Agrochemicals

Summit Agro USA Launches New Corn Herbicide

Posted by Jackie Pucci|23 October 2017

SHIELDEX 400SC controls a wide range of broadleaf and grass weeds, including troublesome weeds such as tall waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, giant ragweed and giant foxtail.

Africa/Middle East

Syngenta, USAID Renew Global Collaboration to Improve Food Security

Posted by Jackie Pucci|20 October 2017

Agrochemicals

U.S. Remains the Leading Crop Protection Market — For Now

By Dr. Bob Fairclough|19 October 2017

Agrochemicals

Crop Protection Rebates: Playing the Game

By Paul Schrimpf|16 October 2017

Agrochemicals

BASF to Acquire Bayer Seed, Herbicide Businesses for $7 Billion

Posted by Jackie Pucci|13 October 2017

Agrochemicals

Monsanto Announces Enhanced Label for XtendiMax

Posted by Jackie Pucci|13 October 2017

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EPA Sets Regulatory Actions on Dicamba for 2018

Posted by Jackie Pucci|13 October 2017

Manufacturers have voluntarily agreed to label changes that impose...

Agrochemicals

China’s New Pesticide Rules Change How Products are Brought to Market

Posted by Dan Jacobs|13 October 2017

By Bo Yang, Jose Carvalho and Xiaohua He Dr....

Agrochemicals

Agricultural Cooperative ZEN-NOH, Mitsubishi Corp. to Form Agrichemical Joint Venture

Posted by Matt Hopkins|11 October 2017

The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (ZEN-NOH) and...

Agrochemicals

Crop Protection Market Pressure Leading to Supplier Consolidation

By Eric Sfiligoj|10 October 2017

The agricultural industry should be prepared for plenty of...

Agrochemicals

Ag Disruptor to Watch: Crop Enhancement Has Unique Approach

By Jackie Pucci|10 October 2017

CropCoat, the signature product of San Jose, California start-up...

Agrochemicals

A Big Week for the Future of Pesticide Authorization in the EU

By Dr. Bob Fairclough|6 October 2017

The politically charged debate surrounding the future use of a number of key agricultural pesticides continues in Europe this week.

Agrochemicals

Elemica Partners with DHL Resilience360 to Better Mitigate Supply Chain Risk

Posted by Matt Hopkins|4 October 2017

Elemica, a leading Business Network for the process industries, and DHL Resilience360, a leading cloud-based supply chain risk management platform,…

Agrochemicals

Brazil Agency: Bayer-Monsanto Tie-up can Hurt Competition

Posted by Matt Hopkins|4 October 2017

A unit of Brazil’s competition regulator Cade has said Bayer AG’s proposed takeover of Monsanto Co. could be detrimental to…

Agrochemicals

Monsanto Sees Improved Glyphosate Prices, More Xtend Acres in ’18

Posted by Jackie Pucci|4 October 2017

Monsanto Co. announced higher fourth-quarter sales and a profit compared with a year ago, powered by higher sales of new corn and soybean seed and trait technologies.

Agrochemicals

AMVAC Completes Acquisition of OHP

Posted by Matt Hopkins|3 October 2017

American Vanguard Corp. (AMVAC) has completed the acquisition of OHP, Inc. a leading provider of technology based pesticide solutions for…

Agrochemicals

Chempro’s Diego Taube Discusses Regulatory, Other Changes in Argentina

Posted by Jackie Pucci|2 October 2017

AgriBusiness Global sat down with Diego Taube, Managing Director, Chempro S.A., based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit — Americas to discuss changes impacting Argentina’s agrichemical market.

Agrochemicals

Adama Finalizes Combination with Sanonda

Posted by Jackie Pucci|2 October 2017

The combined company’s shareholders approved the appointment of Yang Xingqiang, President of ChemChina, as the new Chairman of its Board, as well as the appointment of new directors.

Seeds and Traits

Syngenta, Plaintiffs Reach Pending Settlement in Corn Traits Launch Litigation

Posted by Matt Hopkins|26 September 2017

Plaintiffs and defendants in the Syngenta MIR 162 Corn Litigation have reached a pending settlement to resolve litigation concerning the…

Agrochemicals

The ‘Perfect Storm’ for Distribution Channel Change

By Eric Sfiligoj|26 September 2017

Multiple factors — both legacy and new — are combining to set the stage for some dramatic alterations for how U.S. ag retailers operate their businesses.