Umeå Scientists Find the Gene That Reshapes Leaf Cells Under Drought
19 October 2026, Sweden: Researchers at Umeå Plant Science Centre in northern Sweden have identified a gene that controls the shape of
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19 October 2026, Sweden: Researchers at Umeå Plant Science Centre in northern Sweden have identified a gene that controls the shape of
Read MoreProposed changes to EU data protection rules could weaken incentives to invest in the scientific studies needed to keep essential
Read More17 October 2026, EU: When CropLife Europe launched its 2030 Commitments in 2020, it pledged to accelerate the collection and recycling of
Read More16 October 2026, Leverkusen: The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom risk losing further ground to major agricultural producers, including the
Read More15 October 2026, Norway: Genebanks from around the world deposited thousands of seed samples in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault yesterday, demonstrating
Read More14 October 2026, EU: Five UN human rights experts have raised “substantive concerns” about the European Commission’s Food and Feed Safety Omnibus.
Read More14 October 2026, Rome: The Pesticides Manufacturers & Formulators Association of India (PMFAI), in coordination with the Government of India, has successfully
Read More14 October 2026, Geneva: The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) has acquired Co, an artificial intelligence-powered technology platform developed by Materra, to accelerate
Read More13 October 2026, Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has increased the fees companies pay to have new pesticide products and
Read More13 October 2026, Ukraine: Wheat shipments out of the Black Sea fell to their lowest September level in nine years last month,
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