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YPF Brasil diversifies its line of agricultural products with adjuvanted mineral oils

Date：Jun. 3, 2019 Category：Products

YPF Brazil announced that it is diversifying its line of agricultural products with the release of adjuvanted mineral oils. The ADJUVANT C line, which is availa...
UPL presents Orthene systemic insecticide in Brazil: Interview with Sérgio Chidi

Date：Jun. 3, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

AgroPages exclusively interviewed Sérgio Chidi, leader of insecticides at UPL Brazil. He spoke about the advantages of the Orthene insecticide, which is being ...

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Nouryon: Formulation of Agrochemicals in High Electrolyte Systems

Date：Jun. 3, 2019 Category：Products

The need to incorporate agricultural actives (ais) in high electrolyte systems such as fertilizers for in-furrow applications, or in tank mixes for spray applic...
Argentines buying more agrochemicals this harvest

Date：Jun. 3, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview
Red Surcos S.A.

The sale of inputs for the next agricultural season of 2019/20, which will begin in a few days with the planting of wheat, is showing significant growth compare...

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IIL launches ‘Kunoichi’ a patented miticide from Nissan Chemical Corporation

Date：Jun. 1, 2019 Category：Companies

In order to address the need for an effective and long duration control of different types of mites in various crops, leading agrochemical company Insecticides ...
Agenda of 2019 CPEW released! Make advance appointment with participating companies!

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Markets

2019 CPEW now is open for registration globally with online registration link: 2019 CPEW Registration. If you want to check the registered companies and make an...
Bayer India reports annual results for FY 2018-19

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Companies

Bayer CropScience Limited announced its audited results for the financial year (FY) and quarter ending March 31, 2019. In FY 2018-19, the Company registered Rev...
UPL bets big on Brazil farmer relationships

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Companies

Mumbai-based UPL Ltd, will invest some $200 million in Brazil over five years to best serve local food producers who are key suppliers in India’s ever-growing ...
Syngenta UK to explore establishing cereals without neonicotinoid seed treatment at Cereal 2019

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Products
Syngenta UK Limited

As growers face up to the loss of neonicotinoid seed treatment chemistry in cereals this autumn, Syngenta is devoting part of its stand to alternative strategie...
FMC Canada opens new head office in Mississauga, Ontario

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Companies

FMC Canada recently celebrated the opening of its new corporate head office at 6755 Mississauga Road in Mississauga, Ontario.
XAG and Bayer host talks to deepen strategic partnership and accelerate digital farming process in Japan

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Companies
Bayer CropScience Ltda.

President and Representative Director of Bayer CropScience K.K. Dr. Harald Printz, along with his marketing and sales team, recently paid a visit to XAG's headq...
Precision Laboratories Introduces New Account Manager

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Companies
Precision Laboratories, Inc.

Zach Klaver has joined Precision Laboratories as an Account Manager, Agriculture Sales in western Iowa.
Corteva Agriscience - A new company with a dedicated focus on Australian agriculture

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Companies
Corteva Agriscience

After two years in the making, the merger between global companies Dow AgroSciences, DuPont Crop Protection and Pioneer Hi-Bred will be complete, when at 9:30am...
Insecticides (India) to invest Rs 15 cr in export oriented unit in Gujarat India

Date：May. 31, 2019 Category：Companies

Agrochemicals company Insecticides (India) is setting up an Export Oriented Unit (EOU) in Dahej, Gujarat, which is expected to be operational by the end of this...
U.S. EPA Curbs Use of 12 Bee-Harming Pesticides

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency has canceled registration of a dozen pesticides, from a class of chemicals known to harm bees.
Syngenta Foundation Turns To Israeli Start-Ups

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Companies

With dry summers and hostile neighbors, Israel has been forced to innovate in the most crucial areas of agriculture, food, and water, turning the tiny nation in...
BASF launched fungicide Priaxor in China

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Products
Basf (China) Co.,Ltd

BASF recently launched its state-of-the-art fungicide Priaxor (pyraclostrobin.fluxapyroxad 43% SC) for prevention and control of corn leaf blight in China. The ...
Insecticides India posts Q4 net profit at Rs 28.55cr

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Companies
Insecticides (India) Limited

Agro-chemical firm Insecticides India May 28 reported more than three-fold jump in standalone net profit to Rs 28.55 crore during the fourth quarter of 2018-19 ...
CA DPR Identifies Top Ten Agricultural Pesticide Use Violations of 2018

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Regulations

On May 28, 2019, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) posted a new presentation identifying the top ten agricultural pesticide use violations...
Spider venom and fungi: The next generation of ‘eco-friendly’ biopesticides

