This year marks a significant milestone for BSPB as we celebrate 60 years of championing innovation, collaboration and excellence in UK plant breeding. See our special newsletter for: 🌱plant breeding milestones 🌱impacts on end users 🌱variety trials update www.bspb.co.uk/news/bspb-ce...

Eleven new additions to the AHDB Recommended Grass and Clover Lists are set to deliver stronger forage performance, improved sustainability, and better options livestock productivity across UK farms. Find out more about the trials here: ahdb.org.uk/news/latest-...

Healthy plants support biodiversity, food security, livelihoods & resilient ecosystems. On #PlantHealthDay, we recognize the importance of biosecurity for food security, preventing the spread of pests & diseases that threaten ecosystems and agricultural systems worldwide.

Seed World Europe have put together a list to celebrate twenty of the "Most Promising Young Plant Breeders in Europe" for 2026, including two of the UK's own Emre Gul from the John Innes Centre and Prutha Patel from CN Seeds Ltd. Check out their list! www.seedworld.com/europe/2026/...

ICYMI, Gotz Hensel's IBH Seminar from last week (Precision Plant Editing: From Barley to Amaranth with CRISPR in Hand) is available to watch here: barleyhub.org/ibh-seminar-...

Not long now until the next WGIN meeting! Good news - there are 4 CPD #BASIS Points allocated for this meeting. Register now: www.rothamsted.ac.uk/event/23rd-w...

Healthier wheat developed at Rothamsted among gene-edited foods coming to supermarkets www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08...

ISF joins #Euroseeds in welcoming the Coreper outcome, which is a major step forward in clarifying policy for New Genomic Techniques (#NGTs) in Europe. For more info on ISF's #plantbreeding innovation position, visit heyzine.com/flip-book/40... #SeedIsLife

📺Catch our own Prof Malcolm Hawkesford on the the latest #FrontiersForum Deep Dive video where a panel of experts explore precision breeding strategies for optimizing stress tolerance in crops to combat falling yields due to the climate crisis. Watch ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN6S...

Oilseed rape has been a key break crop and fabulous for wildlife. However, growing the crop doesn't come without challenges. The joint AHDB & United Oilseeds OSR Conference 2025 looked at opportunities to seize and how to mitigate challenges. Read more here: www.unitedoilseeds.co.uk/news-events/...

Great news for the industry - the secondary legislation for the Precision Breeding Act has been laid. The act opens up possibilities for what genetic innovation can achieve. www.scienceforsustainableagriculture.com/mariocaccamo7 @scisustag.bsky.social

📢 We Support #NGTs and we want the EU to support them too!🌱 We have called upon people to show their support for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) to see the EU NGT legislation move forward. 🌟 Show your support by posting your own video, using #ISupportNGTs, and tagging us!

🧵📣On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re shining a light on some of the amazing female scientists carrying out research at the intersection of food, microbes and health here at the Quadram Institute⤵️ #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience #WomenInScience

BSPB are celebrating the International Day of Women & Girls in Science 2025 by featuring stories from women working in the seed industry! 👩‍🔬🌱 Read more about what inspires them, what they find satisfying about their work and how they got into their role: www.bspb.co.uk/news/bspb-ce...

Yesterday, Defra secretary, Steve Reed set out a timeline for the Precision Breeding Act. A clear plan to introduce necessary secondary legislation, by the end of March, is positive news for the plant breeding industry. www.farminguk.com/news/governm...