June 18, 2026

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United Kingdom - Novel and Underutilised Crop Network (NUCNet) to help future-proof UK food systems

European Union - Commission welcomes final agreement on rules for plants obtained by new genomic techniques in plants

European Union - New genomic techniques for plants to boost innovation in sustainable agriculture

June 17, 2026

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Italia - Le soluzioni per la specie carota di Vilmorin Mikddo

The Seed Vault opened for its 70th seed deposit – more than 1.4 million seed samples are now safely stored in Svalbard

Svalbard Global Seed Vault crosses major milestone – 1.4 million seed samples secured

Coalition of 30 agri-food organisations welcomes adoption of EU NGT Regulation
30 organizaciones del sector agroalimentario europeo celebran la adopción del Reglamento NGTs

European Union finally adopts NGT Regulation, opening a new chapter for plant breeding innovation in Europe

Poland - Cimbria helps build Estoria Oil’s next‑generation multi‑seed processing plant

U.S. Federal judge remands Monsanto class settlement case back to Missouri State Court

Biotechnologies végétales : l’Europe choisit l’innovation
Plant biotechnology: Europe chooses innovation
Pflanzenbiotechnologie: Europa setzt auf Innovation

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) crop event in Crossnacreevy, Co Down, to focus on performance of winter wheat, barley and oat varieties

Vylor, future entité issue des activités semences et génétique de Corteva, annonce deux nominations majeures (Agromatin)

France - À Cappelle-en-Pévèle, la filière semencière prépare l’agriculture de demain (La Gazette France)

Getreidefonds Z-Saatgut e. V. (GFZS) verleiht den Saatgutinnovationspreis 2026 – seedalive GmbH holt den Gesamtsieg

Europees Parlement geeft groen licht voor NGT-verordening

EU-Parlament stimmt für Kompromiss zu Neuen Züchtungsmethoden

Europa desbloquea la innovación agrícola con la aprobación histórica de las nuevas técnicas genómicas

Österreich - Tullner Start-up Ensemo GmbH revolutioniert biologische Saatgut-Behandlung mit dem Projekt "SeedJection" (MeinBezierk)

KWS welcomes European Parliament’s final approval of New Genomic Techniques (NGT) Regulation
KWS begrüßt finale Zustimmung des Europäischen Parlaments zur Verordnung über Neue genomische Techniken (NGT)

KWS Saat bringt mit der Maishybridsorte „KWS Kiber“ eine neue Züchtung in den Fokus, die laut Unternehmensmeldung auf Erträge unter Trockenheit und Hitzestress ausgelegt ist (IT-Boltwise)

Cereals 2026: Hybrid wheats offer higher yields and consistency (Farmers Weekly)

United Kingdom - Sakata at the BLSA (British Leafy Salads Association) Open Day 2026 - Discover high-performing spinach and Swiss chard varieties for the UK

June 16, 2026

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Liste officielle Malteurs et Brasseurs de France, récolte 2027 - Larochel, une innovation variétale made in France de SECOBRA Recherches en « Observation Commerciale & Industrielle ».

UK-CGIAR Centre brings together global expertise on gene editing regulation for food security

The James Hutton Institute joins £35 million investment to boost crop resilience

Euroseeds welcomes the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Climate and Food Safety (COMENVI) approval of NGT Regulation compromise

European Union - Council and Parliament reach provisional deal on new rules for plant reproductive material

European Union - Council agrees mandate on measures to advance biotech innovation in the EU

Septoria remains one of the biggest threats to wheat yields in the United Kingdom