Seeds
Ginkgo Bioworks and Syngenta to develop new seed traits
Ginkgo Bioworks and Syngenta Seeds have announced a research partnership focused on screening a targeted genetic library for new trait discovery. The results of the research are intended to inform future seed trait development so... more »
Stokes Seeds names manager for Carolinas, TN, KY
Stokes Seeds has hired Anna Young as territory manager for North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. Young will be responsible for seed and service to growers in the region, providing commercial vegetable seed recommendations.... more »
Stokes Seeds names Mid-Atlantic area manager
Stokes Seeds has hired Frank Kern as territory manager for eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Kern will be responsible for seed and service to growers in the region, providing commercial vegetable seed recommendations and collaborating... more »
Why do you plant cover crops … or why don’t you?
Farmers are invited to share their thoughts on cover crops in an online survey at bit.ly/CoverCrop23. Your insight will help guide research, communications, seed development, and more. The National Cover Crop Survey is the seventh since... more »
Gabriel Strickland joins Stokes Seeds’ Southeast U.S. team
Stokes Seeds, Holland, Michigan, has hired Gabriel Strickland as product development manager for the Southeast U.S. Strickland will be responsible for testing and identifying new products for introduction to the Stokes Seeds product line and... more »
Bayer’s Venkata Kishore joins foundation board
Venkata K. Kishore, vice president and head of smallholders and sustainability for vegetable seeds at Bayer Crop Science, is joining the board of directors of the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR). “Dr. Kishore’s... more »
ASTA helps sow the future of seed technology
When vegetable growers plant a seed in the field, they’re putting faith in a multi-year development process that is designed to deliver highly specific results, from how long it takes for the seed to grow... more »
Seminis watermelon, Jet Ski, ready to make a splash
A new watermelon variety from Seminis is designed to help growers make a splash in the early season market. The variety, Jet Ski, is a 45-count watermelon that meets high expectations for performance in the... more »
Syngenta adds Global Vegetable Seeds Quality Control Lab in Idaho
Syngenta recently celebrated the opening of its $15 million Global Vegetable Seeds Quality Control Lab in Nampa, Idaho. One hundred guests toured the lab on July 22. Syngenta’s investment in global seed health at the... more »
Seedway forms controlled environment ag department
Seedway LLC, Hall, N.Y., has formed a controlled environment agriculture department in collaboration with Sakata Seed America. With indoor vegetable production growing in popularity, it has been Seedway’s goal to bring quality products and varieties... more »
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