March 5, 2026

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Seminis brand launches new Seasoned Vegetables Campaign honoring field proven varieties growers trust - Campaign celebrates benchmark varieties growers have relied on for nearly a decade or more and which continue to “Keep Delivering”

March 2, 2026

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Tomatosphere reaches new heights with more seeds in orbit  

February 27, 2026

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Sakata's Bimi Baby Broccoli expands program through strategic partnership with Cal-Organic Farms - Collaboration strengthens year-round organic supply and accelerates retail growth across North America

From labs to lives: at UC Davis, the Student Collaborative Organic Plant Breeding Education (SCOPE) develops food for the future

February 24, 2026

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Cultivating a better collard green

February 20, 2026

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Enemy at the stomatal gate - How bacteria trick plants into letting them pass

California - Transplant nurseries celebrate seed improvements (ivpressonline.com)

February 10, 2026

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Breeding a better cucumber: new genetic map reveals 171,892 structural variants

February 3, 2026

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A. Duda & Sons and G’s Group announce joint venture acquisition of Tozer Seeds Ltd

January 30, 2026

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Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) researchers to expand self-cloning crop technology for Indian farmers

January 28, 2026

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Sakata Seed America announces promotion of Justin Davis to Chief Operating Officer, Vegetables 

January 27, 2026

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California Tomato Processors expect a 15% reduction in 2026 (Tomato News)

January 26, 2026

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USA - Vegetables and pulses data

January 20, 2026

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Lark Seeds’ Advantage+ tomatoes show strong broomrape resistance (Tomato News)

January 16, 2026

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SeedWay expands vegetable seed sales team with Ryan Loudy

Vilmorin-Mikado USA - Responding to agricultural challenges with innovative and sustainable solutions

Join ASTA, the American Seed Trade Associaion and CSA, the California Seed Association in San Diego in one month for the 65th Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference

January 5, 2026

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How revival of public plant breeding benefits veggie growers (Growing Produce)

IBEB-US agrees to limit Bremia lactucae resistance claims to only races Bl: 7-10US for the United States lettuce seed market

December 17, 2025

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USA - BASF | Nunhems launches breakthrough in carrot innovation with Percyst carrots - Introducing a new era of nematode resistance coupled with market-leading qualities

December 4, 2025

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Syngenta announces US/EPA registration of new insecticide active ingredient: Plinazolin technology

December 3, 2025

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Rising heat leads to minimal losses for California processing tomatoes

November 26, 2025

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North America’s most popular sweet pepper varieties from a grower and consumer perspective (Fresh Plaza)

November 25, 2025

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Sakata Seed's Bimi Baby broccoli celebrates street food culture at Museum of Food & Drink’s “Street Food City” Exhibition in New York City

November 21, 2025

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Plant breeding discovery could pave the way for a new crop species

November 18, 2025

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Cornell University's ‘galaxy’ of grape tomatoes shines with three new varieties

November 14, 2025

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Research shows flavor, color drive premium prices for Texas tomatoes - Texas A&M AgriLife Research reveals South Texas shoppers prize fresh tomato flavor over origin

Lima beans: Sweet, bitter and fighting worms - UC Davis breeding team heads toward regional field trials

November 13, 2025

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USA - Bayer Vegetables' De Ruiter brand launches five tew tomato varieties in Canada/US with multi-gene virus resistance -New ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties offer growers excellent options

Registration is now open for ASTA’s 65th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference. February 15-20, 2026 in San Diego, California