October 9, 2026

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From nursery row to seed bag: How Stine Seed builds a better corn hybrid

Del cultivo a la clínica: tomates editados con CRISPR avanzan como nueva fuente vegetal de vitamina D (Chile Bio)

October 8, 2026

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Giacomo Bastianelli on how Rainbow Crops uses AI and multiplex gene editing to breed climate-resilient crops (iGrow News)

October 7, 2026

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James Hutton Institute scientists to present new insights into crop breeding to the European Parliament

October 6, 2026

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Yu Guo receives the 2026 Gatersleben Research Prize for his work on the evolution of wild plant to cultivated barley
Von der Wildpflanze zur Kulturgerste - Yu Guo erhält Gaterslebener Forschungspreis 2026

British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) welcomes Helen Fasham as Chief Executive Officer

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) scientists identify eight stable, high-yield onion genotypes across India (Global Agriculture)

Equipping today’s breeders to lead tomorrow’s crop research and development - A three-day CIMMYT-BISA Training Workshop at Hyderabad, India, introduced wheat and maize breeders across the national agricultural research system to emerging AI-driven tools and applications in crop breeding and data management

AfricaRice visits CIMMYT to deepen partnerships and advance One CGIAR’s vision for resilient food systems in Southern Africa

Niab to lead international drive to accelerate wheat improvement

October 5, 2026

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Ancient crop gets a modern makeover in Saskatchewan, Canada (SaskToday)

Australia - Rapid backcrossing delivers longer-season lupins

Morrison & Foerster's Plant Gene-Editing Regulation Roundup, September 2026 (JD Supra)

Oregon State University's dry farming research tests crops and strategies for a drier future

Argentina - Querían lograr un trigo con alto contenido de fibra y en la edición génica encontraron la solución (La Nacion)

España - Syngenta invierte más de 8,5 millones de euros en El Ejido con un nuevo Centro Tecnológico de I+D en mejora genética referente a nivel mundial (Fhalmeria)

October 2, 2026

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Decades of discovery: Pioneer’s sorghum history (Farm Progress)

Searching for the ‘super tomato’: University of Kentucky lab is advancing horticultural crop breeding for a healthier future

September 30, 2026

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CapGen Seeds is taking a significant step forward in agricultural R&D with the opening of its new molecular biology laboratory

From plant gene editing to better crops: Meet the 2026 William H. Danforth Fellow Ryan Swanson

Ciencia y colaboración fortalecen el futuro del maíz en México

A complete pumpkin genome opens the door to better breeding

Wild tomatoes still hold the flavor we bred away: New Map shows breeders where to look

September 29, 2026

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Computomics Blog S1E7 - Precision play: The art of crop makeover

Euroseeds calls for a performance-based approach to support organic farming and plant breeding

Hudson River and Plantik Biosciences partner to enhance heat tolerance in strawberries

Canadian producer and industry organizations call for national plant breeding strategy that works for every crop

September 28, 2026

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Nigeria - Minister of Agriculture urges investment in plant breeding, institutional partnerships for food security (The Nation)

Testing thousands of tomato varieties for multigene ToBRFV resistance (Horti Daily)

Africa’s wheat revolution gets a regional push as experts gather in Addis Ababa