From 16 to 18 September 2018, an Argentine pesticide administration delegation visited China and also held a pesticide technical and management workshop with ICAMA of China. The delegation paid visit to Chinese pesticide research, trial and production institutions as well as administration departments in order to have an in-depth understanding of the development of Chinese […]
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1264 of 20 September 2018 renewing the approval of the active substance pethoxamid in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 THE EUROPEAN […]
Strong domestic cotton prices in Brazil are expected to incentivize Brazilian farmers to plant more cotton during the 2018/19 growing season. That is the opinion of the Cotton Section of the Ministry of Agriculture which was expressed at a meeting held last week in Brasilia. The Ministry is expecting the cotton acreage in Brazil to […]
Excessive pesticide residues on food aren’t a big problem, according to a new report from the Food and Drug Administration. The Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 1 reported the results of its FY 2016 Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program. The agency tested for 711 pesticides and industrial chemicals across 7,413 total samples and the results […]
The intensification of agricultural production and the effects of climate change have increased the pressure on crops from pests and diseases. The proper management of pesticides was the focus of a two-day FAO regional training event held in Chisinau from September 26-27. The workshop has gathered more than 20 specialists from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, […]
The agricultural harvest of the 2018/19 season would reach 140 million tons, with a new historical record, as a result of the strong advance of corn and soybean production, given that operators expect that wheat will grow little since the drought does not This crop affected the last cycle. This was indicated by the first […]
Overview India is one of the most dynamic generic pesticide manufacturers in world and is fourth largest pesticide manufacturer after China, United States of America and Japan. Manufacture, Import, Registration, Sale, Transport, Distribution and use of pesticides in India is regulated by The Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971. All pesticides (Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, […]
Area planted to summer crops is forecast to fall by 20% in 2018–19 to 1.1 million hectares, driven by forecast falls in area planted to rice and cotton, according to a latest report published by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). Summer crop production is forecast to fall by 16% to 3.5 million […]
The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced that new regulations regarding the use of fertilizer products will take effect October 1 as a result of changes made to Maryland’s Lawn Fertilizer Law during the 2018 legislative session. The changes make regulations for organic fertilizer products consistent with those for synthetic products. Additionally, they give professional […]