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• Research identifies proteins that support photosynthesis in iron deficient plants

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Science&Research

  Researchers have identified how iron deficient plants protect themselves from damaging light, according to a Dartmouth study.

• Paradeep Phosphates to enhance production capacity of non-urea fertilisers

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Companies

  Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL)

  Fertilisers manufacturer Paradeep Phosphates Ltd is in the process of enhancing production capacity of its non-urea fertilisers including di-ammonium phosphate ...

• Ag-Analytics acquires Acrevalue from Corteva

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Companies

  Ag-Analytics

  Ag-Analytics, a farmland data technology software provider, has announced the acquisition of AcreValue, the industry's foremost farmland information and evaluat...

• Intelinair and DIGS Associates team up to co-promote services

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Companies

  Intelinair and DIGS Associates announced that they have entered into an agreement to co-promote Intelinair’s data management and data analytics services, inclu...

• Kubota to Purchase AgJunction

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Companies

  Kubota Corporation

  Announced on October 7, Kubota and AgJunction have entered into a definitive agreement for Kubota to acquire AgJunction in an all-cash transaction with a total ...

• Green Deal probably leads to lower agricultural yields

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  European Crop Protection Association(ECPA)

  By 2030, the European Commission wants to halve the use of pesticides in agriculture. The use of fertilizer should be reduced according to Europe’s plans. The ...

• UPL launches ‘The Gigaton Challenge’ – Reducing atmospheric CO2 by 1 gigaton and creating a new carbon market for agriculture

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Companies

  UPL Limited

  UPL Ltd. has announced the launch of a new series of initiatives to be deployed globally which will leverage sustainable methods to reduce atmospheric carbon di...

  Tags:Carbon footprint

• Inari collaboration with Eden Enterprise expands access to corn genetics

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Companies

  Inari

  Inari, the SEEDesign™ company, announced a strategic collaboration with Eden Enterprise, Inc. that enables access to Stine’s elite corn breeding program in or...

  Tags:Gene Editing

• Nachurs Alpine Solutions launches new agricultural adjuvants product line

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Companies

  Nachurs Alpine Solutions

  Nachurs Alpine Solutions has launched a new product line in its agriculture portfolio, Advanced Adjuvants.

• Key+ revolution: Hello Nature develops an innovative chelation technology based on vegetal peptides

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  A new concept of chelation is born, the biochelation™: a technology of natural origin, sustainable and with a low environmental impact based on vegetal peptide...

• Bushel Acquires ADM/Cargill's JV Service GrainBridge

  Date：Oct. 13, 2021 Category：Companies

  Bushel Inc.

  Bushel, an independently-owned software technology company focused on developing solutions for the grain supply chain, has announced its acquisition of GrainBri...

• How does drop in Chinese agrochemical production affect agribusiness in Brazil?

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Viewpoint & Interview

  Itaú BBA

  Brazilian farmers have been paying more for the purchase of pesticides since the beginning of 2021.

• Erthesina fullo insect detected for the first time in Brazil

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Markets

  An exotic species of stink bug with the scientific name of Erthesina fullo, originating in Southeast Asia, was detected in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, ca...

  Tags:Pests&Diseases

• Argentina starts producing Rynaxypyr locally

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Companies

  FMC began producing Rynaxypyr, its best-known insecticide molecule in Argentina, in the middle of 2021 at the Rizobacter firm's plant in Pergamino city of Bueno...

  Tags:Chlorantraniliprole

• Eighteen pesticides coming up for renewal in EU

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Regulations

  Eighteen pesticides have deadlines coming up in the European Union for companies to submit applications for renewed regulatory approval, USDA’s Foreign Agricul...

• Integrated Pest Management (IMP) Pheromones Market Worth $1.54 billion by 2028

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Markets

  According to a new market research report​, published by Meticulous Research, the integrated pest management pheromones market is expected to grow at a CAGR of...

• UPL launches smart-tech driven seed treatment solution Electron 3-WM

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Companies

  UPL Limited

  UPL Ltd launched a smart technology-driven seed treatment solution Electron 3-Way Mix in the seed and plant health segment.

• India - Bid to regulate paddy cultivation leads to tussle between state, seed manufacturers

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Markets

  The attempt to regulate paddy cultivation had led to a tussle between the state government, seed manufacturers and dealers.

• Nigeria grants approval for GM maize - TELA Maize

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Products

  African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)

  The government of Nigeria has granted environmental approval for evaluation and open cultivation of TELA Maize, a new maize variety developed by researchers at ...

  Tags:GM cropMaize

• Shanghai suspends Syngenta IPO in mass listings freeze, blames outdated info

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Companies

  The Shanghai Stock Exchange has put the brakes on scores of upcoming initial public offerings, including Syngenta’s planned $10 billion flotation, slated to be...

• New gene could help improve tomato flavor and shelf-life

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Science&Research

  Buying tomatoes and other fruits in the grocery store is always a gamble because, however good they look, they are often firm but lack flavor. A group of plant ...

• Corteva announces the first global registration of Salibro® Reklemel® active nematicide

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Products

  Corteva Agriscience Australia announced that they got the first global registration of Salibro® Reklemel® active nematicide.

• U.S. EPA Appoints Rod Snyder Agriculture Advisor

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Regulations

  U.S. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan has announced the appointment of Rod Snyder to become EPA’s Agriculture Advisor. Snyder will lead outreach and engageme...

  Tags:People

• Alltech Crop Science appoints CEO to lead global growth

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Companies

  Alltech Crop Science

  Following an extensive search, Alltech Crop Science has filled its newly created CEO position. Andrew Thomas has been appointed to lead the global team and furt...

• ICL’s Polysulphate fertilizer receives additional organic certifications

  Date：Oct. 12, 2021 Category：Products

  ICL Specialty Fertilizers

  ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, recently announced the one-of-a-kind polyhalite multi-nutrient fertilizer produced at ...

  Tags:Organic AgricultureOrganic Certification

• Brazil establishes new rules for registration of agrochemicals

  Date：Oct. 11, 2021 Category：Regulations

  The Brazilian government has revised the rules on the production, research, registration, use, import, and export of agrochemicals.

• Top 20 Indian Agrochemical Companies in FY 2020-21: Adapting To the ‘New Normal’ with Consistent Focus on Product Supply, Cash Position, Optimal Capex

  Date：Oct. 11, 2021 Category：Companies

  No discussion is complete these days without touching upon the ‘new normal’. Last year was enormously challenging – for the world and the agrochemical compan...

  Tags:Ranking list

• Biobest’s ASPERELLO^® T34 Biocontrol™ granted label for California ornamentals

  Date：Oct. 11, 2021 Category：Products

  Biobest Belgium N.V.

  The biofungicide, ASPERELLO® T34 Biocontrol™, has been granted a label for use in greenhouse-grown ornamentals in California. Used preventatively, it provides...

• Dhanuka Agritech explores avenues in drone sector and its related services in agriculture

  Date：Oct. 11, 2021 Category：Companies

  Dhanuka Agritech Ltd.

  Dhanuka Agritech announced that the company is exploring the new avenues in Drone Sector and its related services in Agriculture Sector to accomplish Dhanuka Vi...

• Growers Edge launches digital ag lending program

  Date：Oct. 11, 2021 Category：Companies

  Growers Edge

  Growers Edge, a provider of data-driven financial technology (fintech) solutions for the agricultural industry, today announced the launch of a fully digital fi...