Vania Azevedo: Building a Legacy, One Genebank at a Time
10 October 2025, Brazil: In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we salute Brazilian scientist Dr Vania Azevedo, who was just tapped to
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Seed Industry
Latest news from the global seed industry. Includes news related to supply & demand, crops, seed availability, new varieties, resistant varieties. Crops include cotton, soybean, wheat, maize, paddy, vegetables etc.
Major companies includes Advanta, Syngenta, Monsanto, Bayer, Corteva, BASF, Rijk Zwaan, Nuziveedu, etc.
Ohio Farmer, Jed Bower, Begins Term as President of the National Corn Growers Association
06 October 2025, Washington: Jed Bower, a fifth-generation corn and soybean farmer from Washington Court House, Ohio, began his term today as
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International Coffee Day: Rediscovering Coffee Diversity with CATIE’s William Solano
04 October 2025, Africa: Pumpkin spice lattes, oat milk cappuccinos, flavored cold brews – coffee trends come and go. But behind every
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High Yielding Wheat Varieties for India: Rabi 2025
03 October 2025, New Delhi: The Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, has released a list of high yielding
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Indian Seed Company Advanta Explores IPO, Could Raise Half a Billion Dollars
29 September 2025, New Delhi: Advanta Enterprises Ltd., an Indian seed producer supported by investment firm KKR & Co., is reportedly planning
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Low-Nitrogen Lettuce Production
29 September 2025, Netherlands: Is it possible to grow lettuce with significantly lower levels of nitrogen? Eight years ago, Lettuce Breeder Wim
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New Rice Variety ‘Vikram TCR’ Promises Water and Time Savings for Indian Farmers
25 September 2025, Raipur: Farmers in Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh are cultivating seeds of a new rice variety, ‘Vikram TCR’, this year across 67
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NCGA Launches Input Cost Task Force
24 September 2025, USA: Citing near-record production costs in a low-price environment, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) recently launched a task
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AI-Powered Insights to Identify the Best Vegetable Varieties for Growers Worldwide
23 September 2025, Switzerland: Vegetable seed companies with hundreds or even thousands of varieties are often faced with the difficult job of
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New Species Maps Aim to Reduce Unnecessary Pesticide Limits
23 September 2025, USA: Corn growers will soon benefit from more accurate species data that helps guide EPA’s new pesticide strategies. The
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