#seed breeding

Exploring the Complexity of Seed Development

As the needs of farmers continue to change, the process of seed development also evolves to produce the type of seed that farmers require.  President and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association, Andy LaVigne explained how their Innovature partnership helps to clarify how the seed industry is adapting to new challenges growers are facing.

“It really is looking at breeding today in plants…

U.S. Government to Spend $50 Million in Seed Quality

The U.S. is trailing China in federal ag research and seed-breeding investments. China has outspent the U.S. in those categories for the past ten years. To help combat the low spending, House Democrats Mark Pocan of Wisconsin and Darren Soto of Florida introduced the Seeds for the Future Act earlier this year.

A Farm Journal report quotes a release from the National Sustainable Agriculture…

Do Organic Farmers Need Special Seeds And Money To Breed Them?

by Dan Charles

Rearranging veggie genes is big business, and we’re not even talking about biotechnology. Private companies and university researchers spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year breeding better genetic varieties of food crops.

But organic farmers say those programs have a big blind spot when it comes to figuring out which new varieties are truly better. Few companies or…

Do Organic Farmers Need Special Seeds And Money To Breed Them?

by Dan Charles

Rearranging veggie genes is big business, and we’re not even talking about biotechnology. Private companies and university researchers spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year breeding better genetic varieties of food crops.

But organic farmers say those programs have a big blind spot when it comes to figuring out which new varieties are truly better. Few companies or…