IPSA News
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.
Overview U.S. farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their introduction in 1996, notwithstanding uncertainty about consumer acceptance and economic and environmental impacts. Soybeans and cotton genetically engineered with herbicide-tolerant traits have been the most widely and rapidly adopted GE crops ... read more »
CONTEXT NETWORK NAMES TWO NEW PARTNERS
The Context Network has announced that two of its senior associates have become partners with the firm. Mark Nelson and Mark Holland begin their new responsibilities immediately. Context managing partner Blake Sieker said, "Context is very pleased to announce the advancement of Mark Holland and Mark Nelson to partners. Their contributions and exper... read more »
Monsanto & BASF Add Wheat to Their Joint Research Efforts
BASF and Monsanto Company announced an expansion of their joint efforts to develop higher-yielding and stress-tolerant crops to include a fifth crop, wheat. In addition, the companies are increasing their investments in the collaboration, reflecting the strong leads and commercial prospects in the collaboration's early work. The collaboration that ... read more »
4th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Plant Breeding
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for 4th annual meeting of the National Association of Plant Breeding (NAPB), an initiative of the Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee (PBCC). Once again, the meeting will provide all plant breeders an opportunity to interact and discuss issues of importance for both the public and private s... read more »
Leader's Letter
I am honored to serve as the IPSA President through next January's Annual Conference. David Hingst has done a great job and will be a tough act to follow, but the Board has tremendous experience and a strong desire to do the right things on behalf of all IPSA members. Being family owned seed company for over 75 years, Star Seed I... read more »