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Bunge names Gregory Heckman CEO

Date：Apr. 30, 2019 Category：Companies
Bunge North America, Inc.

Bunge Ltd. appointed longtime agribusiness executive Gregory Heckman chief executive as the grain giant revamps its business amid turbulent agricultural markets...
ADAMA sales down 2% in Q1 2019

Date：Apr. 30, 2019 Category：Companies
ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd

ADAMA revenues in the first quarter of 2019 were $1,006 million, slightly below last year’s best-ever; increasing by 1.0% in constant currency terms.
European Commission proposes higher MRL for neonicotinoid insecticide in imported Canadian potatoes

Date：Apr. 30, 2019 Category：Regulations

The European Commission proposes to increase the maximum residue limit for clothianidin in the import of potatoes to the EU from 0.03 milligram to 0.3 milligram...
Americot Introduces CottolyST Seed Treatments

Date：Apr. 30, 2019 Category：Companies

Americot is introducing CottolyST seed treatments for all NexGen branded cottonseed.

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Helena offers two new seed treatments

Date：Apr. 29, 2019 Category：Products

Farmers who are looking to combat disease and insect pressure in soybeans or reduce nematode damage and improve stand establishment in corn can look to new offe...
Cropchem launches new multisite fungicide Kasan Max 750 WG in Brazil

Date：Apr. 29, 2019 Category：Companies

Brazilian agrochemical company Cropchem has introduced a new multisite contact fungicide, Kasan Max 750 WG, which has mancozeb as active ingredient and is espec...

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Biosur launches bioinsecticide INSIDER for the control of whitefly

Date：Apr. 29, 2019 Category：Products

Chilean company Biosur launches INSIDER®, a new biological insecticide highly effective for the control of the whitefly, formulated with spores of the entomopa...
CEO Werner Baumann at the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of Bayer AG: “We made great progress – both operationally and strategically”

Date：Apr. 29, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

The Bayer Group can look back on a successful yet difficult year. “We made great progress – both operationally and strategically,” said Werner Baumann, Chair...
Bayer Crop Science posts substantial Q1 sales and earnings gains following the acquisition

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Companies

Bayer Crop Science generated sales of 6.444 billion euros, up 125.2 percent on a reported basis, thanks mainly to a positive portfolio effect of 119.5% due to t...

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India CIBRC 399th meeting approved 22 pesticide technical registrations

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Regulations

The Indian Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) approved 22 registrations of pesticide technical at the meeting of the Registration Com...
Brazil Embrapa extends offering of bioinsecticides to control armyworms in corn

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Products

Farmers increasingly rely upon options for biological insecticides to control pests in crops. So-called biodefensive agents reduce worker, consumer and environm...
Rallis India net profit drops 93% in March quarter

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Companies
Rallis India Limited

Agriculture solutions firm Rallis India on April 25 reported a 93 percent fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1.35 crore during the fourth quarter of 2018...
Bayer appeals California court's ruling on Roundup

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Companies

Bayer has signaled it will not go down quietly while its signature agricultural product, Roundup, is on trial in California.

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EU Parliament calls for concrete regulations on endocrine-disrupting chemicals

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Regulations

On April 18, the European Parliament agreed on a landmark resolution on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by a large cross-party majority, in its final plen...
EU proposes not to renew approval of methiocarb

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Regulations

The European Commission has proposed non-renewal of the approval of methiocarb.

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Syngenta’s wheat scab control product Maitian (pydiflumetofen) files for market release in China

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Products

It is now the wheat heading and flowering time, as well as a critical time of control of wheat scab. How to control wheat scab to grow high-quality wheat? Rece...
Sino-Agri Leading BioSciences working with Mitsui Chemicals Agro to release new penthiopyrad product

Date：Apr. 26, 2019 Category：Products

On 19th April, a press conference was held in Shouguang, Shandong Province, jointly held by Sino-Agri Leading BioSciences and Mitsui Chemicals Agro for release...
Bayer's largest share holder to vote no confidence in management

Date：Apr. 25, 2019 Category：Companies

Bayer's largest shareholder, fund manager BlackRock, will not support the German company's management in a key vote at its annual general meeting on Friday, two...
Research identifies who are Brazilian influencers when deciding on agrochemical purchases

Date：Apr. 25, 2019 Category：Science&Research

There will soon be major changes in the business strategies of Brazilian companies producing agrochemicals, seeds and distribution channels. This is the main co...
US EPA approved tolerance exemption for lytic bacteriophage active against Xylella fastidiosa

Date：Apr. 25, 2019 Category：Regulations

The US EPA has granted a tolerance exemption for residues of lytic bacteriophage active against Xylella fastidiosa in or on all food commodities when the bacter...
FAO, EMBRAPA, Cabo Verde, Guinee Bissau and Mozambique join efforts for sustainable Fall Armyworm management

Date：Apr. 25, 2019 Category：Markets

A team from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (EMBRAPA, in its Portuguese acronym), visited the city of Praia, Cabo Verde, from 1 to 6 April 2019, in ...
Occurrence of Fall Armyworm in South Africa and possible control measures and registered products

Date：Apr. 25, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview
Chris Coetzee

Under ideal warmer conditions (about 28°C), the entire life cycle of the Fall Armyworm can be completed in approximately 30 days. This extends to approximately...
19 agrochemical active ingredients will lose patent protection between 2019 and 2026

Date：Apr. 25, 2019 Category：Products

According to a new report published by Enigma,19 agrochemical active ingredients will lose patent protection between 2019 and 2026.
Neonics hinder bees' ability to fend off deadly mites

Date：Apr. 25, 2019 Category：Science&Research

A University of Guelph study is the first to uncover the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees' ability to groom and rid themselves of deadly mites.
Coromandel’s profit after tax rises by 22% in Q4

Date：Apr. 24, 2019 Category：Companies
Coromandel International Limited

Coromandel International, a Murugappa Group company, has reported a total consolidated income of ₹2,647 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2019, again...
Uruguay swaps agrochemicals for wasps

Date：Apr. 24, 2019 Category：Markets

Uruguayan researchers have adapted the machinery to release capsules containing wasp eggs, which on hatching will fight pests and reduce the need to use agroche...
Carbofuran export share of Hunan Haili continues growing

Date：Apr. 24, 2019 Category：Companies
Hunan Haili Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.

In 2018, Hunan Haili Chemical Industry reported net profits of Yuan65.14 million after deducting non-recurring profits and losses, which was an increase of 85....
Suli’s 10,000-ton pesticide formulation project to be put into operation this year

Date：Apr. 24, 2019 Category：Companies
JIANGYIN SULI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.

In 2018, Suli reported business income of Yuan1.646 billion , a 12.99% increase year on year. The balance of 6,500 tons of the 10,000-ton pesticide formulation ...
Bumper production without necessary movement of crops will not solve India farmers' distress

Date：Apr. 24, 2019 Category：Markets

Consequently, it will not be unfair to wonder why our farmers still need subsidy whereas their counterparts in abroad, despite producing only a part of the 'bum...
Corteva Agriscience expected to report Q1 sales decline

Date：Apr. 24, 2019 Category：Companies
Corteva Agriscience

DowDuPont’s Agriculture business (Corteva Agriscience) is expected to report first quarter results that are lower than its updated guidance, due to the longer ...

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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

Answer

: 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