Agrochemicals

Bayer Launches New Technology To Combat Counterfeiting

Posted by Matt Hopkins|15 July 2008

Bayer CropScience has launched Qualidate — a new patented fingerprint authentification technique developed to protect the company’s crop protection products...

Agrochemicals

BASF Chemist Recipient Of 2008 Siegfried Medal

Posted by Matt Hopkins|8 July 2008

Seeds and Traits

Bayer’s GM Under Debate In EU

Posted by Matt Hopkins|8 July 2008

Agrochemicals

Nufarm Acquires DuPont PGRs For Cotton

Posted by Matt Hopkins|24 June 2008

Fungicides

BASF’s Coronet Fungicide Seed Treatment Approved

Posted by Matt Hopkins|24 June 2008

Fungicides

BASF, Monsanto Team Up On Soy Fungicide Seed Treatment

Posted by Matt Hopkins|24 June 2008

Insecticides

Syngenta, DuPont Team On Insecticide

Posted by Matt Hopkins|24 June 2008

Syngenta and DuPont have announced an agreement to share...

Agrochemicals

Omnia Invests Billions In Biofuel Research

By Andrea Klosterman Harris|19 June 2008

Since South Africa considers Jatropha an invasive plant, the...

Agrochemicals

BASF Develops New Enzymes To Produce Intermediates

Posted by Matt Hopkins|17 June 2008

BASF has developed a new class of enzymes that...

Agrochemicals

Dow Acquires Syngenta Research Station

Posted by Matt Hopkins|3 June 2008

Dow AgroSciences has expanded its PhytoGen cottonseed research with...

Agrochemicals

DuPont, Rotam Reach Patent Agreement

Posted by Matt Hopkins|3 June 2008

DuPont and Rotam agreed to enter into a patent...

Agrochemicals

Deere Acquires Leading Drip Irrigation Company

Posted by Matt Hopkins|3 June 2008

US-based farming equipment manufacturer Deere & Company has acquired T-Systems International, Inc., expanding Deere’s growing John Deere Water Technologies operation….

Agrochemicals

DuPont’s Rynaxypyr Products Approved In US, Canada

Posted by Matt Hopkins|27 May 2008

DuPont Crop Protection has received approvals for two Rynaxypyr (chlorantraniliprole) insectides, Altacor and Coragen, on a number of fruit and…

Agrochemicals

BASF Doubles Its Amine Production

Posted by Matt Hopkins|19 May 2008

BASF will expand its manufacturing capacities for certain alkylethonalamines (AEOA) by the middle of next year, the company’s web site…

Agrochemicals

AgraQuest’s Serenade Approved For Several US Crops

Posted by Matt Hopkins|19 May 2008

AgraQuest‘s Serenade fungicide (Bacillus subtilis) has been approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use on cereals, pulses,…

Herbicides

Canada Finds 2,4-D Safe

Posted by Matt Hopkins|19 May 2008

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) finished its re-evaluation of 2,4-D and concluded that the herbicide can be used safely…

Agrochemicals

BASF’s Status Registered For Popcorn

Posted by Matt Hopkins|13 May 2008

The herbicide Status (sodium dicambate + sodium diflufenzopyr) from BASF is now registered for use on popcorn in the US,…

Agrochemicals

BASF Appoints Nevin McDougall VP of US Crop Protection

Posted by Matt Hopkins|13 May 2008

BASF has appointed Nevin McDougall as Vice President, US Business Operations, Crop Protection Division, according to a company release. Most…

Agrochemicals

AgraQuest Names Marcus Meadows-Smith CEO

Posted by Matt Hopkins|13 May 2008

Biocontrols company AgraQuest Inc. announced that it has named Marcus Meadows-Smith as its new CEO, according to a company release…

Agrochemicals

Jubilant Organosys Acquires Specialty Molecules

Posted by Matt Hopkins|13 May 2008

India-based Jubilant Organosys has acquired Indian intermediates manufacturer Specialty Molecules, reports India Infoline. Specialty Molecules is in the business of…