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This morning Governor Abbott signed the "Right to Farm" bill that will appear on ballots this fall as a proposed Texas Constitutional Amendment

A new wheat variety available for licensing

Gene grants powerful resistance to resurging plant disease

Exclusive: Mexican official says US refuses to cooperate on GM corn studies

USDA REPORTS MORE THAN HALF OF CROPLAND USES SEED VARIETIES WITH AT LEAST ONE GENETICALLY MODIFIED TRAIT

NATIONWIDE STUDY SHOWS POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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Governor Abbott Announces Second Special Session Agenda

A meeting of the TSTA Board of Directors is scheduled for July 13-15, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort.

“The crop of the future”: Why climate scientists are sweet on sorghum

Leak indicates Commission is about to move forward on excluding genetically edited plants from GMO rules

WEED SCIENCE SOCIETY REPORTS BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE HERBICIDE-RESISTANT WEED MANAGEMENT

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ASTA elects 2023 - 2024 Officers

Update on Texas Legislature "Special" Session

A meeting of the TSTA Board of Directors is scheduled for July 13-15, at the Horseshoe Bay Resort.

A roadmap for gene regulation in plants - A novel approach to synthetic biology could revolutionize how scientists improve plants for bioenergy and agriculture

GLOBAL WHEAT PRODUCTION FORECAST AT A RECORD

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Legislative Update

Ruby Crush tomato named Texas Superstar plant - Top-performing tomato in taste, consistent production

REPORT TRACKS CROP INPUT PRICE INCREASES OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES

PURDUE/CME AG ECONOMY BAROMETER FINDS DROPS, CITES COMMODITY PRICE OUTLOOK AND INTEREST RATE CONCERNS

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Membership renewals

2023 Annual Membership Meeting Registration & Hotel Reservations

Our Costa Rican Growouts earlier this month

Adapting growing seasons to climate change can boost yields of world’s staple crops - New research estimates impact of farmer adaptation to climate change on maize, wheat, rice, sorghum and soybean

CRISPR gene editing is in clinical trials to treat sickle cell disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS and some rare inherited diseases.

Clemson University receives FFAR grant to promote sorghum health benefits

FARM FUTURES' GROWER SURVEY: PLANTED ACREAGE OF MAJOR CROPS TO INCREASE

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Corteva Inc announced on Tuesday plans to exit about 35 countries and lay off roughly 5% of its global workforce

DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER RESEARCHER DISCOVERS BREAKTHROUGH IN DROUGHT TOLERANCE

USDA REPORTS ORGANIC TRADE REACHES $3.4 BILLION IN 2021

Overcoming a Major Technical Hurdle for Gene Editing in Growing Produce

Purple Tomato Is First Genetically Engineered Plant To Be Deregulated Through USDA’S New Regulatory Status Review Process

HOUSE AG COMMITTEE LEADER THOMPSON REACTS TO USDA'S UNILATERAL CLIMATE INVESTMENT

HERE ARE THE AG ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING USDA CLIMATE SMART GRANTS

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Texas A&M AgriLife offers wheat ‘Picks’ as planting time arrives - Tough 2022 resulting in short wheat seed supplies

RiceTec hosted nearly 220 growers, vendors, and staff for its Arkansas Field Day event on August 11 where the company introduced new Global CEO, Karsten Neuffer,

ASTA’s largest event of the year

Canada is urging farmers to reduce fertilizer emissions to curb greenhouse gases, triggering a backlash.

INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF RESEARCHERS IMPROVE SOYBEAN'S PHOTOSYNTHESIS PROCESS, INCREASES YIELDS BY 20%

Multi-scale research uncovers microbes that affect sorghum drought response

USDA ANNOUNCES $300 MILLION IN NEW ORGANIC TRANSITION INITIATIVE

SURVEY OF CONSUMERS GRADE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM, HIGHEST TRUST IS WITH FARMERS

They Say Misery Loves Company

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AG SEC'Y VILSACK LISTS FUNDING PRIORITIES FROM NEW INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

Oklahoma Water Resources Center at Oklahoma State University aims to conserve water through cover crops

CATTLE PRODUCERS TO BUILD NEW BEEF PROCESSING PLANT IN AMARILLO, TX

FDA RELEASES ITS ANNUAL PESTICIDE RESIDUE IN FOODS REPORT, 97% ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH EPA'S STANDARDS

MEMBERSHIP IN NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION REACHES ALL-TIME HIGH

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U.S. Environment Protection Agency publishes consent decree regarding treated seed

Informative Background on the EPA Consent Decree on Treated Seed

SORGHUM ANNOUNCED AS NEWEST ADDITION TO USDA FOOD BUYING GUIDE

A history of rye: How early farmers made plants genetically less flexible

Seed Law: the Government (Argentina) analyzes that producers pay a canon for soybean and wheat sowing

USDA: CHINA IS LARGEST GLOBAL FUNDER OF AGRICULTURAL R&D

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Genome editing is used in 63 different crops

NITROGEN FERTILIZER PRICES FELL 30% LAST WEEK, STILL MORE THAN DOUBLE LAST YEAR

NAT'L ASSN OF WHEAT GROWERS REITERATES CALL TO CONSULT USDA ON SCOTUS GLYPHOSATE CASE REVIEW

REPUBLICAN HOUSE AG COMMITTEE CHAIR REACTS TO USDA'S TONE DEAF "FRAMEWORK" ON AMERICA'S FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN

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Texas Seed Trade Association Annual & Membership Meeting was an outstanding success

The Primary Elections - VOTE!

A Letter and a Warning About Losing Our Identity

Update - USDA/APHIS will no longer accept unoriginal electronic phytosanitary certificates and forms after September 30, 2022

STATE AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE THEIR PRIORITIES FOR THE 2023 FARM BILL

There Is Nothing 'Green' About Ethanol

RFA: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES OF THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD

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