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• Africa: Farmers’ groups, cooperatives chart new course for seed productionAug. 14, 2018

  The Access to Seeds Index, 2018 has found that famers’ groups and cooperatives are an integral part of seed production in Nigeria, like other countries in Africa, and ne...

• Brazil AgrochemShow 2018: Pesticide bill enables ‘safer and more efficient’ pesticidesAug. 14, 2018

• PI Industries posted Q1 performanceAug. 14, 2018

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• Insecticides India Ltd Q1FY19 EBITDA at Rs. 558 Mn, up 9 %Aug. 14, 2018

• Brazil AgrochemShow 2018: Exemption of adjuvants from registration requires legal attentionAug. 14, 2018

  Lawyer Camila Machado de Assunção from Andrade, Foz Advogados dedicated the last few months to analyzing the risks to companies and the legal loopholes that can be used...

• Most Chinese listed pesticide enterprises’ semi-annual performance in 2018 predicted to growAug. 14, 2018

  The price uptrend of agricultural produces raises farmers’ planting profits, as well as their pesticide input and enthusiasm to plant more grains. Historically, agricult...

• Lier Chemical fully promotes mixed formulation of glufosinate-ammonium+fluoroglycofen-ethylAug. 14, 2018

  Recently, Chinese agrochemical company Lier Crop Sciences Co., Ltd. (Lier Crop Sciences), subsidiary of Lier Chemical Co., Ltd. (Lier Chemical), is fully promoting its ne...

• FDA approves sugar made from Brazil’s first Bt sugarcane varietyAug. 14, 2018

  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that it is safe to consume sugar produced from the genetically modified sugar cane developed by the Sugarcane Tech...

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• Germany aims to end use of glyphosate in this legislative periodAug. 14, 2018

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• It's a bountiful life: Unlocking a plant's potentialAug. 14, 2018

  The next time you bite into a delicious cantaloupe or honeydew, you might want to thank a plant breeder such as Jeff Mills of Woodland. Every time a new variety is introd...

  Tags:Fruits and Vegetables

• CropLife America, Corteva issue statement on chlorpyrifos banAug. 14, 2018

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• Bayer's share price plunges 10% following jury's glyphosate rulingAug. 14, 2018

• Monsanto ordered to pay $289m damages in glyphosate cancer trialAug. 14, 2018

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• Great plains to serve as U.S. distributor for select Kverneland Group productsAug. 14, 2018

• Marrone Bio Innovations submits novel bioherbicide to the U.S. EPA for regulatory approvalAug. 14, 2018

• Nufarm addresses two news items surrounding glyphosateAug. 14, 2018

• POINT AMERICAS: Garantía de Calidad – Servicio Técnico – Sinergía y Confianza Mutua con Socios ChinosAug. 14, 2018

  Desde hace mucho tiempo, el mercado de agroquíicos de América Latina ha estado estrechamente ligado a la industria de pesticidas de China. Las fábricas chinas de plag...

• POINT AMERICAS: Excellence in Technical Service and Strong Partnership with Chinese SuppliersAug. 14, 2018

  Recently, AgroPages conducted an interview with Mr. Scot von Bergen, President of Point Americas, which has its head office in Montevideo Uruguay and operations in many L...

• Dhanuka Agritech Ltd Q1 net profit marginally higher at Rs. 16.18 croresAug. 14, 2018

• PI Industries gets green nod for Rs 393 crore project in GujaratAug. 13, 2018

  PI Industries has been given the environment clearance for its Rs 393 crore greenbelt pesticides project in Bharuch district, Gujarat, a senior government official said t...

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• Dr. Hong Zhu promoted to Sr. VP of Research and Development at BioConsortiaAug. 13, 2018

  BioConsortia, Inc., innovator of microbial solutions for natural plant trait enhancement and yield improvement, announced the promotion of Dr. Hong Zhu to Senior Vice Pre...

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• China launches new space-breeding research centerAug. 13, 2018

  A new space breeding research center has been unveiled in northwest China, with missions including applying space technology to cultivate quality tree seedlings for the c...

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• El Mercado brasileño de agroquímicos bajo una perspectiva financierAug. 13, 2018

  Tomando en cuenta las peculiaridades relacionadas a las diferencias culturales, las tecnologías aplicadas, el clima, las características del suelo, la presencia de plag...

• Big data and the future of agricultureAug. 13, 2018

• Syngenta US introduces new AgriPro brand winter wheat varieties to address local growing conditionsAug. 13, 2018

  Syngenta is adding five new winter wheat varieties to its proven portfolio of AgriPro® brand wheat for the 2018 season. Each variety was developed to address specific pr...

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• The Brazilian Agrochemical Market under a Financial PerspectiveAug. 13, 2018

  Overcome the peculiarities related to cultural differences, applied technologies, climate, soil characteristics, presence of pests, diseases and/or weeds, from the perspe...

• Tillerman Seeds acquires Wisconsin’s Legacy Seeds, Inc.Aug. 13, 2018

  August 9, Tillerman Seeds LLC , a holding company established last year to offer a liquidity path to owners of independent seed companies across the country, announced it...

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• Tactical Robotics launched aerial application variant of Cormorant UAV for agricultural useAug. 13, 2018

  Tactical Robotics Ltd., a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics announced the launch of development of an agricultural use derivative of its Cormorant Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (...

• Mutant rice varieties help Indonesia reduce rice importsAug. 13, 2018

  Although Indonesia is the world’s third largest grower of rice, it still must import rice almost every year, mainly to keep reserves at a safe level. The main reasons fo...

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• AHDB invests £60,000 in cereal crop protectionAug. 13, 2018