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Seed Genetics Direct Vice President Todd Jeffries recently announced the winners of the company’s 2025 Yield Contest, recognizing top-performing corn and soybean growers from Ohio and Indiana. Contest ...

The deal brings together kelp restoration, seed genetics and farming as interest grows in seaweed as both a nature-based solution and a source of sustainable biomass. Two European seaweed specialists, ...

The tiny little powerhouses of our cells: mitochondria, are unique among organelles because they carry their own tiny little genomes. This genetic material is separate from the rest of our genomic DNA ...

Three reclusive California weed legends and a Spanish “automatic” seed factory took top honors in a new, Top 50 Greatest Breeders of 2025 poll. The Top 50 list came from polling data published on the ...

A combination of precision fertilizer application, better water management, advances in genetics, seed treatments, and precision planting has provided opportunities for corn and soybeans to flourish.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ohio — Todd Jeffries, vice president, announced the winners of Seed Genetics Direct’s 2025 corn and soybean yield contests. • First place — $5,000 of seed from Seed Genetics Direct and ...