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Canada: Sask. farmer leads class action glyphosate lawsuit

Date：May. 20, 2019 Category：Products

A Moose Jaw, Sask., farmer who was diagnosed with cancer five years ago is leading a class action lawsuit against Bayer and Monsanto.

Tags:Glyphosate
Kesai Eagrow has launched its created sugarcane herbicide halosulfuron-methyl + ametryn 83% WP

Date：May. 20, 2019 Category：Products

Kesai Eagrow has made targeted screening to develop its Jiujiuhong (halosulfuron-methyl + ametryn 83% WP), which is safe to sugarcane and high effective for con...
Jingbo Agrochem won “2019 Chinese Top 100 Pesticide Companies”

Date：May. 20, 2019 Category：Companies
Jingbo Agrochemicals Technology Co., Ltd.

On May 15, the 6th Annual Conference on Economic Operation Analysis of Pesticide Industry and List of Agrochemical Industry was held in Hefei, Anhui Province, w...
PI Industries standalone net profit rises 18.03% in the March 2019 quarter

Date：May. 20, 2019 Category：Companies
PI Industries Ltd

Net profit of PI Industries rose 18.03% to Rs 124.40 crore in the quarter ended March 2019 as against Rs 105.40 crore during the previous quarter ended March 20...

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Krishi Rasayan Group,Algaenergy announce joint venture 'AgMA Energy'

Date：May. 20, 2019 Category：Companies

AlgaEnergy’s wholly-owned subsidiary in India, MicroAlgae Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (MASI) and Krishi Rasayan Export Pvt Ltd’s (KREPL) sister concern , Agroli...
"Biological control grows in Brazil and earns producers’ confidence" - Sérgio Abud, from Embrapa

Date：May. 20, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Biologist Sérgio Abud, supervisor of the Embrapa Cerrados technology transfer area, notes that biological control is the best tool for sustainable agricultural...
Rainproof pesticide uses sticky peptides to defend against Asian soybean rust

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Scientists have fused two peptides to create a pesticide that protects legume crops from Asian soybean rust. One peptide kills the fungus behind the disease, an...
List of 2019 China's top 100 pesticide technical companies released

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Companies

On May 15th, the list of 2019 China's top 100 pesticide technical companies was released by China Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA). The list was ba...
Jiangsu Changlong Agrochemical and 3 other chemical works to relocate

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Markets

On 9th May, significant progress was reached in the Yangtze protection program of the High-Tech Zone of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, which is driving the...
Lier Chemical resuming flumioxazin pilot production, business to grow significantly after becoming operational

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Companies
Lier Chemical Co., Ltd.

Chinese agrochemical company Lier Chemical announced on 13th May that its wholly-owned Guang’an subsidiary had resumed the running of the annual 1,000-ton flum...
Brazil: Embrapa launches first book on non-chemical weed control

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Markets

"Weed control: physical, mechanical, cultural, biological and allelopathy methods" is the title of the book launched by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Comp...
President of California University system bans use of glyphosate

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Markets

The war on glyphosate in California has taken a new turn. The president of the University of California system, Janet Napolitano, has banned the use of the herb...

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Agricenter to exclusive distribute STK Products in Central America

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Companies
STK

STK bio-ag technologies, an innovative Israeli leader in botanical sustainable crop protection, is partnering with Agricenter S.R.L., a subsidiary of AMVAC Neth...
US EPA issues draft revised method for ESA pesticide assessments

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Regulations

On May 16, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was seeking comment on its Draft Revised Method for National Level Endangered ...
Gowan Group acquires Brazilian Company Cross Link

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Companies

Gowan Crop Protection Limited (Gowan) recently announced the acquisition of Cross Link Consultoria e Comércio Ltda (Cross Link), a family owned company involv...
Lansen Biotech to exclusively sponsor 2019 China Pesticide Exporting Workshop (CPEW)

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Companies

Hebei Lansen Biotech is the exclusive sponsor of the workshop. The company is a national pesticide manufacturer, as approved by the Chinese Ministry of Industry...
Isagro sales down 8% in Q1 2019

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Companies
Isagro S.p.a

Isagro sales decreased 8.3% to 38.7 Euro million in the first quarter 2019, and its EBITDA dropped by 6.7% to 4.2million in this quarter.
Imidazolidine supplier Soochow Agrochemical reports positive results in 2018

Date：May. 17, 2019 Category：Companies

Recently, Chinese agrochemical company Soochow Agrochemical published its annual report, revealing that business revenues in the reporting period reached Yuan48...
Corteva Agriscience registers herbicides Agixa and Baxiga in Turkey

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Products
Corteva Agriscience

Corteva Agriscience received the full registration for both products Agixa™ and Baxiga™ in Rice in Turkey.

