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Atticus Looks Ahead as It Deepens Commitment to US Agriculture

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Over 2.5 million hectares of soybean crops treated with bionematicides last season in Brazil

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Latin America Sees Improving Pesticide Regulatory Environment

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Researchers develop pesticide alternative to protect plants form viral infection

Date：Aug. 23, 2019 Category：Science&Research

A novel approach to vaccinate plants against viruses can be used as an alternative to toxic pesticides that is harmful both to insects and the environment, acco...
Brazilian agrochemical imports increase 36% in first half of 2019

Date：Aug. 23, 2019 Category：Markets

Brazilian imports of agrochemicals increased 36% in the first half of 2019, compared to the first six months of 2018, as US$ 1.11 billion in pesticides were pur...
US EPA seeks public comment on first-ever hemp pesticide applications

Date：Aug. 23, 2019 Category：Regulations

On August 21, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its receipt of ten applications seeking to add new hemp uses to pesticide products ...
ADAMA overcomes headwinds to conclude another quarter with billion-dollar sales

Date：Aug. 23, 2019 Category：Companies
ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd

ADAMA Ltd. reported its financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2019.

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Plant protection: Researchers develop new modular vaccination kit

Date：Aug. 22, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Simple, fast and flexible: It could become significantly easier to vaccinate plants against viruses in future. Scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Witt...
BASF announces the return of the herbicide Aura to Brazilian market

Date：Aug. 22, 2019 Category：Products

Following numerous requests from the rice production sector, BASF announced, during the XI Brazilian Congress of Irrigated Rice (CBAI) in Balneário Camboriú, ...

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Sumitomo Chemical to Strengthen Business Operations of its Health & Crop Sciences Sector in the Latin American Region

Date：Aug. 22, 2019 Category：Companies

Sumitomo Chemical Company is strengthening its business operations relating to crop protection products and the feed additive methionine in the Latin American r...
Chile opens insect production center for biological pest control

Date：Aug. 22, 2019 Category：Markets

The Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) of Chile has opened the Insectarium of Massive Production of Beneficial Insects in the Arica and Parinacota region....
What is 14-hydroxylated Brassinosteroid (Natural Brassinolide)

Date：Aug. 22, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Brassinolide and its analogs, as the endogenous plant hormone, are different from the other five plant hormones and have unique physiological activities to the ...
Why India is vulnerable to attacks by alien species

Date：Aug. 22, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Theirs is possibly the most unnoticeable of all invasions. When pests, weeds, viruses and bacteria invade, they can wipe out food crops, alter the ecology, depl...
US EPA sued for allowing use of sulfoxaflor

Date：Aug. 22, 2019 Category：Markets

An environmental group is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to expand use of a pesticide the agency considers toxic to bees.

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Researchers developing natural pesticide alternative to target pests without harming honeybees

Date：Aug. 22, 2019 Category：Science&Research

A natural, sustainable alternative to pesticides that targets specific pests, without harming beneficial pollinators such as honeybees, is being developed with ...
Indian Agriculture Department cracks down on dealers selling spurious farm inputs

Date：Aug. 21, 2019 Category：Regulations

To provide genuine pesticides and quality agriculture inputs to farmers in the state, the Agriculture Department has launched a drive to undertake vigorous insp...
Crop protection discovery firm MoA Technology secured £6.3m in series A

Date：Aug. 21, 2019 Category：Companies
MoA Technology

Crop protection discovery company MoA Technology has secured £6.3m in a series A round.
BASF collaborates with Pakistan government to improve safety in locust control

Date：Aug. 21, 2019 Category：Companies

BASF is collaborating with the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) and the Department of Agriculture Extension to increase safety awareness of locust control i...
Albaugh launches herbicide MesoCore in US

Date：Aug. 21, 2019 Category：Products
Albaugh, LLC

Albaugh LLC has announced that MesoCore, its new concentrated corn herbicide premix, was approved by the EPA in July 2019, and will be available for use by grow...

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Brazil advances the use of technology in farming - a close look at 7 Brazilian agriculture technology startups

Date：Aug. 21, 2019 Category：Companies

The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics has noted the efforts this South American country has been making to advance the use of technology in farmin...
CCAB Agro’s Cropline sees first participation at Andav Congress

Date：Aug. 21, 2019 Category：Companies
CCAB Agro S.A.

