June 18, 2026

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USDA/AMS - Intems of Interest in Seed - Spring 2026

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

La nuova frontiera dello zucchino per il Nord Italia, tra resilienza e alta produttività: Syngenta presenta Zantes

Getreidefonds Z-Saatgut e. V. (GFZS) verleiht den Saatgutinnovationspreis 2026 – seedalive GmbH holt den Gesamtsieg

Rijk Zwaan opens breeding station in Brazil

Vilmorin & Cie announces the signing of a new RCF of up to €450 million
Limagrain, via sa filiale Vilmorin & Cie, annonce la signature d’un nouveau RCF pouvant atteindre 450 millions d’euros

Cereal walk will showcase cutting-edge barley research from The James Hutton Institute

Euroseeds welcomes political agreement on the new EU seed law

Computomix podcast S7E10: Deep learning for genomic prediction in plant breeding

British Society of Plant Breeders celebrates 60 years of representing plant breeding in the UK

BASF fungicide innovation Adapzo Active receives new mode of action classification

Tecniche di Evoluzione Assistita (TEA), Assosementi - Il via libera del Parlamento europeo è una pietra miliare per l’innovazione agricola

United KIngdom - How to use oilseed rape sowing dates to reduce cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) risks 

United Kingdom - Novel and Underutilised Crop Network (NUCNet) to help future-proof UK food systems

European Union - Commission welcomes final agreement on rules for plants obtained by new genomic techniques in plants

After 14-year ban, Future of Egypt-led coalition pushes to legalize genetically modified seed cultivation (madamasr.com)

European Union - New genomic techniques for plants to boost innovation in sustainable agriculture

China announces measures to prevent the introduction of Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum

Eagle Lake Rice Field Day to showcase Texas A&M Agrilife's latest rice research on June 30

Upgrading your pasture: DLF’s Protek advantage

Cotton’s roots trace to Yucatan Peninsula, where wild gene pool runs deepest

European Union recognizes nature-based plant improvement, opening a new pathway for Cibus

Gene switch shapes pepper branching

June 17, 2026

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Italia - Le soluzioni per la specie carota di Vilmorin Mikddo

USA - Syngenta accelerates product innovation with new Atlas robot

Pannar Seeds; PAN 6P-984PW yellow maize in Hoopstad

The Seed Vault opened for its 70th seed deposit – more than 1.4 million seed samples are now safely stored in Svalbard

Svalbard Global Seed Vault crosses major milestone – 1.4 million seed samples secured

Coalition of 30 agri-food organisations welcomes adoption of EU NGT Regulation
30 organizaciones del sector agroalimentario europeo celebran la adopción del Reglamento NGTs

European Union finally adopts NGT Regulation, opening a new chapter for plant breeding innovation in Europe