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• President of Embrapa defends partnerships with private sector, reveals 5 bets for 2020

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)

  "In a private world, the word ‘change’ is the keynote, but for us in the public sector, change causes chills.” With this sentence, the new president of the B...

• Agri supply chain to get machinery

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Markets

  Construction of agriculture supply chain centres at seven places in the district is over and machinery will be installed this month, an agricultural marketing d...

• Syngenta launches new copper-free fungicide in Spain for olive groves

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Products

  Syngenta Limited (Spain)

  Syngenta has brought together over 250 olive growers in Seville, Spain, to officially launch Oliva Top, a new fungicide for olive trees.

• Seeds optimize sprouting time based on genetic responses to environmental cues

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Science&Research

  Seeds may appear lifeless as they lay dormant in the soil, but inside each little capsule is a complex biochemical machine waiting for the right time to spring ...

• New artificial intelligence algorithm better predicts corn yield

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Science&Research

  A new study from an interdisciplinary research group at University of Illinois offers a promising approach to efficiently and accurately process precision ag da...

  Tags:Maize

• What to Watch for in 2020 Crop Genetics

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Two decades ago, we were waking up and celebrating that our computers didn’t melt down on New Year’s Day. We could still tote a bottle of iced tea through an ...

• Novel Coronavirus | Friends from the global agrochemical industry send blessing videos to China

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  As a global agrochemical media based in China, AgroPages has received greeting and encouragement videos from friends all over the world, which is very touching....

• Time to Get Aggro on Agri R&D

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Markets

  Emphasising the path of science-led growth, Indian agriculture has undergone a tremendous change from subsistence to full-fledged commercial activity. Today, fo...

• India Govt take back its decision to ban Tricyclazol, Buprofezin pesticide: ACFI

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Markets

  Agro Chem Federation of India(ACFI), the apex organization of agrochemical companies, has strongly opposed the central government's decision to ban pesticides T...

• Corteva Agriscience says advanced plant breeding shows path to greater climate resilience and food security

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Corteva Agriscience Global Plant Breeding Leader Geoff Graham told attendees of the 2020 USDA Ag Outlook Forum that advanced plant breeding techniques and prove...

• This agritech startup has developed a machine that will increase productivity by 25 percent

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Companies

  According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, agriculture, with its allied sectors is the largest source of livelihoods in India. Se...

• Some private equity entities have interests to acquire Rovensa (Sapec Agro)

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Companies

  ROVENSA

  The international private equity entities KKR , PAI Partners and The Carlyle Group have expressed interest in the acquisition of Rovensa (formerly Sapec Agro), ...

• Survey Results: Growers highly satisfied with Vive products

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Companies

  Vive Crop Protection

  Farmers who used either AZteroid® FC 3.3 or Bifender® FC in 2019 are planning to re-use the products in 2020 and tell their friends and neighbors.

• Univerisity of Delaware researchers uncover the genetics of how corn can adapt faster to new climates

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Science&Research

  Maize is a staple food all over the world. In the United States, where it’s better known as corn, nearly 90 million acres were planted in 2018, earning $47.2 b...

  Tags:Maize

• India buys drones, specialist equipment to avert new locust attack

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Markets

  India is buying drones and specialist equipment to monitor the movement of locusts and spray insecticides to ward off a new outbreak that could ravage crops, go...

• Yifan Biotechnology Group granted registration of flumioxazin SC in China

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Products

  Yifan Biotechnology Group was granted the registration of its herbicide flumioxazin 480g/l SC (in Chinese trade name SUQU® and English named AGILESHOT), from I...

• Summer crop area and production in Australia estimated to largely decrease

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Markets

  Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) recently reported assessment of crop condition and prospects for major field crop...

• ADAMA recognized with presitigous Green Chemical Industry award

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Companies

  ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd

  ADAMA Ltd. (the “Company”) (SZSE 000553), was recognized this week for its outstanding environmental performance, winning the prestigious 2019 Israel Chemical...

• US EPA takes important step to reduce unnecessary pesticide testing on animals

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Regulations

  On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another important step carrying out Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s directive to reduce animal...

• Bayer's Aviator fungicide shines bright in oilseed rape launch in the UK

  Date：Feb. 21, 2020 Category：Products

  Bayer CropScience AG

  Aviator is now available in oilseed rape, giving growers a new effective option for tackling Sclerotinia and light leaf spot at flowering this season in the UK.

• Agrochemical Industry in China: From Self-reliance to Export to Discovery & Development

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  As expected, China moved from self-reliance in pesticides through its manufacturing to gaining expertise in manufacturing leading to an increase in export. The ...

• Use of Novel Nitrogen Management Technology to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Active AgriScience

  The increased use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is one of the important contributors to increased N2O emissions in recent decades. The agriculture sector rep...

• Washington Senate votes to ban chlorpyrifos

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Regulations

  A partial ban on chlorpyrifos would be paired with more money to train pesticide applicators and help growers find alternatives to the widely used but besieged ...

• New Zealand EPA approves to import fungicide KUSABI

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Regulations

  New Zealand EPA approved the use of KUSABI with controls, including maximum application rates, and wind restrictions to prevent spray drift.

• Malathion being speedily shipped by Chinese companies to Africa for control of locust infestation

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

  Shandong Luba Chemical Co.,Ltd

  As a prime Chinese Malathion manufacturer and marketing company, Luba Chemical, already readied reserves of the product at the end of 2019. At this moment, Luba...

• Canada determines continued registration of fungicide dimethomorph

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Regulations

  Health Canada has completed the re-evaluation of dimethomorph. Under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, Health Canada has determined that continued...

• New energy-dense, non-GMO ryegrass being developed for New Zealand farmers

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Products

  A new variety of ryegrass could help New Zealand farmers significantly boost milk and meat production while also lowering methane emissions.

  Tags:Ornamental and Turf

• ICL acquires US-based precision agriculture company Growers Holdings, Inc.

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

  ICL (Israel Chemicals Ltd.)

  ICL, a leading global specialty minerals and specialty chemicals company, announced today that it has acquired Growers Holdings, Inc., an innovator in the field...

• Zhejiang Hisun Chemical announces name change to Synwill.

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Companies

  Zhejiang Hisun Chemical Co., Ltd. has been changed to Synwill Co., Ltd since November 20th, 2019. Synwill will start a new journey of high quality with our ...

• A strong rice stand starts with a stellar seed treatment —Syngenta's Vibrance RST delivers four powerful fungicide treatments

  Date：Feb. 20, 2020 Category：Products

  Syngenta United States

  New from Syngenta, Vibrance RST offers four modes of action to promote even emergence and systemic protection of seedlings from disease.