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• Syngenta announces the acquisition of Abbott & CobbApr. 13, 2018

  Syngenta announced the acquisition of Abbott & Cobb, a U.S.-owned independent breeder, producer and marketer of vegetable seeds.

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• Indigo names new Chief Supply Chain OfficerApr. 13, 2018

• Yara and BASF open world-scale ammonia plant in Freeport, TexasApr. 13, 2018

• Drought severely stresses Argentina corn, soybeansApr. 13, 2018

• Frontage Laboratories acquires Concord BiosciencesApr. 13, 2018

• US EPA releases new Pesticide Registration Notice on determination of minor useApr. 13, 2018

• US Wisconsin State opens comment for special registration of ginseng fungicideApr. 13, 2018

• 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 its active ingredient. The pro...

• Bt Technology helps protect crops from fall armywormApr. 12, 2018

  Insects can be both helpful and harmful to farmers growing crops. In the case of the highly invasive Fall Armyworm, they’re devastating and destructive. With no effectiv...

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• Lim-Loges & Masters: Disrupt or risk disruption - How organisations in Asia Pacific are leveraging diversity to drive innovationApr. 12, 2018

  Lim-Loges & Masters recently gathered insights on digital transformation and change from a panel of senior leaders within Asia Pacific’s B2B and B2C food sectors. The gr...

• Researchers find unequivocal evidence of hybridization between H. armigera and H. zea in South AmericaApr. 12, 2018

• EFSA issues positive scientific opinion for Syngenta’s Agrisure Duracade traitApr. 12, 2018

  Syngenta today announced that the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a positive scientific opinion for Syngenta’s event 5307 (Agrisure Duracade®) for food...

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• Australia approves field trial for RMIT University's GM buffalo grassApr. 12, 2018

  The Australian Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) recently issued a licence in response to application DIR 156, authorising the limited and controlled release...

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• 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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• Iteris appoints new VP/product mgt for agriculture and weather analyticsApr. 12, 2018

• Bayer to sell digital farming business to BASFApr. 12, 2018

  Bayer plans to sell its digital farming business to BASF as part of changes to concessions it has offered to win over antitrust regulators for its proposed takeover of Mo...

• The future is bright for the Limagrain wheat breeding programmeApr. 12, 2018

  LG Candidate Varieties for Recommended List 2019-20heat varieties to market that offer a range of attributes to reflect the differing agronomic and marketing requirements...

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• Heranba Industries won "2017 Oversea Market Expansion Award" at CAC 2018Apr. 11, 2018

  This month at CAC Shanghai event, China, Heranba Industries Limited was conferred the prestigious award for "Overseas Business Expansion" by the Organizing Committee of 1...

• Jocanima Corporation launched biostimulant Banadak in PhilippinesApr. 11, 2018

  Philippine agrochemical company Jocanima Corporation recently launched Banadak, which is being touted as a potential “game-changer” in crop protection and disease contr...

• Richardson acquires Eagle Agro ServicesApr. 11, 2018

• Ag software firm Agrian expands its footprint to BrazilApr. 11, 2018

• AgVend raises $1.75 million led by 8VC to bring eCommerce to agricultureApr. 11, 2018

• 2,4-D survey in China：Oversupply has occurred, still facing challenges from environmental protection pressureApr. 11, 2018

  In the recent years, the 2,4-D industry in China had witnessed increasing capacity but facing challenges not only from severe competition and the resulting oversupply but...

• Why the USDA decided not to over-regulate CRISPR crops—and what it means for agriculture's futureApr. 11, 2018

  On 28 March, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that “USDA does not regulate or have any plans to regulate plants that could otherwise have been developed through tra...

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• Advanta Seeds adds Leo Brown to lead forage Business DevelopmentApr. 11, 2018

  Advanta Seeds, a global agriculture company specializing in seeds and agricultural solutions, announces the addition of Leo Brown as Business Development Manager for fora...

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• Zimbabwe: Seed Co lauds climate-resilient productsApr. 11, 2018

  Zimbabwe local crop seed producer, Seed Co has lauded its climate-resilient products for playing a pivotal role in improving the country’s national food security.

• Applications now open for The Radicle Automation CompetitionApr. 11, 2018

  Western Growers and Radicle Growth have partnered to create The Radicle Automation Challenge, a competition where AgTech automation entrepreneurs are eligible to compete ...

• Deleplanque and SUET jointly acquire German seed company StrubeApr. 11, 2018

  Deleplanque & Compagnie SA (Maisons-Laffitte, France) and SUET Saat- und Erntetechnik GmbH (Eschwege, Germany) acquired 60 percent (Deleplanque) and 40 percent (SUET) res...

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• Hazera launches its new breeding & trial station in TurkeyApr. 11, 2018

  Hazera recently launched its new breeding and trial station in Antalya, Turkey.The large, 3-acres station provides the state-of-the-art facilities that breeders need to a...

  Tags:Fruits and Vegetables

• India agri input firms expect double-digit growth in sales, net profit in FY19Apr. 11, 2018

  Companies manufacturing farm input such as seeds, fertilisers and agrochemicals are likely to post double-digit growth in sales and net profit in 2018-19 on the back of a...

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