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Membership Renewals have been mailed

Growout Season is close!

Join the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) this December 5 - 8, 2023

The 35th Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference will be December 5 & 6

The Western Seed Association annual meeting is now accepting registrations

Arkansas just became the first state to force a Chinese state-owned company to sell its land and get out

Major Policy Changes on November 7th Ballot

Science wins as Kenyan court dismisses landmark case against GMOs

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- Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

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Membership Renewals have been mailed

Growout Season is Close!

Join the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) this December 5 - 8, 2023

The 35th Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference will be December 5 & 6

The Western Seed Association annual meeting is now accepting registrations

A new wheat variety available for licensing

USDA RELEASES CHART SHOWING MARKET SHARES OF SEED COMPANIES

The Tree of Sex - Important Stuff for Plant Breeders

Kansas Department of Agriculture to conduct a public hearing on Thursday, October 19, 2023, to consider the adoption of proposed regulations that govern the administration of the Kansas Seed Law

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CDC REPORTS RATE OF SUICIDE AMONG FARMERS IS 3.5X HIGHER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION

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ASTA elects 2023 - 2024 Officers

Update on Texas Legislature "Special" Session

A meeting of the TSTA Board of Directors is scheduled for July 13-15, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort.

A roadmap for gene regulation in plants - A novel approach to synthetic biology could revolutionize how scientists improve plants for bioenergy and agriculture

GLOBAL WHEAT PRODUCTION FORECAST AT A RECORD

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Legislative Update

Ruby Crush tomato named Texas Superstar plant - Top-performing tomato in taste, consistent production

REPORT TRACKS CROP INPUT PRICE INCREASES OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES

PURDUE/CME AG ECONOMY BAROMETER FINDS DROPS, CITES COMMODITY PRICE OUTLOOK AND INTEREST RATE CONCERNS

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Rice gene identified that boosts number of flowers when inactivated

HERE'S A RUNDOWN ON THE WATERS IMPACTED BY THE EXPANDED WOTUS REGULATIONS

IOWA STATE OFFERS FREE WEEK OF SEMINARS ON SEED TECHNOLOGY

USDA REPORTS ON STATES PRODUCING PEANUTS, PLAY BALL!

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9th annual Texas A&M Plant Breeding Symposium set for February 16 - Student-run event highlights generations of plant breeding

Oatly pioneers carbon impact labels on food. Is this unregulated junk science or useful information?

Better News for Texas Weather Outlook

USDA FORECASTS FARM SECTOR'S PROFITS TO FALL IN 2023 AFTER RECORD HIGHS IN 2022

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Membership renewals

2023 Annual Membership Meeting Registration & Hotel Reservations

Germany's BASF SE expects to post a net loss for 2022

Seed Prices Have Soared-Is intellectual Property the Problem?

SEED COMPANIES URGE USDA TO MAKE BIOTECH REGULATIONS MORE EFFICIENT

USDA REPORT SHOWS TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME HAS RISEN FOR COMMERCIAL FARMS

USDA REPORTS AG IMPORTS BY PRODUCT, HORTICULTURE IS BY FAR THE LEADER

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2023 Annual Membership Meeting Registration & Hotel Reservations

Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA)

 PERCENTAGE OF U.S.'S TOTAL EXPORT VALUE FROM AG PRODUCTS HITS NEW HIGH

 USDA REPORTS THE NUMBER OF H-2A FARM SEASONAL WORKERS

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Growout Update

2023 Annual Membership Meeting Registration & Hotel Reservations

ASTA’s largest event of the year, the CSS & Seed Expo 2022

Texas Plant Protection Conference Dec. 6-7 in Bryan

Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA)

Netherlands to buy out and close 3,000 farms to meet climate goals

A way forward for strengthening food systems resilience and autonomy in times of crisis

Genetic ‘hitchhikers’ can be directed using CRISPR

USDA REPORTS FARMERS' SHARE OF FOOD DOLLAR REACHED HISTORIC LOW IN 2021

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2023 Annual Membership Meeting Registration & Hotel Reservations

Participants & Sponsors Meeting Registration

Hotel Room Block: Texas Seed Trade Assoc. Annual Conference 2023

Texas Plant Protection Conference Dec. 6-7 in Bryan
Changing markets, pesticide, fertilizer, weather outlook to be discussed

Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA)

Russia moves to end import dependence on seeds

ADAMA'S SORGHUM CROPPING SOLUTION DOUBLE TEAM RECEIVES PRODUCT AWARD

UPL'S ADVANTA SEEDS AND BUNGE TO ACQUIRE STAKE IN BRAZILIAN SOYBEAN GERMPLASM CO. SEEDCORP HO

Corteva Agriscience has won a Crop Science Award in the “Best Industry Collaboration” category together with BASF Agricultural Solutions and M.S. Technologies L.L.C.

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TSTA Annual Conference: Registration will be live tomorrow morning and a special edition will be sent out with the link.

CSS & Seed Expo 2022

Texas Plant Protection Conference Dec. 6-7 in Bryan

Changing markets, pesticide, fertilizer, weather outlook to be discussed

Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA)

Seed Buying for ’23 Starts Off Early with Renewed Focus

Breakthrough in CRISPR research may lead to more effective and safer gene editing

U.S. TRADE REP FINALLY DISCUSSES BIOTECH CROP IMPORTS WITH MEXICAN COUNTERPART

AGRONOMY, CROP SCIENCE & SOIL SOCIETIES LAUNCH ONLINE TOOL EVALUATING CARBON PRACTICES AND MARKETS

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Seed Dealers More Important Than Ever

Colorado State University offers new clues to how plants retain healthy genomes, avoid mitochondrial disease

Single Species Cover Crops vs. Mixtures: Which Delivers Better Weed Suppression? 

Top 6 Questions (and Answers) Every Agribusiness Should Be Asking About Cyberattacks and Data

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Texas A&M AgriLife offers wheat ‘Picks’ as planting time arrives - Tough 2022 resulting in short wheat seed supplies

RiceTec hosted nearly 220 growers, vendors, and staff for its Arkansas Field Day event on August 11 where the company introduced new Global CEO, Karsten Neuffer,

ASTA’s largest event of the year

Canada is urging farmers to reduce fertilizer emissions to curb greenhouse gases, triggering a backlash.

INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF RESEARCHERS IMPROVE SOYBEAN'S PHOTOSYNTHESIS PROCESS, INCREASES YIELDS BY 20%

Multi-scale research uncovers microbes that affect sorghum drought response

USDA ANNOUNCES $300 MILLION IN NEW ORGANIC TRANSITION INITIATIVE

SURVEY OF CONSUMERS GRADE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM, HIGHEST TRUST IS WITH FARMERS

They Say Misery Loves Company

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AG SEC'Y VILSACK LISTS FUNDING PRIORITIES FROM NEW INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

Oklahoma Water Resources Center at Oklahoma State University aims to conserve water through cover crops

CATTLE PRODUCERS TO BUILD NEW BEEF PROCESSING PLANT IN AMARILLO, TX

FDA RELEASES ITS ANNUAL PESTICIDE RESIDUE IN FOODS REPORT, 97% ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH EPA'S STANDARDS

MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH

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U.S. Environment Protection Agency publishes consent decree regarding treated seed

Informative Background on the EPA Consent Decree on Treated Seed

SORGHUM ANNOUNCED AS NEWEST ADDITION TO USDA FOOD BUYING GUIDE

A history of rye: How early farmers made plants genetically less flexible

Seed Law: the Government (Argentina) analyzes that producers pay a canon for soybean and wheat sowing

USDA: CHINA IS LARGEST GLOBAL FUNDER OF AGRICULTURAL R&D

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CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE EXPANDS ITS SUNFLOWER SEED PRODUCTION IN ROMANIA

Competition and the Intellectual Property System: Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs

REPORT SHOWS IT COSTS 3X MORE IN REGULATORY PROCESS TO DISCOVER NEW GM TRAIT

WISCONSIN CORN MILLER DIDION MILLING INC. CHARGED WITH OSHA CRIMES FOR CAUSING WORKER DEATHS

Treated Seed a Hot Topic in State Legislatures

USDA ACCEPTS APPLICATIONS TO HELP LOWER COSTS OF ORGANIC, TRANSITIONING PRODUCERS

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