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Modest increases to MSU AgBioResearch & Extension funding in Michigan budget as research needs grow

The director of Michigan State University AgBioResearch says maintaining state funding for agricultural research in the next fiscal year is a short-term win. George Smith tells Bro...

"This way, my dream after 40 years of working in tissue culture is becoming reality"

"Since earlier this year, we have made important progress. Our technology has now been sold in both India and the Netherlands, and existing agreements in Brazil, Honduras, and Egyp...

Precision bred crop production takes major step forward

Rothamsted Research has drilled the first crop in the UK to receive a Precision Bred Organism (PBO) Release Notice. The development marks a significant milestone for field-based ge...

€1M raised to develop next-generation bioactives through precision fermentation

European farmers are being asked to produce more with fewer tools. Since 2009, roughly 50% of approved synthetic active substances have been withdrawn from the EU market. While bio...

From Lab to Fork Without Anyone’s Knowledge

June 17, 2026 | Source: The GREENS/EFA New GMOs The European Parliament has given the green light to a new generation of GMOs. These plants are developed through new genomic techn...

Virus-enhanced parasitoids for sustainable mealybug control in greenhouse horticulture

The HortiScience Innovation Center (HIC), together with Cucare Diagnostics and Wageningen University & Research, is advancing applied research in sustainable pest management fo...

Salinas Biological Summit leveraging science to accelerate grower adoption

The 2026 Salinas Biological Summit will bring together stakeholders from around the world, keen to support growers transition to a biological future. "Emerging scientific discovery...

Ag Genomics Begins to Bear Fruit

Genomics tools—applied to agriculture—create commercially desirable traits in a fraction of the time required by standard breeding programs. The post Ag Genomics Begins to Bear Fru...

Precision Ag News 6/9

Switch Bioworks, a biotechnology company focused on sustainable fertilizer, announced the launch of field trials of its novel microbial fertilizer, with authorization from the U.S....

APHIS Extends Determination of Nonregulated Status to Another Pioneer Corn Variety Developed Using Genetic Engineering

USDA Seeks Input on Future Biotechnology Regulation as Agricultural Biologicals Policy Continues to Evolve

On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on the future regulation of genetically engineered (GE) or...

Purdue Scientists Discover Hidden Soybean Gene Switch That Could Boost Protein, Yields, and Cut Fertilizer Use

Professor Jianxin Ma and research scientist Jingbo Duan, both of Purdue's Department of Agronomy, with soybean plants in a growth chamber. Their lates...

Improving efficiency: Nation’s plant breeders discuss emerging technologies

Texas A&M breeders, students connect with industry at National Association for Plant Breeding meeting The post Improving efficiency: Nation’s plant breeders discuss emerging te...

$50,000 in research grants to advance Michigan's ornamental horticulture industry

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced $50,000 of horticulture fund grants to support innovative research projects that advance Michigan's $...

Filipino scientists developed this biofertilizer. The problem was scaling it.

State-funded biofertilizer production faltered. A private company has since obtained exclusive rights to scale Bio-N production.

From big beer to biocontrol: how Gerry Huygens plans to scale Bioline Agrosciences

Gerry Huygens is no stranger to the world of biological crop protection, though his roots lie elsewhere. An economist by training, Gerry built his career with corporate giants like...

Building Better Corn

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board is utilizing check-off funding to further research of the corn genome. In this Managing for Profit, Holly Adair-Anderson, a second-year doctoral s...

NBA yaimarisha usalama wa GMO

MAMLAKA ya Kitaifa ya Usalama wa Viumbehai (NBA) imezitaka taasisi zinazofanya utafiti wa viumbe vilivyobadilishwa na kuboreshwa vinasaba (GMO) kuzingatia kikamilifu hatua za usala...

Aina mpya ya muhogo unaostahimili maradhi yanayoharibu zao zima kwa mpigo

JULIA Njagi anatembea kwa umakini katika shamba la majaribio ya ukuzaji wa aina mpya ya mihogo katika Shirika la Utafiti wa Masuala ya Kilimo na Maendeleo ya Mifugo (Kalro), Kandar...

Seed Co Bets on AI and Climate-Smart Seeds

By Tinomudaishe Muzanenhamo Seed Co says it is stepping up investment in research, artificial intelligence (AI) and regional production capacity as African agriculture faces mounti...

New generation of fungicide leads identified by researchers

A new study from Rothamsted Research has helped to identify microbial compounds with the potential to become future fungicide leads. Septoria tritici blotch is one of the most impo...

How is the Europe RNAi Pesticides Market Transforming Modern Crop Protection?

The Europe RNAi Pesticides Market is emerging as an important segment within agricultural biotechnology, driven by the need for targeted and environmentally responsible pest contro...

Mung Bean Pan-Genome Study Maps Key Genes for Yield, Nutrition, and Pest Resistance

Researchers have created the world's first graph-based mung bean pan-genome, revealing genetic variations linked to yield, nutrition, and pest resistance, and providing breeders wi...

Listening to how plants talk, scream and cry

At 1 p.m. last Thursday, nearly 300 researchers and business leaders gathered in the auditorium of the Blue Cube at Valencia's City of Innovation. A video was shown during a presen...