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The Yatra Collection to Host Private Trunk Show in Chicago to Benefit Multiple Myeloma Research

The latest Yatra Collection designs will be available for purchase at this show and directly through the private label’s designers. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 The Yatra Collection will help raise money to fight multiple myeloma at its next private truck show, Thursday, May 16, in Chicago. “Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell present in your bone ma...

BASF And Dyadic International Enter Into A Research And License Agreement

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany and JUPITER, Fla., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF (BAS.DE) and Dyadic International, Inc. ("Dyadic") (OTC Pink: DYAI) announced today that the two Companies have entered into a non-exclusive worldwide research and license agreement.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110621/CL06708LOGO )  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/CL13970LO...

Green Revolution research saved an estimated 18 to 27 million hectares from being brought into agricultural production

We estimate that the total crop area in 2004 would have been between 17.9 and 26.7 million hectares larger in a world that had not benefited from crop germplasm improvement since 1965. AbstractNew estimates of the impacts of germplasm improvement in the major staple crops between 1965 and 2004 on global land-cover change are presented, based on simulations carried out using a global economic...

Innovotech Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/15/13 -- Innovotech Inc. (TSX VENTURE: IOT), an innovator in the field of biofilm product development, today announced its audited financial and operational results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Highlights: The big news during the quarter has come from Innovotech's Research and Development efforts. "Tests show InnovoSIL™-1 performs significantly...

Ag Energy Coalition Applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Passage of Farm Bill Legislation

The Agriculture Energy Coalition today thanked Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and other members of the Senate Agriculture Committee for passing legislation to reauthorize Farm Bill Energy Title programs with robust mandatory funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. Lloyd Ritter, co-director of the C...

UPDATE 1-U.S. State Dept. promotes Monsanto's GMO crops overseas -report

* Report critical of State Dept for promoting biotech crops

Monsanto Seed Patent Rights Not Exhausted After Sale

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court laid out that patent exhaustion does not permit a farmer to reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without the patent holder’s permission. And….Boom Goes the Dynamite! (Bowman v. Monsan...

U.S. tax dollars promote Monsanto's GMO crops overseas -report

* Report critical of State Dept for promoting biotech crops

Agricen to Host New Webinar, “Getting the Most Out of Your Sidedress Program”

Best Sidedress Practices Will Be Explored for Critical Growing Season Agricen, an agricultural technology company delivering applied, biochemical-based solutions for efficient and sustainable plant nutrition, announced today an upcoming webinar, “Getting the Most Out of Your Sidedress Program,” being presented May 20-22, 2013. This free webinar wil...

Innovotech Announces New Chairman and Grant of Stock Options

EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/14/13 -- Innovotech Inc. (TSX VENTURE: IOT) ("Innovotech") today announces that Dr. Wolfgang Muhs has resigned as the Chairman of the Board of Innovotech and Kerry Brown has been elected as the new Chairman of the Board. At the Annual General Meeting held on April 30, 2013 all of management's nominees were elected to the Board of Directors. The Board memb...

Monsanto Wins Case on Genetically Altered Soybeans - NYTimes.com

The NYT are reporting that the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that farmers could not use Monsanto’s patented genetically altered soybeans to create new seeds without

High Court rules that farmers “make” seeds

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued their ruling on the Bowman v Monsanto case, siding unanimously in favor of Monsanto. The court rejected Bowman’s arguments that Monsanto’s patent “exhausted” when he purchas...

Monsanto v. Bowman: A Unanimous Supreme Court Sides with Monsanto

  Today a unanimous Supreme Court affirmed the Federal Circuit's decision in Monsanto v. Bowman, and held that "patent exhaustion does not permit a farmer to reproduce patented seeds for planting and harvesting without the patent holder's p...

Monsanto wins Supreme Court IP case

Following a string of setbacks and muddy rulings in biotech patent cases, the biotech industry won an unambiguous victory Monday in a case pitting an individual farmer against Monsanto Co. (NYSE:MON). The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Bowma...

Agent Orange Exposure Linked To Lethal Prostate Cancer

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Scientists have found a link between lethal forms of prostate cancer and the chemical warfare toxin known as Agent Orange used in the Vietnam War. Researchers writing in the journal Cancer say they found links between Agent Orange exposure and deadly forms of prostate cancer. The herbicide was used as part of the military offensive during the V...

First patent issues on TAL effector technology

EVANSTON, Ill., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Two Blades Foundation (2Blades), a not-for-profit organization focused on the development and deployment of durable disease resistance for agriculture, announces the April 16th issuance of a key patent for gene editing based on the use of TAL effectors. TAL effectors are naturally occurring proteins found in plant pathogenic bacteria that c...

Bayer CropScience Opens New Development North America Facilities in Research Triangle Park

Research Triangle Park, NC (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 With the expansion of its North American headquarters in Research Triangle Park, Bayer CropScience continues to develop sustainable solutions for farmers around the world as well as the for the com...

GfK Expands Agricultural, Animal Health Market Research in Asia Pacific Through Paterson Consulting Acquisition, Growth in Australia

As part of its growing presence in key emerging markets, GfK is staking a larger claim to agriculture and animal health research in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The world’s #4 global market research firm has acquired Paterson Consulting, a leader in agricultural insights for Australia, and has established new offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia...

Birds of Burden: 7 Ways Humans Harness Avian Abilities [Slide Show]

Many of the 10,000 or so bird species on the planet are pretty, melodic or tasty. But birds are much more than that. Over the centuries, humankind has come up with some distinctive and surprising ways to take advantage of the unique abilities of our...

BIO Applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Draft Farm Bill

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and other members of the Senate Agriculture Committee for including mandatory funding for Energy Title programs and eligibility for renewable chemicals in draft Farm Bill reauthorization legislation. Brent Erickson, executive vice...

USDA says more review needed for new herbicide-tolerant crops

May 10 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators said Friday they want to assess the environmental impact of controversial proposed biotech crops developed by Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical Co, and Monsanto Co that have come under criticism from groups w...

Yongye International revenue decreases 29.7% to $45.3M in first quarter 2013

Yongye International, Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of crop nutrient products in the People's Republic of China, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Yongye International Announces First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

BEIJING, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YONG), ("Yongye" or the "Company") a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of crop nutrient products in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. First Quarter 2013 Financial Highlights Revenue decreased 29.7% to $45.3 million f...

Metabolism and Environmental Degradation Studies Come Under Scrutiny at New International Conference

Leatherhead, 9 May:  Smithers Viscient’s inaugural conference ‘Advances in Metabolism & Environmental Degradation Science’ will put the spotlight on current practice in the metabolism and degradation studies that form the basis of almost every pesticide registration data package filed today.  Taking place in Dusseldorf on 5-6 June, the conference gives regulator...

Cooking with traditional crops improves nutrition and boosts women's incomes

It's no secret that traditional crops such as millets and pulses are highly nutritious. Now researchers, working with women in Ethiopia and India are making it easier for them to use these local crops when cooking healthy meals at home and creating n...