Orion launches digital tool to map nematodesMay. 15, 2018

Brazilian company Orion Tecnologia e Sistemas Agrícolas announced the launch of a digital tool for nematode mapping. It is an online platfo...

Nufarm launches WeedApp in BrazilMay. 15, 2018

The new Nufarm application WeedApp is available in app stores. According to the company, the tool aims to help farmers, consultants, researc...

Pesticide registration rejection in Brazil and ANVISA’s new technical noteMay. 15, 2018

Based on the survey conducted by AllierBrasil, majority of the registration processes being evaluated right now were submitted in 2011 (equi...

Embrapa launches bionematicide with higher effectiveness against Meloidogyne incognitaMay. 14, 2018

The department of Genetic Resources and Biotechnology at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) announced this week the launc...

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Change and Challenge in Agrochemical Formulation Development in BrazilMay. 9, 2018

Formulation professionals are increasingly facing big challenges in the development of new products containing a mixture of multisite active...

DowDuPont launches post-emergent herbicide Missil in BrazilMay. 3, 2018

Corteva Agriscience, the DowDuPont agricultural division that will become independent in June 2019, this month launched the herbicide, Missi...

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Sales of insecticides for corn leafhopper control jump in BrazilMay. 3, 2018

A study authored by the Kleffmann consultancy showed that the sales of pesticides for the control of corn leafhopper (Dalbulus maidis) incre...

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Nortox to expand operations to Paraguay, Chile and launch 10 products this yearApr. 27, 2018

The largest Brazilian maker of pesticides, Nortox, announced that it will expand its business to the Latin American market this year. In ear...

UPL set to launch new technology against Asian Rust in BrazilApr. 27, 2018

In an exclusive interview with AgroPages, UPL revealed its plans of working on launching a new technology to improve efficiency to combat As...

Largest Argentine agrochemical company to double productive capacityApr. 25, 2018

Red Surcos, the largest Argentinean pesticide company, has an ambitious growth plan that includes doubling its production capacity in the co...

Corteva Agriscience prepares to launch new herbicide in BrazilApr. 25, 2018

Corteva Agriscience, agriculture division of DowDuPont, will launch during this year a new line of herbicides, XT Technology, which can elim...

Dryer weather in Southern Brazil could impact safrinha cornApr. 25, 2018

The weather last week in Brazil was wet once again in central Brazil but generally dry in southern Brazil. The forecast looks dryer for all ...

Soybean prices remain strong in BrazilApr. 24, 2018

While farmers in the U.S. are struggling to get started on their spring planting, farmers in Brazil are wrapping up their 2017/18 soybean ha...

Nematodes cause losses of US$ 3000 per hectare in BrazilApr. 18, 2018

Nematodes can make all cash crops infeasible, generating losses of more than US$3,000 per hectare in Brazil. The intensive use of the soil, ...

Brazilian market expands concentration of large agrochemical companiesApr. 18, 2018

The Brazilian agrochemical market has been increasing its concentration on large international companies, to a point that it would transform...

Argentina: Monsanto will invest 10 million dollars to expand its corn seed plant in RojasApr. 18, 2018

Monsanto will invest about 10 million dollars in Argentina in 2019 to boost its corn business in the country. In the American nursery, they ...

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BRA Agroquímica registered bioinsecticide ARCAR in BrazilApr. 13, 2018

BRA Agroquímica registered in Brazil the ARCAR, a new microbiological insecticide that has conidia of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae as ...

Bayer launched new fungicide Cripton Xpro for peanuts in ArgentinaApr. 12, 2018

Bayer has launched its new fungicide Cripton Xpro (bixafen + prothioconazole + trifloxystrobin) for use on peanuts in Argentina.

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Brazil's presidential candidate promises to accelerate registration of agrochemicalsApr. 4, 2018

Speaking exclusively to AgroPages, Brazilian senator Alvaro Dias has promised that, if elected as the president of Brazil in the elections t...

Agrochemical use increases to 3.8MMT in 2017 in ArgentinaApr. 4, 2018

According to IES Consultants, the consumption of agrochemicals in Argentina was increased to 3.8 million metric tons (MMT) in 2017, compared...