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Independent of the current biological insecticides, a special interest has now been directed towards venoms of insect predator species, such as spiders. Differe...
EC SCoPAFF votes to ban sugar beet herbicide desmedipham

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Products

The EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCoPAFF) has voted not to renew approval for sugar beet herbicide desmedipham.
French watchdog bans sale of fungicide epoxiconazole

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Regulations

The French food safety agency ANSES on Tuesday barred the sale of epoxiconazole, a widely-used pesticide, citing a "worrying danger" to humans.
India centre recommends ‘unapproved’ seed treatment Cyantraniliprole and Thiamethoxam to against Fall Armyworm

Date：May. 30, 2019 Category：Markets

India central government has come out with a controversial chemical solution to control the crop-destroying Fall Armyworm (FAW) or Spodoptera frugiperda — whic...
New mutations for herbicide resistance rarer than expected, study finds

Date：May. 29, 2019 Category：Science&Research

After exposing more than 70 million grain amaranth seeds to a soil-based herbicide, researchers were not able to find a single herbicide-resistant mutant.

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Jacob Richburg joins Nufarm as technical services manager

Date：May. 29, 2019 Category：Companies
Nufarm Americas Inc.

Nufarm announced recently that Jacob Richburg has joined its US team as a technical services manager. In this position, Richburg will deliver technical support,...
Stepan: Next Generation Compatibility Agent for Today's Complex Tank Mix Systems

Date：May. 29, 2019 Category：Products

Over the past couple of decades, it has become increasingly common, if not necessary, to combine multiple crop protection products into one spray application. B...
Bayer consolidates pesticides business in Basel

Date：May. 29, 2019 Category：Companies

In a bid to consolidate pesticide activities in Europe, Bayer announced it will close its Monsanto operations in the French-speaking town of Morges in 2020 and ...
The Himalayas pest traverse long distance to attacks India mustard crop

Date：May. 29, 2019 Category：Markets

The persistent pests of mustard plants in the Gangetic plain come raiding all the way from the Himalayas, a new study has revealed.
Rotam do Brasil receives field trials accreditation from MAPA

Date：May. 28, 2019 Category：Companies
Rotam do Brasil Agroquimica

Rotam do Brasil, based in Campinas (SP), has taken an important step in its strategy of resumption of growth in the Brazilian market. After a period working in ...
Embrapii creates technology capable of detecting crop diseases and pests

Date：May. 28, 2019 Category：Companies

Using the drone as an agricultural tool is already a reality that improves productivity in the field. But now, Horus Aircraft and BASF, in partnership with Embr...

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: Investment & Expansion

Syngenta to build first herbicide plant in Russia for $25 mn
FMC Canada opens new head office in Mississauga, Ontario

Syngenta to build first herbicide plant in Russia for $25 mn
FMC Canada opens new head office in Mississauga, Ontario

: Registration & Launch

Brazil Anvisa approves Corteva's herbicide Rinskor
Sipcam's Coastal Herbicide registered in US

Brazil Anvisa approves Corteva's herbicide Rinskor
Sipcam's Coastal Herbicide registered in US

: Collaborations & Licences

Corteva Agriscience and John Deere invest in technology solutions and tools to help African farmers improve
BASF’s xarvio Digital Farming Solutions announces new digital collaboration with Nutrien Ag Solutions

Corteva Agriscience and John Deere invest in technology solutions and tools to help African farmers improve
BASF’s xarvio Digital Farming Solutions announces new digital collaboration with Nutrien Ag Solutions

: Mergers & Acquisitions

Wilbur-Ellis Acquires Ag Services, Inc.
Gowan Group acquires Brazilian Company Cross Link

Wilbur-Ellis Acquires Ag Services, Inc.
Gowan Group acquires Brazilian Company Cross Link

: Sales Performance

Nissan Chemical’s agricultural chemicals segment sales up 8% in FY 2018
Sumitomo Chemical's Health and Crop Sciences segment sales down in FY 2018

Nissan Chemical’s agricultural chemicals segment sales up 8% in FY 2018
Sumitomo Chemical's Health and Crop Sciences segment sales down in FY 2018

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: What options/alternatives farmers in China have replacing paraquat? Are there other useful herbicdes, i.e. diquat, glufosinate (which others) that can cover this gap? Would the replacements be related to higher costs as well? What crop protection startegies would farmers adapt replacing paraquat?

1 Like 1 AnswersSir, thanks for question. For weed control, Glyphosate and Glufosinate are the main options while many other broad spectrum herbicides also ...All

: Asian soybean rust is the most important disease in soybean, the yield loss being from 10% to 90%, dependent on the geographical region where the disease was reported. What are the key points in controlling Asian rust?

The use of an efficient product since the beginning of the soy cycle is one of the most important decisions for growers after the crop impla...All