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Thursday, July 10, 2025
India can boost corn yields without GM seeds - Agriculture Minister
India's Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers' Welfare, and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the country has improved corn production without the use of genetically-modified (GM) corn.
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Philippine farmers in Davao get US$856,177 worth of yellow corn seeds
The Department of Agriculture in the Davao Region (DA-11), the Philippines, distributed ₱49 million (US$856,177) worth of yellow corn seeds and fertiliser to farmer beneficiaries across the region.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Brawijaya University, Indonesia develops high-yield hybrid corn seeds for animal feed
An expert from the Faculty of Agriculture at Brawijaya University in East Java, Indonesia, Professor Arifin, has introduced hybrid corn seeds aimed at improving yield and reducing the harvest cycle for animal feed, ACN Newswire reported.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Philippine corn farmers who harvested 10 tonnes per hectare with hybrid seeds honored in Cagayan
The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 2 (DA-RFO2 for Cagayan Valley) in the Philippines recently honored 44 corn farmers during Farmers and Fishermen's Month on May 27 in Tuguegarao City, the province of Cagayan.
Thursday, November 2, 2023
German seed producer sells Chinese corn business as China's new regulations step in
German seed producer KWS Saat said this week that it will sell its Chinese corn business due to new regulations that could mean its conventionally bred traits would be unable to compete with genetically modified corn over the longer term.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Chinese seed companies say GM corn crops may only be planted in 2024
Major Chinese seed companies said they may have to wait until 2024 before the government gives the green light for mass plantation of GM (genetically modified) corn, South China Morning Post reported.
Thursday, May 12, 2022
USDA says wheat ratings improve, but corn seeding lags
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) rated 29% of the country's winter wheat crop in good to excellent condition, up 2 percentage points from the week prior and a large improvement compared to what most analysts had predicted, but remain ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
China discovers illegally produced genetically modified corn seeds
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said it has discovered illegally produced or prohibited research conducted on genetically modified (GM) corn and cotton seeds by eight companies and research institutes, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Philippine indigenous groups receive corn seeds as crisis aid
The Department of Agriculture (DA) Caraga sent 96 bags of corn seeds to five beneficiary associations of the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Program in Surigao del Sur, said the DA 13 regional spokesperson, Manila Bulletin ...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Dow to divest part of corn hybrid seed business in Brazil to CITIC Agri Fund
The Dow Chemical Company has announced that it has entered into an agreement with CITIC Agri Fund to divest a select portion of Dow AgroSciences' corn seed business in Brazil for the purchase price of US$1.1 billion.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Monsanto's seed brand and US university collaborate on maximising corn yields
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Vietnam OKs Syngenta GM corn seed for cultivation
Syngenta on Tuesday announced that Vietnam had approved its Bt11 x GA21 double stack corn seed for commercial cultivation.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
A glut of oilseeds: America's soy cornucopia, tropical oils to tip market balance
Soy is not just in oversupply; it faces intensifying competition from oilseed alternatives such as palm oil and rape seed. While corn's deflation is (barring a liquidity crisis) currently bottoming out near US$3/bushel, oilseeds appear to h ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
USDA okays weed killer-resistant corn, soy seeds
The US Department of Agriculture has approved the use of genetically modified corn and soy seeds that are resistant to a popular weed killer.
Friday, August 1, 2014
Thai corn price soar despite completion of seeding of new crop (week ended Jul 7, 2014)
After the United States announced a preliminary TIP Tier 3 rating for Thai employment in the fishery industry, the industry concentrated more on standards. The final United States TIP report will be officially announced in September 2014.

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