Tags:Registration Herbicides florpyrauxifen-benzyl
Murugappa group charts ₹1,300-cr capex in FY20, Coromandel International benefited in capacity expansion

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Companies

For Coromandel International, the capacity expansion will be for phosphoric acid and in the pesticide business.
Sharda Cropchem consolidated net profit declines 6.72% in the March 2019 quarter

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Companies

Net profit of Sharda Cropchem declined 6.72% to Rs 105.63 crore in the quarter ended March 2019 as against Rs 113.24 crore during the previous quarter ended Mar...
New Zealand to reassess fumigant methyl bromide

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Products

The New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has produced a timeline to show the progress of an application to reassess the fumigant, methyl bromide...

Tags:Methyl bromide
Argentina: CEDEVA and Biofabrica Misiones signed agreement to build bio-inputs lab

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Companies
The Agricultural Technologies Validation Center (CEDEVA)

The Agricultural Technologies Validation Center (CEDEVA) and Biofábrica Misiones S.A. have signed an agreement to build a bio-inputs laboratory in Formosa, Arg...
Brazil label expansion for FMC’s biofungicide Regalia Maxx

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Products
FMC Química do Brasil

FMC Agricultural Solutions has announced the expansion of registration of the Regalia Maxx (extract of Reynoutria sachalinensis) biofungicide for lettuce, carro...

Tags:Label expansion Extract of reynoutria sachalinensis
Dr. Manojit Basu joins CropLife America as managing director, science policy

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Markets
CropLife America

From pests in the field to widespread misinformation about farming inundating our daily lives, the agriculture industry faces numerous challenges and CropLife A...
Manfred Hudetz selected as new president of IVA (Germany)

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Markets
IVA Industrieverband Agrar eV

Manfred Hudetz was selected as new president of the German agrochemical industry association, the IVA. He succeeds Dr. Helmut Schramm, Bayer AG, who has led the...
WSU researcher leads $4.75 million effort to address fungicide resistant mildew

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Science&Research

As the grape growing season gets underway, Michelle Moyer, a WSU associate professor and Extension specialist, is leading a diverse and multi-disciplined team t...
Syngenta launched Appear II fungicide

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Products
Syngenta International AG

Syngenta has launched Appear II fungicide to provide superintendents with control of diseases like Pythium and anthracnose, while improving stress tolerance and...
Precision Laboratories introduces Border 2.0 adjuvant in California

Date：May. 16, 2019 Category：Products
Precision Laboratories, Inc.

Precision Laboratories recently launched its Border 2.0 adjuvant, which can help ensure that more of the spray solution reaches its target and is retained on th...
Croplife Canada launches ManageResistanceNow.ca website

Date：May. 15, 2019 Category：Markets
CropLife Canada

Canadian growers have a new tool in the fight against resistance. ManageResistanceNow.ca, a resistance management website, has added fungicide best practice inf...

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Discussion

: Registration & Launch

Corteva Agriscience registers herbicides Agixa and Baxiga in Turkey
UPL AgroSolutions' BATALIUM Herbicide registered in Canada

Corteva Agriscience registers herbicides Agixa and Baxiga in Turkey
UPL AgroSolutions' BATALIUM Herbicide registered in Canada

: Collaborations & Licences

Agricenter to exclusive distribute STK Products in Central America
Argentina: CEDEVA and Biofabrica Misiones signed agreement to build bio-inputs lab

Agricenter to exclusive distribute STK Products in Central America
Argentina: CEDEVA and Biofabrica Misiones signed agreement to build bio-inputs lab

: Mergers & Acquisitions

Gowan Group acquires Brazilian Company Cross Link
Rallis India net profit drops 93% in March quarter

Gowan Group acquires Brazilian Company Cross Link
Rallis India net profit drops 93% in March quarter

: Sales Performance

KWS well on track after the first nine month 2018/2019 – Annual forecast concretized
Isagro sales down 8% in Q1 2019

KWS well on track after the first nine month 2018/2019 – Annual forecast concretized
Isagro sales down 8% in Q1 2019

: Investment & Expansion

Beck’s to expand seed processing capabilities at Indiana headquarters
Joyn Bio Opens New Plant Sciences Facility to Accelerate Testing of Engineered Microbes for Agriculture

Beck’s to expand seed processing capabilities at Indiana headquarters
Joyn Bio Opens New Plant Sciences Facility to Accelerate Testing of Engineered Microbes for Agriculture

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