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Ceradis launches MusaCare in Costa Rica and Colombia

Date：May. 10, 2012 Category：Products

Ceradis is pleased to announce the introduction of MusaCare®, a unique and patented specialty fertilizer for banana in Costa Rica and Colombia.

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K+S to sell nitrogen fertilizer distribution unit to EuroChem

Date：May. 9, 2012 Category：Companies

K+S AG, Europe’s biggest potash distributor, agreed to sell its nitrogen fertilizer distribution unit to OAO EuroChem in a transaction that values the business...
New liquid fertilizers from J. R. Simplot

Date：May. 4, 2012 Category：Products

The J. R. Simplot Company has begun producing a new line of high-quality NPK liquid crop nutrient products.
Yara sees Europe fertiliser demand pick up

Date：May. 3, 2012 Category：Companies

Yara, the world's largest nitrate fertiliser maker, reported first-quarter core results just shy of expectations and said European deliveries had picked up in t...

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Yara increases ownership in Ethiopian potash project

Date：May. 2, 2012 Category：Companies

Yara International ASA has agreed to increase its ownership in Ethiopotash BV from 16.67% to 51%.

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Everris Americas acquired equipment from X-Calibur

Date：May. 1, 2012 Category：Companies

Everris Americas (an ICL Specialty Fertilizers company) has acquired the manufacturing equipment of X-Calibur Plant Health Company, located in Summerville, Sout...

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PotashCorp sales fell 24% in Q1

Date：Apr. 27, 2012 Category：Companies

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) reported first-quarter earnings of $0.56 per share ($491 million), which trailed the $0.84 per share ($732 ...

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Notore to increase fertilizer production through JV with Mitsubishi

Date：Apr. 26, 2012 Category：Companies

Notore Chemical Industries Limited (Notore) has just signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation at Mitsubishi's corporate headquarters in Toky...

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Higher fertiliser prices boosted Phosagro in 2011

Date：Apr. 26, 2012 Category：Companies

Russian fertiliser group Phosagro reported an 88 percent increase in 2011 net income thanks to higher fertiliser prices, and forecast that record planting acrea...

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Coromandel net profit falls 11.7% in Q4

Date：Apr. 26, 2012 Category：Companies

Coromandel International Ltd, a part of the Rs.17,000 crore Chennai-based Murugappa group posted a net profit decline of 11.7% for the quarter ended on 31 March...

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Rallis India to acquire majority stake in Zero Waste Ltd

Date：Apr. 26, 2012 Category：Companies

Rallis India Ltd, a subsidiary of Tata Chemicals, has struck a deal to acquire 51 per cent stake in Zero Waste Agro Organics Pvt Ltd, a Maharashtra-based organi...

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Avail enhances efficiency of phosphorus fertilizer

Date：Apr. 25, 2012 Category：Products

This spring, many factors should be considered to maximize applied phosphorus (P) fertilizer efficiency.

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Fauji Fertiliser's profit reduces to Rs 3.875 bn

Date：Apr. 24, 2012 Category：Companies

The profit after tax of Fauji Fertiliser Company (FFC) has reduced to Rs 3.875 billion in the quarter ended March 31, as compared to Rs 4.108 billion earned in ...

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Brazil cooperatives working together to reduce fertilizer costs

Date：Apr. 23, 2012 Category：Markets

Grain producers in Brazil do not like the fact that the vast majority of their fertilizer needs must be imported and that they are at the mercy of the volatile ...

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Yara buys stake in Canada's IC Potash Group

Date：Apr. 20, 2012 Category：Companies

Norwegian fertilizer maker Yara is to pay 40 million Canadian dollars ($40.0 million) for new shares in Canada's IC Potash Group (ICP), paying a near 50 percent...
African uses more fertilizers to cut food imports

Date：Apr. 20, 2012 Category：Markets

Demand for fertilisers from the poorly-fed African continent is on the rise but still has some way to go before crop yields rise to levels that can significantl...

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New technology uses less water and produces energy and fertilizer at the same time

Date：Apr. 20, 2012 Category：Science&Research

Water is a valuable resource. New technologies are making it easier to handle drinking water responsibly, purify wastewater effectively and even recover biogas ...
Crop production cost in Brazil to increase due mainly to fertilizers

Date：Apr. 19, 2012 Category：Markets

As farmers in Brazil start preparing for their 2012/13 growing season, they are happy to see strong commodity prices, but they will also be facing higher produc...

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China Green Agriculture announces dismissal of all shareholder derivative actions

Date：Apr. 18, 2012 Category：Companies

China Green Agriculture, Inc. announced that all of the shareholder derivative actions pending against certain of the Company's current and former officers and ...
Saudi Basic Q1 Profit Drops 5% as Prices Decline

Date：Apr. 18, 2012 Category：Companies

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), the world’s biggest petrochemicals maker, said first-quarter profit dropped 5 percent on lower prices for its products an...

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Ghana, India deepen talks on $1.2bn fertilizer plant

Date：Apr. 16, 2012 Category：Markets

A draft joint venture agreement between Ghana and India for the setting up of a $1.2 billion fertiliser plant in the Western Region of Ghana where oil and gas a...

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Liquid fertilizer manufacturer SC&W receives government support

Date：Apr. 16, 2012 Category：Companies

The provincial and federal governments announced that they are making a combined investment of $297,775 to help SC&W Solutions Ltd. expand its liquid fertilizer...
Amiran Technologies to build $12 million fertilizer plant in Ohio

Date：Apr. 13, 2012 Category：Companies

Amiran Technologies LLC, an Oak Creek-based company that says it has developed cutting-edge processes to remove contamination from polluted materials, announced...
CHS Q1 revenues up 18%

Date：Apr. 13, 2012 Category：Companies

CHS Inc., the nation's leading producer-owned cooperative, reported earnings of $494.7 million through the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year.

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H.J. Baker & Bor., Hires New Eastern Sales Manager for Fertilizer Group

Date：Apr. 13, 2012 Category：Companies

H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. announced they have recently hired Kevin Vance as Eastern Sales Manager for their Fertilizer Group.

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New farming methods, fertilizer help increase corn production

Date：Apr. 9, 2012 Category：Products

A cooperative leader in San Manuel, Tarlac has harvested 16.2 metric tons (16,200 kilos) of yellow corn per hectare. The feat was called by experts as the highe...

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Nitrabor fertilizer use to push up Ghana’s cocoa production

Date：Apr. 5, 2012 Category：Products

The introduction of the ‘Nitrabor’ fertilizer product to Ghanaian cocoa farmers has the potential to significantly push up the country’s cocoa production tar...
Yara acquires stake in IC Potash Corp

Date：Apr. 4, 2012 Category：Companies

Yara has agreed to make a strategic investment of approximately CAD 40 million in IC Potash Corp (ICP) and has entered into an off-take arrangement for 30% of a...

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EuroChem completes acquisition of BASF’s fertilizer assets

Date：Apr. 4, 2012 Category：Companies

BASF has completed the sale of its fertilizers activities in Antwerp, Belgium, to EuroChem as of March 31, 2012, as planned. The appropriate antitrust authoriti...

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BioNitrogen to build its second plant in Texas

Date：Apr. 4, 2012 Category：Companies

BioNitrogen Corp., a developer of revolutionary patent-pending technology for converting renewable and abundant biomass waste into high-nitrogen urea and urea f...

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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

Corteva Agriscience introduces DuraCor herbicide
Nufarm Americas launches Q-Ball herbicide

Corteva Agriscience introduces DuraCor herbicide
Nufarm Americas launches Q-Ball herbicide

: 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