The latest hemp genetics news and research updates on US breeding and genomics supporting the development of adapted hemp seed varieties.

Valent BioSciences Sustaining Soils Podcast

By |2025-01-22T14:02:01-06:00January 10th, 2025|Categories: news|

Valent BioSciences Sustaining Soils Podcast with Wendy Mosher and John McKay New Episode Alert! How can we transform agriculture to tackle global sustainability challenges like carbon sequestration and soil health? In this episode of Sustaining Soils, we explore how crop diversity plays a critical role in creating sustainable agricultural systems. Our guests, Wendy Mosher, President & CEO of New West Genetics, and Dr. John McKay, Professor of Plant Evolutionary Genomics at Colorado State University, discuss how innovative genetics in industrial hemp are enabling these game-changing solutions. Discover how this work is decreasing agriculture’s carbon footprint while creating new opportunities for growers and the health of their soil.

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100% female Hemp plants – the future is here

By |2025-01-22T13:56:28-06:00December 6th, 2024|Categories: news|

Lampoon Magazine - 100% female Hemp plants – the future is here  https://lampoonmagazine.com/article/2024/12/06/nwg-amplify-new-west-genetics-industrial-hemp-mass-production-agricultural-raw-materials/

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ABLC Next 2024

By |2025-01-22T16:16:19-06:00October 25th, 2024|Categories: news|

ABLC Next – CEO Wendy Mosher Presents at the Advance Agriculture & Feedstock Summit and joins a panel of experts to discuss new crops, international deployment of technology, and genetic advancements to make sustainable fuel a reality. https://ablcevents.com/ablc-next/

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Expanding the Feedstock Arsenal

By |2025-01-22T16:08:12-06:00August 27th, 2024|Categories: news|

Expanding the Feedstock Arsenal https://safmagazine.com/articles/expanding-the-feedstock-arsenal

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8th Annual Cannabis Research Conference

By |2025-01-22T16:02:35-06:00August 9th, 2024|Categories: news|

8th Annual Cannabis Research Conference Dr. John McKay Presents Genetics, Genomics, and Sexual Dimorphism of Flowering Traits and Timing in Hemp and Genome-wide Polymorphism and Selection in Feral and Domesticated Lineages of C. Sativa. https://online.fliphtml5.com/wowbk/fbcn/#p=1

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University of Illinois Hemp Research Open House

By |2025-01-22T15:57:55-06:00August 2nd, 2024|Categories: news|

University of Illinois Hemp Research Open House - Dr. Rich Fletcher talks about demonstration plots of hybrids and OP varieties in the field. https://dkleelab.cropsci.illinois.edu/2024/04/26/2024-hemp-research-open-house/

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How is hybrid hemp seed produced at scale?

By |2024-05-29T12:35:11-06:00May 23rd, 2024|Categories: blog, news|

As discussed, hybrid hemp is the F1 (first generation) seed harvested from a cross between two genetically distinct varieties. The key to successfully commercializing hybrids is to develop a method to scale seed production. A critical element of high-quality hybrid seed is using inbred parent lines in these crosses. Several different breeding approaches are used to create inbred lines and will be discussed in a future blog focused on how hemp hybrids and varieties are bred and selected. Scaled hybrid seed production has been accomplished using several approaches in other crops. Corn (maize), for instance, uses a method where tassels (the source of pollen on a corn plant) are removed from the variety being used as the female parent in the cross. This leaves only the pollen from the intended male parent available to sire seed on the female plants. In contrast to the mechanical removal of pollen anatomy used in corn, crops such as canola and sunflower have developed genetic systems to remove pollen-bearing tissues (e.g. cytoplasmic male sterility). The planting design for most hybrid crop production consists of alternating bays of male and female genotypes. Typically, the male is planted at a lower ratio than the female and at a rate that ensures adequate pollen availability while still maximizing the number of female plants. The goal is always to maximize hybrid seed yield and quality. The ratio of male: female in the field is species-dependent but is typically around 1:4. Thus far, hybrid hemp and [...]

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