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Flax Genome Work Gets $1.2M

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 19, 2009

Saskatchewan’s Ag Ministry has pledged $1.2 million to a project to map the flax genome with an eye toward developing flax as a “dual-purpose” crop. The Total Utilization of Flax Genomics (TUFGEN) project, led by Gordon Rowland of the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Agriculture and Bioresources, and by Sylvie Cloutier of Agriculture and Agri-Food

Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Sees Accelerated Launch Of New Corn, Soy

November 19, 2009

Monsanto Co. said Nov. 10 that it expected accelerated launches of its new corn and soybean products and reaffirmed its outlook for 2010, sending its share up more than five per cent. Monsanto said it now expects its new Genuity SmartStax corn seed to launch on more than four million acres in 2010, up from

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In Brief… – for Sep. 17, 2009

September 17, 2009

Petunia facelift: Three eastern research institutions are joining forces to give the popular petunia a genetic overhaul. Researchers from the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, the University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture will soon begin work on developing new traits for the ornamental. “Taking a genomics approach we will search for value-added

Cereals, Crops

New Software Speeds Plant Breeding Efficiency

By Western Grains Research Foundation August 20, 2009

Two Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientists have developed software that allows researchers to make genetic comparisons on varieties with the click of a mouse. Software developments and a gene-mapping database funded by the Western Grains Research Foundation Endowment Fund are expected to vastly decrease the amount of time spent sorting through data to make

Crops

Monsanto To Restructure Roundup Unit

By Carey Gillam July 2, 2009

– Monsanto Chairman Hugh Grant “Over the last six years, Monsanto’s business has undergone a dramatic transition from a company historically built on chemical innovations…” Monsanto Co. posted a smaller-than-expected slide in quarterly profit June 24 and said it would cut jobs and realign its Roundup herbicide business as surprisingly strong competition hammered sales. The

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Genetic Blueprint For Cattle Created

By Julie Steenhuysen May 7, 2009

Scientists have created the first genetic blueprint of domestic cattle, saying the map may lead to tastier beef, better milk and even new insights about human health. The Hereford cow’s is the first mapped livestock animal sequence, and the researchers think it will help explain how cattle evolved, why they ended up with a four-chambered

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Breeding seen key in greener farming revolution

By Nigel Hunt October 23, 2008

Crops must be bred to resist insects and drought rather than relying heavily on pesticides and irrigation, Britain’s chief scientist said Oct. 6. This will become increasingly important in order to counter the effects of climate change, John Beddington told Reuters. “I think the role of genomics is enormous whether it is the GM (genetically

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Tag Archives Genomics

Flax Genome Work Gets $1.2M

Monsanto Sees Accelerated Launch Of New Corn, Soy

In Brief… – for Sep. 17, 2009

New Software Speeds Plant Breeding Efficiency

Monsanto To Restructure Roundup Unit

Genetic Blueprint For Cattle Created

Breeding seen key in greener farming revolution

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