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• Bayer’s Percy: Agritech is Maturing as Startups Attract Senior Execs and Ag Corps Look to CollaborateOct. 16, 2018

  Adrian Percy is the former head of R&D at Bayer, recently stepping down and becoming the company’s technology ambassador. Ahead of his speaking slot at World Agri-Tech I...

• New insights on drought and heat vulnerability of maize and wheatOct. 16, 2018

  Too hot and too dry: the summer of 2018 saw losses in arable crops of up to 50 percent in some regions of Germany.

• Brassicas species in Brazil: Brief informationsOct. 16, 2018

  Brassicas are an important group of vegetable crops in Brazil. The National Vegetable Center of EMBRAPA carried an study about Brassicas channel published in 2017 and fro...

• Corteva Agriscience™ and IRRI Ink Partnership to Develop Advanced Rice Technologies and ProgramsOct. 16, 2018

  Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announced a multi-year framework agreement on ...

• Crystal Crop Protection - Shining Star of Indian AgrochemicalsOct. 16, 2018

  Founded by Nand Kishore Aggarwal, Crystal Crop Protection Limited (“Crystal Crop”) is an R&D-based crop protection manufacturing and marketing company.

• Study indicates low availability of seed treatment products in BrazilOct. 15, 2018

  Despite accounting for more than 2,000 registered formulated products (FP), Brazil has a low availability of seed treatment (ST) products for some crops and unwanted biol...

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• Regulatory system in Europe much worse than Brazil, says AgBiTechOct. 15, 2018

  The regulatory system for agrochemicals in Europe is much worse than in Brazil, says Anthony Hawes, Chief Technology Officer and founder of AgBiTech. The company, of Aust...

• Brazil's supply of soybeans is running lowOct. 15, 2018

• EuroChem opens new $16m fertilizer plant in LithuaniaOct. 15, 2018

• BASF introduces fungicide Revysol in South KoreaOct. 15, 2018

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• Parry America opens new manufacturing facilityOct. 15, 2018

• Sumitomo Corporation acquires Brazilian ag supplies distributor Agro AmazôniaOct. 15, 2018

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• Former CropLife CEO Jay Vroom setting up ag consultancy Vroom Leigh AgricultureOct. 15, 2018

• Farmers Edge, Global Ag Risk Solutions launch crop insurance toolOct. 15, 2018

  Farmers Edge and Global Ag Risk Solutions (Global Ag) announced a strategic alignment marking an era of change for crop insurance. The partnership will combine Farmers Ed...

• Judge may slash award in California glyphosate cancer caseOct. 15, 2018

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• Syngenta Seeds to move its Minnetonka office to downtown MinneapolisOct. 15, 2018

• Systemic and fast-acting: Limin Chemical’s SUKEYOU released for crop full course disease controlOct. 15, 2018

  Recently the Chinese protective fungicide industry leader Limin Chemical has released to market its blockbuster fungicide mixture product named SUKEYOU. The product integ...

• European Seed Association sets new attendance record at its 2018 Annual Meeting in Madrid, SpainOct. 15, 2018

  From 7-9 October ESA European Seed Association held its 2018 Annual Meeting in Madrid, Spain. This year’s event has set a new record of presence! With an attendance of 1...

• Opening the way for global innovation in biotechnologyOct. 15, 2018

  October 11, a new easy-to-use legal tool that enables open exchange of biological materials is launched.

• Organic farming with gene editing: An oxymoron or a tool for sustainable agriculture?Oct. 15, 2018

  A University of California, Berkeley professor stands at the front of the room, delivering her invited talk about the potential of genetic engineering. Her audience, full...

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• New impressive turf grass varieties from DLFOct. 15, 2018

  A strong lineup of impressive new turf grass varieties are launched from DLF.

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• One of the world’s most important crop gene storehouses just got a funding boostOct. 15, 2018

  When plant breeders want to improve crops, they turn to the diversity stored in gene banks around the world. But many of these critical storehouses, which hold seeds and ...

  Tags:Rice

• How the UK is Becoming a Global Leader in AgritechOct. 15, 2018

  The UK is no stranger to agricultural innovation (agritech). The country led the agricultural revolution of the 18th century, introducing innovative farming practices suc...

• Rantizo to launch innovation electrostatic sprayers around UAV agrichemical applicationOct. 15, 2018

  Picture this: A fleet of 10 drones hovers over a field of soybeans, intermittently releasing a fine mist of herbicide just a few feet above the canopy of growing plants. ...

• Bharat Group – Going Backward For Leap ForwardOct. 15, 2018

  Inspired by its vision and built on a strong foundation of ethical values, Bharat Group, established four decades ago, has come a long way, and today, happens to be a US$...

• EU phases out fungicide thiramOct. 12, 2018

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• Agreement signed between Sichuan Fuhua and Sinochem International for assignment of 29.19% of stakes in Jiangshan at cash payment of Yuan1.8 billionOct. 12, 2018

  On the 29th September 2018, an effectiveness-conditional share transfer agreement was executed between Fuhua Crop Protection Technology Investment and Sinochem Internatio...

• Limin Chemical to acquire Hebei Veyong’s at spending of Yuan750 – 800 millionOct. 12, 2018

  Recently Limin Chemical announced that Limin Chemical, together with Xinrong Investment and others approved by Limin Chemical and Xinrong Investment, will make cash acqui...

• Corteva Agriscience advancing its ability to guard integrity of spinosyn insecticidesOct. 12, 2018

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• Stronger Brazilian currency equates to lower grain prices in BrazilOct. 12, 2018