January 12, 2026

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Swedish Board of Agriculture - Växtsortmeddelanden (växtförädlarrätter) / Plant Varieties Gazette, 2025:12

Hemp roots offer new opportunities for farmers and cancer research 

Argentina - Se comunica la solicitud de inscripción en el Registro Nacional de la Propiedad de Cultivares, de la creación fitogenética de soja (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) de nombre 3226 E obtenida por M.S. Technologies LLC

How wheat protects itself from fungi
Wie sich Weizen erfolgreich gegen Pilze wehrt

Finding the ‘Goldilocks’ zone of chickpea nodulation

Bolivia - Destruyen más de 16 toneladas de semilla ilegal en Santa Cruz (La Razón) 

ThaiBinh Seed, 54 ans : Un caractère fort, une progression constante (Vietnam.vn)

January 9, 2026

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Grower feedback drives breeding decisions

Australia - Wheat and barley variety choice can maximise the chance of early-sowing success

France - Betterave fourragère : des essais variétaux pour évaluer les performances agronomiques

Malgré les défis, la filière française des semences et plants affiche sa résilience et consolide son leadership mondial en 2025

Rice resists change: study reveals viral tools fall short - A joint UK–Brazil study has found that two widely used virus-based tools for probing gene function fail in rice

Revolutionizing plant breeding by combining Systems Biology with AI

I.G. Pflanzenzucht - Winterveranstaltung am 30. Januar 2026

La Conférence « Seeds Forum – Tukym 2026 », qui s’est tenue à Astana au Kazakhstan, du 4 au 5 décembre dernier

Following the success of watermelon Tentación, CapGen Seeds revolutionises the Levante region with ‘Gigabyte F1’

Bejo viert innovatie, inspiratie en een biologische mijlpaal op Fruit Logistica 2026

A new spring wheat germplasm promises to reduce economic losses caused by fusarium - Researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are helping American wheat farmers fight a devastating crop disease

USDA/APHIS' annual Stakeholder Meeting to take place on Thursday, February 26, 2026

450-ton freight train brings Gansu seeds to Europe (China Daily)
Un train de marchandises de 450 tonnes amène les graines du Gansu en Europe

New frontiers: Exploring breakthroughs in technologies, talent, startups and crops that will define the future of crop innovation

China y América Latina refuerzan alianza en semillas (DiarioDigitalRD)

Una soluzione digitale per garantire tracciabilità e conformità delle sementi del futuro (Teatro Naturale)

Consultation: Canadian Food Inspection Agency - CFIA’s modernization of the Seeds Regulations (Part II: Seed Potatoes)
Consultation : Modernisation du Règlement sur les semences (Partie II : Pommes de terre de semence)

Danforth Center pioneers crops that show how they’re doing—by turning purple

You can’t see it, but it’s saving lives: zinc in staple crops - By embedding zinc enrichment directly into elite wheat lines, scientists are turning a once “hidden hunger” solution into a mainstream breeding breakthrough

January 8, 2026

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Tournesol : les variétés évaluées par Terres Inovia en 2025

Die Saatbau Ernetegut bietet für das Frühjahr 2026 wieder attraktive Vertragsmodelle mit der Sommerbraugerste Leandra an

United Kingdom - Maize in northern margins a potential gamechanger

What farmers think about using crop biotechnology to boost photosynthesis in rice and potato (Nature)