Agrochemicals

BASF, Monsanto Pair Up On Dicamba-Based Technologies

Posted by Matt Hopkins|20 April 2009

Germany’s BASF Corp and US-based Monsanto Company have announced a joint-licensing agreement through which they plan to accelerate the development of...

Agrochemicals

Bayer AG Investing 14 Million In Thai Plant

Posted by Matt Hopkins|13 April 2009

Agrochemicals

US Farm Groups Request Review Of Pesticide Rule

Posted by Matt Hopkins|13 April 2009

Agrochemicals

10 Questions With DuPont

By David Frabotta|8 April 2009

Agrochemicals

BASF, AgraQuest Announce Agreement For Serenade

Posted by Matt Hopkins|7 April 2009

Europe

Bayer CropScience Consolidating Biotechnology R&D In Belgium

Posted by Matt Hopkins|6 April 2009

Agrochemicals

Nufarm Reports Strong First Half Profits; Looks To Sell Bayer JV

Posted by Matt Hopkins|31 March 2009

Victoria, Australia-based farm chemicals group Nufarm Ltd. surpassed market...

Agrochemicals

Are Multinationals Set To Merge?

By David Frabotta|31 March 2009

Cash flow is crucial for any business. And the...

Insecticides

DuPont and Chinese Ag Sciences Academy Collaborate On Insect Control and Yield Increase

Posted by Matt Hopkins|25 March 2009

DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has entered into a multi-year,...

Agrochemicals

Bankrupt Chemtura Seeks US $400 Million Loan

Posted by Matt Hopkins|20 March 2009

Bloomberg.com reports that Connecticut, US-based Chemtura Corp., which has facilities...

Agrochemicals

BASF Acquisition of Ciba Holding Approved

Posted by Matt Hopkins|13 March 2009

Germany-based BASF has received the approval of the European...

Herbicides

New BASF Herbicide Promises Fast, Complete Burndown

Posted by Matt Hopkins|10 March 2009

BASF’s new Kixor herbicide is “designed to deliver fast, complete burndown, residual control, and crop flexibility,” says a company press…

Seeds and Traits

EU Approves GM Canola For Food And Feed

Posted by Matt Hopkins|10 March 2009

The European Commission has cleared GM oilseed rape T45 for feed and food uses and import and processing, reports Reuters….

Seeds and Traits

Monsanto Completes Regulatory Submissions For World’s First Drought-Tolerant Corn

Posted by Matt Hopkins|9 March 2009

According to a company press release, Monsanto Company has announced the completion of regulatory submissions in the US and Canada…

Seeds and Traits

South Korea Approves Imports Of GM Soy

Posted by Matt Hopkins|6 March 2009

Checkbiotech.org reports that Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans have been allowed full market access in South Korea following a two-year…

Agrochemicals

Down Economy Affects BASF 4Q, Ag Still Strong

Posted by Matt Hopkins|3 March 2009

The Associated Press reports that Ludwigshafen, Germany-based chemicals company BASF SE fell to a fourth quarter net loss of US…

Fungicides

Bean Discovery Could Help Fight Rust Fungus

Posted by Matt Hopkins|3 March 2009

US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service (USDA-FAS) has detected 3,000 proteins produced in common bean plants could help…

Insecticides

FMC Buys Commercial Insecticide Products

Posted by Matt Hopkins|24 February 2009

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US-based FMC Corp. has purchased CB Professional Products, the insect control product line of Waterbury, Connecticut, US-based firm…

Agrochemicals