3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (487+ words) Our greatest competitive advantage may soon be the ability to turn uncertainty into a decision faster than anyone else. We often describe innovation as the creation of something new. But increasingly, I think innovation will be measured by how quickly…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (433+ words) The European Commission has adopted a new Strategic Approach to Research and Innovation for competitive, resilient and sustainable agriculture, forestry, rural areas and food systems. The approach brings together two connected frameworks: AgRI 2040, which focuses on agriculture, forestry and rural…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (328+ words) Artificial intelligence dominated the official agenda when plant breeders gathered at Texas A&M University in June for the annual meeting of the National Association for Plant Breeding. But beneath the conversations about genomics, phenomics and machine learning was a…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (483+ words) The initiative, called SUSTAINCrop, will develop and validate a digital assessment tool using crop production data from Latin America and Europe. The goal is to help farmers, businesses and policymakers make informed decisions about producing crops for biomaterials and other…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (458+ words) I was deeply honoured to be put forward for the role of president of International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). UPOV has been incredibly important to me throughout my career, especially as commissioner of Canada’s…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (650+ words) Canada has been a global leader in crop production and plant breeding for a long time. But leadership is never permanent. We are in a fight for investment, innovation and productivity on Canadian farms. Other countries want the investment that…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (491+ words) The University of Idaho has received a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop data collection technologies and artificial intelligence models for breeding stronger, higher-yielding cereal crops. The research will focus on reducing stalk lodging — the bending or…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1169+ words) Europe does not suffer from a shortage of plant science, breeding expertise or agricultural knowledge. The harder question is how to connect those strengths, identify common priorities and translate research into innovations that respond to what farmers and the plant…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1283+ words) Marcel Bruins studied plant breeding and plant pathology at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands and received a PhD for the research he did in Fusarium resistance in wheat. After that he worked for 10 years at plant breeding company…...