Companies

• Nissan Chemical’s agrochemical sales up 12% in Q1 FY 2018Aug. 8, 2018

• S&W Seed Company appoints Nicholas Willey to the position of Sales Technology LeadAug. 8, 2018

  S&W Seed Company announced today the hiring of Nicholas Willey to the position of Sales Technology Lead. Mr. Willey will interface with S&W's sorghum, sunflower and alfal...

  Tags:People

• J.R. Simplot Company secures agricultural research and commercial license from Corteva Agriscience and Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardAug. 8, 2018

  The J.R. Simplot Company announced today that it has executed a joint intellectual property licensing agreement with Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuP...

  Tags:PotatoGene Editing

• Corteva Agriscience and Agriculture Victoria Announce AgreementAug. 8, 2018

• Zaad Holdings acquires Sakata Seed America’s onion breeding programAug. 7, 2018

  Sakata Seed America announced the sale of its onion seed breeding program to Zaad Holdings Limited (‘Zaad’), a subsidiary of Zeder, effective July 27, 2018.

  Tags:AcquisitionFruits and Vegetables

• Limagrain has finalized the acquisition of the Danish company AdvanSeedAug. 7, 2018

  Vilmorin & Cie (The Limagrain seed business) has just finalized the acquisition of the Danish company AdvanSeed, specialized in the breeding, production and distribution ...

  Tags:Acquisition

• Vilmorin & Cie sales increase slightly for the financial 2017-2018 on a like-for-like basisAug. 7, 2018

  Closing on June 30, 2018, sales for the fourth quarter, corresponding to revenue from ordinary activities, came to 357.7 million euros, up 4.1% with current data compared...

  Tags:Sales Performance

• Heat and drought challenge production and logistics of BASFAug. 7, 2018

• Nichino America Signs Fungicide Supply Agreement with PBI-Gordon CorporationAug. 7, 2018

  Nichino America, Inc. and PBI-Gordon Corporation have announced a supply agreement for PBI to market and sell Pedigree™, a fungicide for use in the turf and lawncare mar...

  Tags:Flutolanil

• Bayer Crop Science, Solvay launch online stores in ChinaAug. 6, 2018

  On the 1st August, 2018, Bayer Crop Science China Ltd announced presence in Alibaba’s online retail marketplace Taobao, thus having begun its e-business service. Coincid...

• Agrinos Adds Breen Neeser as Executive Vice President, North America Commercial OperationsAug. 6, 2018

• Bayer plans $42.7 million expansion of its fungicide manufacturing facility in Kansas CityAug. 6, 2018

• Arysta LifeScience sales up 9% in Q2 2018Aug. 6, 2018

• AgriMetis announces publication of additional SpinoMetis™ patent applicationsAug. 6, 2018

• Software solutions for plant breeders and variety testersAug. 6, 2018

  The Israeli company Phenome Networks that was founded in 2008 by Prof. Dani Zamir*, a plant geneticist and Dr. Yaniv Semel, offers a suite of software solutions aimed for...

• DowDuPont 'defers' field trials to seek sale of GM corn seed in IndiaAug. 6, 2018

  DowDuPont has told India it is putting off trials needed for approval to sell a genetically modified variety of corn, taking a cue from U.S. rival Monsanto that has also ...

  Tags:GM cropMaize

• DLF Seeds to acquire PGG Wrightson SeedsAug. 6, 2018

  PGG Wrightson Ltd and DLF Seeds A/S have reached an agreement for DLF to acquire PGG Wrightson Seeds. The transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals. PPG Wrights...

• Fengshan Group IPO approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission, funds of over 500 million yuan to be invested in upgrade of herbicide production linesAug. 3, 2018

  Through the IPO, Jiangsu Fengshan Group plans to raise funds of 575 million yuan, of which 161 million yuan will be spent on the annual 1,500-ton mesotrione technical pro...

• NRGene's maize W22 genome featured in Nature Genetics publicationAug. 3, 2018

  The de novo genome assembly of diverse lines of maize gives researchers unique insights into the diversity and evolution of the species. In the latest publication of Natu...

  Tags:Maize

• Valmont acquires infrastructure manufacturer Derit in IndiaAug. 3, 2018

• DowDuPont’s agriculture segment sales up 25% in Q2 2018Aug. 3, 2018

  DowDuPont reported net sales of $5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2018, increased 25 percent from pro forma net sales of $4.6 billion in the year-ago period, driven ...

• The DLF’s goal: to be between the first three forage seed suppliers in LatamAug. 3, 2018

  Owned by more than 3,200 Danish farmers, DLF is one of the world largest supplier of forage and turf seeds. Its global revenue rounds 3,527 millions of Denmark Crowns or ...

  Tags:Ornamental and Turf

• Ourofino Agrociência: Pensado para BrasilAug. 2, 2018

  Ourofino Agrociência enfoca sus inversiones en Investigación, Desarrollo y Innovación para agregar soluciones al productor brasileño.

• Embrapa invests in biological agent for control of boll weevilAug. 2, 2018

• Sumitomo Chemical’s Health & Crop Sciences segment sales up 2.8% in Q1Aug. 2, 2018

• Packaging solutions provider Alpla to acquire remaining stake in Greek firm ArgoAug. 2, 2018

  Austrian packaging solutions provider Alpla has agreed to purchase remaining stake in Greek company Argo for an undisclosed sum.

• AgEagle (UAVS) to acquire agricultural analytics company AgribotixAug. 2, 2018

  Tags:Precision Farming

• Brian Birtwistle joins Indigo Ag as Chief Product OfficerAug. 2, 2018

• Calyxt reports financial results for second quarter and half-year 2018Aug. 2, 2018

  Calyxt, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLXT), a consumer-centric, food- and agriculture-focused company, today announced its results for the three-month period and the first half period e...

  Tags:Sales Performance

• Excel Crop Care gets board nod for merger with Sumitomo ChemAug. 2, 2018

  Agrochemicals firm Excel Crop Care yesterday said its board has approved a proposal to merge the company with Sumitomo Chemical India.

  Tags:Merger