Americas

Arysta LifeScience Europe Announces New Structure

Posted by Jackie Pucci|26 May 2015

New European management structure is designed to further strengthen the company’s current performance while capitalizing on long-term growth opportunities.

Adjuvants

CPDA ‘Optimistic’ U.S. Regulators Will Amend Re-Labeling Rule

Posted by Jackie Pucci|21 May 2015

Agrochemicals

Label Updates Announced for EVEREST 2.0 Herbicide

Posted by Dan Jacobs|21 May 2015

Agrochemicals

Monsanto Extends Roundup Partnership with Scotts Miracle-Gro

Posted by Jackie Pucci|20 May 2015

Americas

EPA Registers Nanosilver Pesticide Product

Posted by Jackie Pucci|19 May 2015

Agrochemicals

White House Announces Strategy to Protect Pollinators

Posted by Jackie Pucci|19 May 2015

Agrochemicals

Arysta Pesticides Receive Updated Labels

Posted by Dan Jacobs|15 May 2015

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a supplemental...

Agrochemicals

Monsanto Looks to Sell Seed Business: Reuters

Posted by Dan Jacobs|14 May 2015

Monsanto’s bid to buy Syngenta might hinge on whether...

Agrochemicals

Bayer CropScience Opens Breeding and Trait Development Station

Posted by Dan Jacobs|14 May 2015

Bayer CropScience has officially opened its Beaver Crossing Breeding and Trait...

Agrochemicals

USDA: Summer Honey Bee Losses Pass Winter Losses for First Time

Posted by Jackie Pucci|13 May 2015

Bayer responds to report.

Agrochemicals

Platform Specialty Products Posts Wider Loss

Posted by Jackie Pucci|12 May 2015

Its net loss widened to $26.3 million, or 14...

Agrochemicals

Lower Insect Pressure, High Inventory in Brazil Hit FMC

Posted by Jackie Pucci|12 May 2015

FMC Agricultural Solutions reported sharply lower revenue and earnings in the first quarter, as it was hurt by weakened demand…

Agrochemicals

Syngenta Rejects Monsanto’s Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal

Posted by Dan Jacobs|8 May 2015

Syngenta’s board of directors has unanimously rejected Monsanto’s acquisition overtures suggesting it is “not in the best interests of Syngenta,…

Agrochemicals

Science and Strategy Spur Syngenta’s Crop Protection Portfolio

By Dan Jacobs|6 May 2015

Developing a crop protection portfolio is a lot of science and a little serendipity. “There are a number of things…

Agrochemicals

Bayer CropScience Invests $100,000 to Improve Pollinator and Wildlife Habitats

Posted by Dan Jacobs|5 May 2015

With a desire to improve and expand pollinator and wildlife habitats on public right-of-ways, Bayer CropScience LP is investing over $100,000 with…

Agrochemicals

EPA Issues Interim Guidance on Antimicrobial Data Requirements

Posted by Jackie Pucci|1 May 2015

Interim guidance clarifies that the 200 ppb trigger is based on total estimated daily dietary intake for an individual and not on the amount of residue present on a single food.

Agrochemicals

Amvac Acquires DuPont’s Global Bromacil Herbicide Assets

Posted by Dan Jacobs|1 May 2015

Amvac C.V., the Netherlands-based international subsidiary of American Vanguard Corp., has acquired DuPont Crop Protection’s global Bromacil herbicide business assets….

Agrochemicals

Strong U.S. Dollar, Fungicide Demand in Europe Drive BASF Q1 Results

Posted by Jackie Pucci|30 April 2015

BASF posted a 15% rise in first-quarter sales to $1.9 billion, on strength in Europe and North America.

Africa/Middle East

Dow AgroSciences Targets New Markets

By Dan Jacobs|29 April 2015

With crop protection markets flat in many parts of the world, Dow AgroSciences is readying new technology that will target…

Agrochemicals

Brazil to Unveil Modernized Regulatory Framework

Posted by Jackie Pucci|29 April 2015

The plan aims to modernize the regulatory framework of crop protection chemicals and restructure disease and pest analysis laboratories, the minister said after meeting with President Dilma Rousseff.