Aug 31
Shandong strengthens the prevention and control of pesticide and chemical fertilizer sources
Shandong Province recently issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pollution Sources in Shandong Province to Promote the "Four Reductions and Four Increases" (2018-2020), in which pesticides and fertilizers have become the key
Aug 30
Canada to conduct new mancozeb re-evaluation
After a June 2018 decision to restrict the use of mancozeb on a wide variety of food and feed crops, including tomatoes, the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency will conduct a new mancozeb re-evaluation for stakeholders’ consultation, says Eugeni
Aug 29
St. Vincent suspends importation of glyphosate-based products
The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, has placed an immediate suspension on the importation of pesticides that contain the acting ingredient glyphosate .
Acting on the advice of the Pesticides Board, the government said the chemical is found
Aug 27
Arysta LifeScience launches five products and commemorates 50 years in Brazil
Completing 50 years of activity in Brazil, Arysta LifeScience has announced five new technologies in the Brazilian market.
According to the company, recently acquired by UPL, the launches are “the result of an innovative and sustainable posture with
Aug 23
1st agrochemical factory put into service in Myanmar’s Yangon
An agrochemical factory has been put into service in Hmawby, northern outskirts of Yangon in Myanmar, Myanmar News Agency reported Monday.
The factory, the first of its kind lying on a plot of 87.4 hectares near Wanetchaung village, was opened in the pre
Aug 22
EU approves acetamiprid, cypermethrin and penflufen as biocides
The European Commission has formally approved the insecticides, acetamiprid and cypermethrin; and the fungicide, penflufen as active substance for use in biocidal products.
Acetamiprid and cypermethrin have been evaluated for use in products of product-t
Aug 21
UK determines the outdoor ban and recall time for three neonicotinoid pesticides
   On April 27, 2018, the UK Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed voted on the issue of three neonicotinoid pesticide active substances (imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam) that were only allowed to be used in greenhouses. .
Aug 20
Health Canada proposes banning neonicotinoid insecticides in five years
Canada has more than 20 million acres of canola, and neonicotinoid insecticides are coated on nearly every seed before they go in the ground.
That practice may soon end because Health Canada has proposed to ban all outdoor uses of neonicotinoids – incl
Aug 17
India Centre bans 18 pesticides
The India Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has notified Pesticides (Prohibition) Order, 2018 under which use of 18 pesticides will be banned. Of the total 18, 11 pesticides are banned with immediate effect and six will face the axe from D
Aug 16
Brazil soybean production challenged by glyphosate ban
U.S. soybean farmer’s biggest foreign competitor Brazil faces new challenges as a judge moves to ban glyphosate until more toxicology studies are completed. However, that isn’t stopping the country from potentially increasing soybean acres up to 5%.
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