turfgrass

Scientists find potential for better soybean harvests by mining genomes for cyst nematode resistance - Researchers have identified novel sources of soybean resistance to cyst nematode that could help protect global soybean production

Genetic diversity analysis of North Dakota public soybean breeding program cultivars (Nature)

January 21, 2026

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Canada - Variety development work continues for minor acreage crops (The Western Producer)

Soybean resistance research produces genetically superior plant

January 16, 2026

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Canada’s public wheat breeding under review (Grainews)

New chemical method makes it easier to select desirable traits in crops

January 15, 2026

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Wild Bio and The Traits Company join forces to accelerate next-gen soybean development (AgTechNavigator)

National consortium formed to accelerate Canadian pea breeding through genomic selection

Texas A&M trio leads new frontier in horticultural science - Plant genetics, physiology and chemistry align to advance sustainability, food security and wellness

January 14, 2026

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Cquesta expands innovation platform with Danforth Center technology to accelerate development of climate-resilient corn

January 13, 2026

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Resignation of  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Swift Current wheat breeder raises concerns across industry (Strathmore Now)

Resignation of Saskatchewan wheat breeder draws concern (The Western Producer)

AI and genetics: North Carolina based startup Avalo reshapes crop breeding to meet climate challenges (Agro Empresario)

Texas A&M AgriLife will move center from Amarillo to Canyon on Jan. 21

International collaboration aims to improve key crops for Rwandan farmers