July 13, 2026

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140 Jahre Fortschritt im Feld - Fortsetzung der Zeitreise Weizenzchtung

Die eigentliche Innovation ist die Sorte

July 10, 2026

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The new Horizon Europe project COLiBRI (Collaborative Crop Breeding Research and Innovation for a Green Europe) launched to help shape the future of crop breeding research and innovation in Europe

Euroseeds welcomes Christophe Gaillochet as Manager, Plant Breeding Innovation

GRDC announces that AGT will lead the national lentil breeding program

July 9, 2026

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Europe opens the door to genome editing: now what?

VISIONAIR : Une vraie avancée grâce à l’utilisation des drones chez ASUR Plant Breeding

July 7, 2026

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At UC Davis, students learn plant breeding, gain career experience - Hands-on training shapes student-led SCOPE Program

July 6, 2026

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Telangana Horticultural University develops protein-rich cowpea variety (Telangana Today)

Why Canada's plant breeders want more competition — and why farmers should care (Farms.com)

July 3, 2026

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Giant wheat starch granules - a big biotech breakthrough with potential benefits for manufacturing industries

CRISPR reveals genetic pathway for waterlogging tolerance in cucumber

Canada - Farmers lead charge on wheat breeding innovation - The story of wheat on the Prairies has started a new chapter, and this one has farmers at the forefront (The Western Producer)

July 2, 2026

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Evaluation of genetic progress in soft wheat - The study conducted by Arvalis and the UFS from 2025 onwards highlights constant and continuous genetic progress in straw cereals since the 1980s

Seed Co turns to artificial intelligence to boost crop breeding and seed distribution (The Herald)

Kerrie Farrar has been appointed as Germinal Chair of Translational Plant Breeding at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)

Cornell Univeristy's small grains breeding strengthens local and global food systems

Für faire Züchtungsfinanzierung

University of Georgia ‌researcher ‌looks ‌at alfalfa, ‘the queen of forages’, for Southern beef cattle

June 30, 2026

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Bernice Waweru, a fourth-year PhD student at the John Innes Centre, is one of three young scientists worldwide to receive a Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award for 2026

Empowering next-gen scientists to create enduring impact in rice research and development - IRRI’s three-week flagship course, Rice: Research to Production (RR2P) brought together 16 researchers, graduate students, and agricultural professionals from Asia, Africa, North America, and Latin America for an immersive learning experience

Pamela Afokpe, a plant breeder and product development specialist with East-West Seed operations in West Africa, awarded prestigious Borlaug Field Award

The quest for low pH-tolerant alfalfa marches on (Hay and Forage Magazine)

June 29, 2026

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Scientists recreate 10,000-year-old wheat cross to isolate lost traits (Farmers Guardian)

Scientists target soybean cyst nematode by cutting off its food supply

Ethiopia advances crop breeding systems for six priority crops: : maize, wheat, sorghum, teff, chickpea and common bean (Birr Metrics)

June 26, 2026

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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds - Breeding better cauliflower for resistance and resilience

Improving efficiency: U.S. plant breeders discuss emerging technologies - Texas A&M breeders, students connect with industry at National Association for Plant Breeding meeting

How Bayer is using AI to transform agricultural research (TheAgriBiz)

Becks and RAGT select Phytoforms Ai-powered gene tuning to develop next-generation corn trait product