Seed-research company Monsanto is spending an estimated $31 million on expanding its Woodland facilities, an undertaking that has been met with both community support and backlash. The expansion, ...

At first glance, Chris Smith’s modest farm plot outside Asheville, North Carolina, has nothing in common with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the powerful particle collider located on the border of ...

136 types of seeds, including crops, forest vegetation, flowers, and microorganisms will be carried on board the Shenzhou-16 manned spacecraft to start their space breeding journey. These seeds will ...

With the return of the crew of China's spacecraft Shenzhou-13, a total of 12,000 seeds finished their space breeding journey, which is expected to enhance food security, as seeds are as important as ...

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(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) Improved seeds and greater acceptance of crop biotechnology are on the horizon, according to a survey of more than 200 seed sector insiders. We are optimistic that with the ...

At the Shellfish Research Hatchery, officials are hoping to 'breed' oysters that can help farmers deal with a series of ...

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WARMINSTER, Pennsylvania -- If you've ever pulled a Burpee carrot out of the ground, munched on a salad of Burpee iceberg lettuce or sniffed a bouquet of Burpee zinnas, it's because those plants ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about food tech and science. Equinom, an Israeli startup, raised $10 million in a Series B round of funding from BASF ...

BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The number of national seed breeding and production bases in China increased to 216 amid the country's seed vitalization drive, according to the agricultural ministry.