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China Price Index: Glufosinate’s Shift from Overcapacity to Product Innovation
Editor’s note: Contributing writer David Li offers a snapshot of current price trends for key herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides in the Chinese agrochemical market in his monthly China Price Index. Below he also provides key insight into the current state of the glufosinate market and the c...Read more -
House Agriculture Committee Chairman wants the 2023 Farm Bill passed before any disruptions to programs
The Farm Bill is up for renewal every five years, setting policies on agriculture, conservation, nutrition and food assistance programs. Lawmakers are up against a deadline to pass the 2023 Farm Bill before its set to expire at the end of this month. Congress has been late to pass the farm bill ...Read more -
Indiana agriculture: Can Indiana really be considered the corn state
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Indiana is thought by most to be the corn state, when in reality Indiana has a lot more to bring to the table. Indiana is actually more well-known for its soybean production, which brings in $2.6 billion in exports as of 2021. While corn does come second bringing in $1....Read more -
Governor Mills Advocates for Maine Priorities As Congress Drafts Farm Bill
In a letter to the Biden Administration, key Congressional Committees, and Maine’s Congressional Delegation, Governor Janet Mills outlined Maine’s priorities for the forthcoming farm bill. In the August 30th letter, Governor Mills expressed her support for a comprehensive and equitable Farm Bill ...Read more -
Center Point-Urbana students have new opportunity for agriculture education
CENTER POINT, Iowa (KCRG) – Students at Center Point-Urbana High School started this school year with a long-awaited new program. Staff say about 100 students will take a new agriculture education class, opening the door for them to take part in the new FFA chapter at CPU. FFA is an organiz...Read more -
A silent threat to male reproductive health: New study raises concerns on use of common herbicide clethodim
The findings, recently published in the peer reviewed scientific journal Chemosphere, highlights the risks associated with clethodim-based herbicide exposure on male reproductive function and early embryonic development In a collaborative effort, researchers from Kasturba Medical College ...Read more -
FMC Corporation announces Dodhylex™ active as global trademark for novel grass herbicide
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural sciences company, today announced Dodhylex™ active (pronounced DOH’-deh-leks) as the global brand name for tetflupyrolimet, a new mode of action herbicide effective on the most challenging grass weeds in rice. “The glo...Read more -
New insecticides to target honey bee enemies
World Bee Day gets a killer research boost Precision insecticides are the latest weapon in the war on bee pests. Learn how Sydney scientists are developing these to protect honey bees worldwide. University of Sydney scientists are developing insecticides that target two major pests of hon...Read more -
Syngenta announces Acelepryn Xtra availability
Insecticide features two modes of action for broader-spectrum control and wider application window. Syngenta announced that Acelepryn Xtra insecticide is now available for use on golf courses, lawns, and athletic fields. Acelepryn Xtra has been engineered with two modes of action and the active...Read more -
Mumbai: BMC Outsources Volunteers To Combat Mosquito Breeding Amid Shortage Of Staff In Insecticide Department
To keep a check on mosquito-borne diseases, the BMC carries out a fortnight’s drive and inspects governmental institutions, residential and commercial establishments. Mumbai: The BMC’s short-staffed insecticide department has outsourced manpower for the destruction of mosquito...Read more -
Insecticides India Q1 profit down 24% on higher expenses
Total consolidated income increased to Rs 639.95 crore during the April-June quarter of the 2023-24 fiscal from Rs 560.68 crore in the year-ago period. Insecticides (India) Ltd on Thursday posted a 24 per cent drop in its consolidated net profit to Rs 29.14 crore during the first ...Read more -
Syngenta announces EPA registration of new corn herbicide innovation
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Syngenta announced its latest residual corn herbicide, Storen, has been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will be available for use in 2024, subject to state approvals. Storen combines four powerful residual active ingredients — bicyclopyrone, mesotrion...Read more