IPSA News
Cibus Global and BrettYoung to Launch Canola Crops Enhanced by
RTDSTM technology improves yields and delivers crop protection traits without importing foreign genetic material trait development firm, and BrettYoung, a leading independent seed company, today announced an agreement that will bring new canola traits to the North American market. Through the partnership, Cibus will develop unique crop prot... read more »
Dow AgroSciences Submits Herbicide Tolerance Soybean Trait for USDA Review
Indianapolis- Dow AgroSciences' new herbicide tolerant soybean event, the second product incorporating an exciting new family of herbicide tolerance traits, has been submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the company announced Dec. 15. This new family of traits developed by Dow AgroSciences provides superior weed control by partner... read more »
Syngenta Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary of AgrisureŽ Corn Traits
Robust pipeline, advanced technology integration help create full trait portfolio in less than five years Minnetonka, MN. (December 10, 2009) -- Agrisure® Corn Traits, the Syngenta Seeds, Inc. system of high-performance in-seed traits, is celebrating five years of helping growers discover maximum yield perfo... read more »
USDA Grants Protection to 13 New Plant Varieties
Washington-The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of protection to developers of thirteen new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include fescue, rice, soybean, wheat and zinnia. The thirteen certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The certificates require that th... read more »
MONSANTO'S PLANS FOR ROUNDUP READY TRAIT WHEN ITS PATENT EXPIRES ANNOUNCED
Monsanto has announced that the Roundup Ready soybean trait (RR1) trait will be available royalty-free to universities and others who want to use it when the patent expires at the close of the 2014 planting season. Starting with the 2015 planting season, anyone will be free to use or stack the trait without paying royalties to Monsanto, and there i... read more »