February 12, 2026

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Stine Seed, leveraging drone technology for improved research

February 11, 2026

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GDM announces brand realignment to better serve farmers across the U.S.

Beck’s introduces SeedIQ, the industry’s first product management platform

RiceTec featured on International Seed Federation podcast, highlighting sustainability and innovation

Spraytec joins Iowa Soybean Research Center as Industry Partner

Bruce J. Schnicker, Ph.D., joins Pivot Bio as Vice President of Product Development

February 10, 2026

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Breeding a better cucumber: new genetic map reveals 171,892 structural variants

ASTA, the American Seed Trade Association, adds Cisco and Rietmann to team, promotes Crowell and Malapi

Growmark to commercialize Soyleic high-oleic soybeans, expanding market opportunities for farmers

USDA/APHIS seeks public comment on petition to deregulate African marigold engineered to produce red flowers

Canada - Biofuels, annual report

February 9, 2026

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The U.S. EPA announces new registration for low-volatility dicamba herbicides - The new registration enables Bayer to launch Stryax dicamba herbicide for the 2026 season for use in dicamba tolerant soy and cotton

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association unveils a new collaborative organizational structure (Farmtario)

Canada - Canola growers face rising verticillium stripe threat with few options (Manitoba Co-operator)

University of Minnesota releases MN-Amber oat, a high-yielding yellow-hulled oat variety with high test weight, grain protein, and beta-glucan content

February 6, 2026

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Cibus partnering with The John Innes Centre for UK Government’s Farming Innovation Programme Precision Breeding Initiative  - Cibus to utilize proprietary Rapid Trait Development System to enable development of durable resistance to Light Leaf Spot disease, which has caused estimated yield losses of up to £300m in recent years

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implements strongest protections in agency history for over-the-top dicamba use on cotton and soybeans for next two growing seasons

Danforth Center sees big future in regenerative agriculture that actually returns profits

February 5, 2026

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USDA/NIFA invests $3.9M in conventional plant breeding research

Horizon Ag's CLHA03: a variety that balances field performance and market fit

Weed Science Society of America to host symposium on sensing, automation, and precision weed control technologies during its annual meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, February 9-12

Syngenta Canada introduces Equento Cereals, the first seed treatment to offer both contact and systemic activity on wireworms

February 4, 2026

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FMC Corporation sets 2026 priorities and announces exploration of strategic options including but not limited to the sale of the company

USDA/Risk Management Agency - PM-26-003: Hybrid wheat seed implementation effective for the 2026 and succeeding crop years
El USDA presenta un programa piloto de seguro para semillas de trigo híbrido

Growing success: North Carolina State university’s horticultural science hits record enrollment as green industry surges

Rethinking funding for plant breeding (Real Agriculture)

Doctoral candidate in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Department of Agronomy and Horticulture demonstrates hybrid wheat’s potential to improve yield, stability

New GermiNation episode: Why Registered Seed Technologists matter more than ever

Canadian Seed Growers’ Association statement on AAFC research facility closures

Fleuroselect grants 3 Gold Medals, Approved Novelty Awards to PanAmerican Seed