Launched onto the market just under one year ago, Cropline successfully debuted as an exhibitor at the IX Andav Forum & Exhibition Congress, held from August 12...
How crop diversification and mechanisation can help clean Delhi’s air

Date：Aug. 21, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Half of the Rs 1,150 crore fund allotted by the Centre was utilised last year, another half is being utilised this year to offer subsidies on machinery to manag...
Putting the Cart before the Horse, India Agri policy

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

The 2019 union budget has neither proposed any bold policy moves, nor any big allocations for investments in the agri-food sector. What it has is massive welfar...
Artificial intelligence helps banana growers protect the world's most favorite fruit

Date：Aug. 20, 2019 Category：Science&Research

Artificial intelligence-powered tools are rapidly becoming more accessible, including for people in the more remote corners of the globe. This is good news for ...

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New Insecticide Requiem® Prime to be Distributed by Certis USA

Date：Aug. 20, 2019 Category：Products
Certis USA

Growers who have come to rely on the consistent performance of Requiem® insecticide products to control sucking pests across several crops will now benefit fro...

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Canada proposes to approve mild PepMV-based pesticide

Date：Aug. 20, 2019 Category：Products
Valto BV

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is proposing registration for the sale and use o...
Canada proposes continued registration of uniconazole-P

Date：Aug. 19, 2019 Category：Products

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is proposing that products containing uniconazole-P are acceptable for continued registration in Canad...

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Could biological clocks in plants set the time for crop spraying?

Date：Aug. 19, 2019 Category：Science&Research

The study, in collaboration with Syngenta, found that plant circadian rhythms regulate the sensitivity of plants to a widely used herbicide according to the tim...
Interpretation of the Latest Policy of Biopesticides in China

Date：Aug. 19, 2019 Category：Regulations
Shenyang Research Institute of Chemical Industry Test Co., LTD. (SYRICIT)

Some factors restrict the further development of biopesticides, in terms of the high R&D cost, relative high product price, the lack of technical training for f...
NACL Industries Ltd reports financial results for Q1 FY20

Date：Aug. 19, 2019 Category：Companies
NACL

Total income for the Quarter under review is Rs.198.29 Cr. compared to Rs.222.46 Cr. in the corresponding quarter of the previous year showing a decrease of 11%...
Bharat Rasayan standalone net profit rises 67.05% in the June 2019 quarter

Date：Aug. 19, 2019 Category：Companies
Bharat Rasayan Ltd.

Net profit of Bharat Rasayan rose 67.05% to Rs 41.73 crore in the quarter ended June 2019 as against Rs 24.98 crore during the previous quarter ended June 2018....
Maldives: Pesticides Bill submitted to Parliament

Date：Aug. 19, 2019 Category：Regulations

The Maldivian government submitted a bill to the Parliament regarding setting standards for the import, use, production, export and proper disposal of pesticide...
UPL to invest US$ 200 million in Brazil in 5 years - Interview with UPL Marketing Director in Brazil, Marcelo Zanchi

Date：Aug. 19, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

In an exclusive interview with AgroPages, UPL marketing director Marcelo Zanchi outlined the main changes planned by the company following the acquisition of Ar...

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# Underground Pests & Nematicide #

Over 2.5 million hectares of soybean crops treated with bionematicides last season in Brazil

Over 2.5 million hectares of soybean crops in Brazil were treated with bionematicides during the 2018-2019 crop season, revealing an upward trend in the use of biological pesticides.

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# Seed Treatment #

Over 2.5 million hectares of soybean crops treated with bionematicides last season in Brazil

Over 2.5 million hectares of soybean crops in Brazil were treated with bionematicides during the 2018-2019 crop season, revealing an upward trend in the use of biological pesticides.

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# UAV Plant Protection Industry #

Rantizo Expands into Wisconsin For Agricultural Drone Spraying

This week, Rantizo became the first company approved for agricultural drone spraying in the state of Wisconsin, as the company continues to pioneer the path for drone based agricultural applications across the Midwest.

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# Bacterial and Fungal Diseases #

Rantizo Expands into Wisconsin For Agricultural Drone Spraying

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: 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