February 27, 2026

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United Kingdom  The 2026 DEFRA reset - What it means for your rotation

Japan to revise law to protect new crop varieties from unauthorized export (Japan Today)

Europe sets course for a new era in plant breeding with NGT regulation (Horti Daily)

Swedish Board of Agriculture - Växtsortmeddelanden (växtförädlarrätter) / Plant Varieties Gazette, 2026:02

February 26, 2026

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United Kingdom - Plant Varieties and Seeds Gazette,  Special edition February 2026

Recent EU proposal on soybean oil classification threatens sustainable European protein production

Federal Register - USDA/AJHIS - Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; 7 CFR Part 340; Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering

February 25, 2026

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Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) and Taiwan expand plant variety protection to Oncidium orchids

February 24, 2026

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FMC Corporation receives industry’s first dual mode of action herbicide classification for Rimisoxafen

February 20, 2026

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New genomic techniques (ngt) regulation in the EU: innovation, oversight, and the patent question (Lexology)

‘A map that’s green everywhere’: International Seed Federation (ISF) chief pushes for global alignment on gene‑edited seeds (AgTechNavigator)

February 19, 2026

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Gazette van de Raad voor plantenrassen februari 2026
Gazette of the Board for plant varieties February 2026

European Union - Announcement n◦ 01/2026 of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) - Decision of the Administrative Council of the Community Plant Variety Office on test guidelines 18/12/2025 & 28/01/2026

Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), Official Gazette 1.2026 and Annex to the Consolidated Activity Annual Report 2025

February 18, 2026

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COGEM - Advice Import & processing of GM soybean MON 94313 × MON 89788

Bundessortenamt - Blatt für Sortenwesen, Februar 2026

Canada - Grain sector urged to rethink royalties on seed - Industry admits reopening the debate could be divisive, but some say it’s necessary in light of federal research cuts (The Western Producer)

U.S. Federal Register - Syngenta Seeds, LLC; Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Insect Resistant MZIR260 Maize (Zea mays L.), 7423–7424 [2026–03153]

U.S. Federal Register - Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Insect Resistant and Herbicide-Tolerant DP–910521–2 Maize (Corn), 7422–7423 [2026–03151]

U.S. Federal Register - Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.; Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Insect Resistant and Herbicide-Tolerant DAS–01131–3 Maize (Corn), 7422 [2026–03152]

U.S. Federal Register - Bayer U.S.-Crop Science; Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for MON 94637 Lepidopteran-protected Soybean (Glycine max), 7421 [2026–03154]

February 17, 2026

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Monsanto announces Roundup class settlement agreement to resolve current and future claims

USDA/APHIS seeks public comment on petition to deregulate insect resistant soybean developed using genetic engineering

USDA/APHIS seeks public comment on three petitions to deregulate corn developed using genetic engineering

February 16, 2026

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China enters new era in patent protection for plant-related inventions (Mondaq)

Protecting varietal IP using proactive prevention rather than purely reactive enforcement (Horti Daily)

February 13, 2026

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Argentina - Por una campaña fina con semilla legal

Cultivating the future in Vietnam: Why protecting new plant varieties matters

Gene-editing regulation roundup (Morrison Foerster)

February 11, 2026

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Australia approves commercial sale of GE purple tomatoes