Dec 04
US state of North Dakota sets new rules for use of dicamba
      US state of North Dakota has finished new protocols for three formulations of the herbicide Dicamba, which had been implicated last year in damage to adjacent crops due to unintended drift.
      Growers in 28 North Dakota c
Dec 01
France insists on banning glyphosate within three years
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he would take all measures necessary to ensure that weed-killer glyphosate is banned in France as soon as an alternative is available and at the latest within three years.
Macron announced the move on Twit
Nov 29
India CIBRC 378th meeting approved 33 pesticide technical registrations
     The Indian Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIBRC) approved 33 registrations of pesticide technical at the meeting of the Registration Committee on October 11, 2017, including 9 herbicides, 8 insecticides, 15 fungicid
Nov 28
EU backs renewal of glyphosate for five years
        European Union member states on Monday renewed the licence for the controversial weedkiller glyphosate for five more years, in a surprise decision to break a months-long stalemate.
        Representatives from 18 o
Nov 28
Global biostimulants market is projected to reach USD 3.29 Billion by 2022
According to MM's new report, the biostimulants market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.43% from USD 2.00 Billion in 2017, to reach USD 3.29 Billion by 2022. Due to the implementation of sustainable agriculture, biostimulants have been gaining a prefe
Nov 23
Argentina calculates losses of US$ 16.8 billion if Europe does not renew use of glyphosate
The president of the No-Tillage Growers Association of Argentina (Aapresid), Pedro Vigneau, warned that if Europe does not renew the authorization for the glyphosate herbicide , Argentina could see losses of US$ 16.8 billion.
Permission to use the herb
Nov 21
Brazil Anvisa approves abscisic acid as grape growth regulator
           Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency, Anvisa, has added grapes on a list of crops approved to use the growth regulator, abscisic acid.
           The decision was part of Resolution RE No. 2,689 on October 6,
Nov 17
USDA funds $1.9m for methyl bromide alternative research
For more than 50 years, the use of a pesticide called methyl bromide has been common throughout the food and agricultural industries. Now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced t
Nov 16
Brazil extends emergency use of emamectin benzoate against H. armigera in six states
          The deadline for phytosanitary emergency in the six Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Piauà was extended. The measure was published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply
Nov 15
French ANSES withdraws license for Bayer’s glufosinate-ammonium based Basta F1 herbicide
French health and environment regulator ANSES said in October it had withdrawn the license for Bayer’s herbicide Basta F1, made with glufosinate-ammonium, citing uncertainty over its effect on health following a review.
The product, which is used to s
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