China approved more GM crops to boost yields, ensure food security
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Government of China announced it had approved five gene-edited crop varieties and 12…
USDA broke ground on new Plant Research Facility on North Carolina State University campus
On Sept. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and NC State University’s College of…
China rolls out GMO corn planting
On Feb. 16, 2023, the Government of China announced it will plant less than 1% of its corn…
University of Saskatchewan research team sequenced the genomes for 15 wheat varieties
On Nov. 25, 2020, a University of Saskatchewan research team announced it had sequenced the genomes for 15…
The first withdrawl from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was required due to Syrian War
On Oct. 19, 2015, the first withdrawl from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was required due to Syrian…
The genome of bread wheat was published
On Jul. 17, 2014, the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) a draft sequence of the bread wheat…
USDA scientists and cooperators sequenced wheat genome
On Nov. 28, 2012, scientists from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), as part of an international team,…
International team sequenced the bread wheat genome
On Nov. 14, 2012, scientists from the U.S., United Kingdom and Germany announced they had completed the first…
Passage of Food Allergy Labeling Act required labeling of foods that may cause allergic reaction
On Dec. 12, 2005, the U.S. Congress approved the passage of the Food Allergy Labeling and Consumer Protection…
Norman Borlaug, University of Minnesota graduate in forestry and plant pathology, was awarded Nobel Peace Prize
On Dec. 10, 1970, Norman Borlaug, University of Minnesota graduate in forestry and plant pathology was awarded the…
Norman Borlaug became the first plant breeder to Accept the Nobel Prize for his work on wheat varieties
On Dec. 10, 1970, Norman Borlaug, from Cresco, Iowa, became the first plant breeder to accept the Nobel…
As a result of plant breeding efforts begun in 1943, Mexico becomes self-sufficient in wheat for the first time
In 1957, the Mexican Agriculture Program (MAP) was the The Rockefeller Foundationï¾’s first intensive agricultural endeavor begun in…
Burkholderia cepacia first described
In 1949, Walter Hagemeyer Burkholder, a pioneer in bacterial taxonomy, described the bacteria, Pseudomonas cepacia, now known as…
U.S. military adviser in Japan sent Norin 10 (dwarfing gene) to the U.S.
In 1946, D.C. Salmon, a U.S. military adviser on duty in Japan, sent home Norin 10 – the…
Norman Borlaug participated in the Rockefeller Foundation’s pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico
In 1944, Norman Borlaug participated in the Rockefeller Foundation’s pioneering technical assistance program in Mexico, where he was…
Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers
In 1921, Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers that created a farmers cooperative…
Stem rust attacks the US wheat crop forcing Herbert Hoover’s Food Administration to declare two wheatless days a week
In 1917, Stem rust attacked the U.S. wheat crop, destroying more than two million bushels and forcing Herbert…
Washington Agricultural College opened its doors
On Jan. 13, 1892, the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, now known as Washington State University…
Washington Agricultural College and School of Science (WSU) was established in Pullman
On Mar. 28, 1890, Washington Agricultural College and School of Science (Washington State University) was established as a…