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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...
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...
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...

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: Dr. Paulo Campante
Executive Superintendent, Brazilian Seed Association (ABRASEM)
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Agrinos adds El Surco as new distribution partner in Mexico

Date：Apr. 25, 2019 Category：Companies
Agrinos

Agrinos has announced a new distribution partnership with El Surco, a leading agricultural input provider serving growers throughout La Huasteca and other regio...
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 ...
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...
Mato Grosso accounts for nearly 70% of Brazil's corn exports

Date：Apr. 24, 2019 Category：Markets

The state of Mato Grosso is famous for its soybean production, but it is also the major corn producing state in Brazil and the state's corn production continues...
Agrochemical product registration rejections and voluntary withdrawn in Brazil in 2019

Date：Apr. 23, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

In 2019 IBAMA, the agency responsible for the environment has already completed 68 pesticide registration evaluations. Among these, there were 4 rejections, 6 f...
Ourofino highlights exclusive formulations at Agrishow 2019

Date：Apr. 23, 2019 Category：Companies

Agrishow, the largest agricultural technology fair in Brazil which brings together the main product launches in the sector, will take place from April 29 to May...
ANPII highlights inoculant use in Brazil in XXIX RELAR

Date：Apr. 23, 2019 Category：Markets

Agriculture is undergoing a major shift, in the use of more environmentally friendly products, which means researchers, entrepreneurs and government officials a...
"Incorrect use of agrochemicals causes losses of US$ 2 billion" - Interview with researcher Hamilton Ramos

Date：Apr. 22, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview
Instituto Agronômico (IAC)

AgroPages exclusively interviewed scientific researcher Hamilton Ramos, coordinator of the Reference Unit on Technology and Safety in the Application of Agroche...
IHARA launches seed treatment product CERTEZA N for control of nematode in Brazil

Date：Apr. 22, 2019 Category：Products

IHARA has introduced CERTEZA N (350.0 g/L thiophanate-methyl + 52.5 g/L fluazinam) in Brazil, the first fungicidal seed treatment product capable of controlling...

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Glyphosate loses support in Costa Rica

Date：Apr. 19, 2019 Category：Markets

Glyphosate, the most used herbicide in the world, has lost support in Costa Rica, as it has been banned by 21 municipalities, along with the National Technical ...

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UPL launched multisite fungicide Tridium in Argentina

Date：Apr. 19, 2019 Category：Products

UPL launched Tridium (mancozeb + tebuconazole + azoxystrobin) in Argentina, the first fungicide in the country with multi-site technology for wheat and barley, ...

Tags:UPL Azoxystrobin Mancozeb Cyproconazole
BASF launches soybean varieties in Brazil and reinforces commitment to efficient crop management

Date：Apr. 19, 2019 Category：Companies

Choosing the best cultivar to be sown in the 2019/20 soybean crop is one of the challenges for farmers. To help in this decision making, BASF presents its seed ...

Tags:Herbicides Soybean
Brazil Anvisa to exclude obsolete active ingredients used in agrochemicals

Date：Apr. 18, 2019 Category：Markets

The Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa ) plans to begin a process to review the list of active ingredients in pesticides authorized througho...
Brazil: Embrapa develops co-inoculation technique, using two bacteria

Date：Apr. 18, 2019 Category：Science&Research

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Company (Embrapa) has developed, along with the Emater PR (Paranaense Institute of Technical Assistance and Rural Extension ...

Tags:Soybean Inoculant
CNH Industrial signs partnership agreement to bring state-of -the-art connectivity to Brazilian agriculture

Date：Apr. 18, 2019 Category：Companies
CNH Industrial N.V.

To prepare for the next productivity enhancing step, Brazil needs to invest in ensuring connectivity is brought to the entire agricultural sector. For this purp...
Albaugh Brasil announces Cesar Rojas as new president

Date：Apr. 18, 2019 Category：Companies
Albaugh Brasil

Albaugh announces the agronomist Cesar Rojas as the company's new president in Brazil. Rojas also presides over Albaugh of Argentina. The executive has more tha...

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Brazil Ag Ministry Releases Agrochemical Priority List

Date：Apr. 17, 2019 Category：Regulations

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Supply (MAPA) released, in April, its new List of Priorities for Registration and Amendment of Agrochemicals...
Brazilian govt creates working group for bio-inputs program

Date：Apr. 17, 2019 Category：Markets

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture created a Technical Working Group (GTT) to deal with the creation and implementation of the National Program of Inputs for...
Adama’s new cotton insecticide Comissario approved in Brazil

Date：Apr. 16, 2019 Category：Products

Adama has obtained the registration for its newest insecticide: the Comissario (diafenthiuron + bifenthrin). The product was developed especially for the cotton...

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Embrapa partners with Toyobo do Brasil on development of cotton bioinsecticide

Date：Apr. 16, 2019 Category：Companies

The Brazilian agricultural research company (Embrapa) starts cooperation with Toyobo do Brasil for the production of biological insecticide against the cotton b...
Sinagro partners with AgBiTech to expand Brazilian bioinsecticide market

Date：Apr. 15, 2019 Category：Companies

Brazilian company Sinagro Group joined the Australian AgBiTech, a specialist in biological control of caterpillars, to bring to Brazil an innovative portfolio f...
Nufarm to launch insecticide Compact in Brazil

Date：Apr. 15, 2019 Category：Products

Nufarm plans to launch insecticide Compact (lufenuron) in the coming months in Brazil. The new product is mainly recommended for control of the caterpillar comp...

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“Calaris is differentiated from atrazine herbicides”, says José Santos, Syngenta's Herbicide Leader in Brazil

Date：Apr. 12, 2019 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

Syngenta announced the registration in Brazil of the herbicide Calaris (atrazine + mesotrione) for the control of broadleaf weeds in maize. "Calaris has two act...

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Indigo - most valuable agtech startup in the world begins operations in Brazil

Date：Apr. 12, 2019 Category：Companies

This year 2019 marked the beginning of activities in Brazil by the American startup Indigo, which is considered to be one of the most valuable "unicorns" among ...
Rainbow Green Crops inaugurates new WG formulation plant in Argentina

Date：Apr. 11, 2019 Category：Companies

Green Crops, a subsidiary of Rainbow in Argentina, opened its new formulation plant for WG formulation recently. The new plant has the capacity to supply a larg...
Limagrain completed the acquisition of Sursem breeding company and launched new brand

Date：Apr. 10, 2019 Category：Companies

With the presence of Laurent Wilsdorf, CEO of Limagrain for Latin America and Xavier Coyssat, Argentina country manager, LG Semillas the new brand for Sursem se...

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Discussion

: 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

Sipcam Agro releases two new fungicides Miramar and Spinnaker for sugarbeets in the USA
COCOBOD introduces new anti-capsid insecticide

Sipcam Agro releases two new fungicides Miramar and Spinnaker for sugarbeets in the USA
COCOBOD introduces new anti-capsid insecticide

: Collaborations & Licences

Origin Agritech announces investment agreement with government investor to establish a new joint venture focused on the commercialization of GM corn seed technologies
AgroFresh and Zest Labs Collaborate for Comprehensive Freshness Management

Origin Agritech announces investment agreement with government investor to establish a new joint venture focused on the commercialization of GM corn seed technologies
AgroFresh and Zest Labs Collaborate for Comprehensive Freshness Management

: 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