We all wonder if we could do a better job of selecting seed and other inputs for our operation. As a farmer and someone who has interviewed many in our industry on this topic, here are some of the ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Serving as the source of dozens of wheat and oat varieties, the SDSU College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences plays an integral role in producing certified crop seeds ...

Each year your profit potential starts with the seed you choose. It serves as your offense against what the season throws at you, but seed genetics only get you so far. “You select seed based on yield ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tavant, a digital products and solutions company, today announced it has partnered with PanAmerican Seed, which is a part of Ball Horticultural Company, a leader ...

Hybrid rice—bred from two different parents—greatly contributes to food security. However, the process of hybrid seed production is labor intensive, and fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding is ...

This chapter reports on findings of the Committee from its survey of firms that supply native seed and native plants (seedlings and vegetative materials). As with the state agency buyer survey, ...

Crop hybrid technologies have contributed to the significant yield improvement worldwide in the past decades. However, designing and maintaining a hybrid production line has always been complex and ...

High-quality seeds are fundamental for any country striving to achieve self-sufficiency in food production. JULIANA AGBO, writes. The Nigeria’s seed system, like those in many developing nations, ...