Cheminova Launches Herbicide for Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds

Six new a.i.s to be commercialized in 2014 are from Japanese companies.

Chinese off-patent company says patent approved by State Intellectual Property Office.

Drive by the three East African countries of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda to increase food production has pushed agrochemicals to the top of the region’s agricultural agenda.

Crop protection business to fall under ‘New FMC.’

Focus includes formulation research, discovery chemistry for agricultural solutions.

Biagro’s portfolio includes seed-applied inoculants, plant growth-promoting microorganisms and other products for integrated pest management.

Company says confirmed improved performance with some hydrophilic herbicides and increased uptake with a neonicotinoid insecticide based on recently generated biological data.

More than 10 new active ingredients to be launched in Australia over the next 10 years.

Mild weather conditions and high soil temperatures have brought significant disease problems as well as crop management problems.