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USDA: 58% of corn planted, 29% of soybeans, far behind average

BrownfieldAgNews reports: Last week was another slow one for corn and soybean planting in most states as wet weather and flooding continued to impede progress. The USDA says 58% of corn is planted as of Sunday, compared to 49% a week ago…

Brazil's corn exports could exceed 30 million tons in 2019

Brazilian farmers are getting ready to harvest what they hope will be a very good safrinha corn crop. The safrinha corn crop is the second crop of corn planted after the first crop of soybeans are harvested and it will represent approximately…

Brazil is second largest corn exporter in the world and climbing

Brazil's corn production has been increasing steadily over the past decade and Brazil has now become the world's second leading corn exporter in the world after the Unite States. Ten years ago, Brazil was responsible for only 1% of the world's…

Ireland: Teagasc publishes 2019 pesticides approved for vegetable crops

Teagasc published the eighteenth edition of ‘Approved Pesticides for use on Vegetable Crops’ in April. The book includes a host of vegetables, herbs and even stretches to rhubarb. Edited by Stephen Alexander, the publication provides growers…

International project aims to reduce use of harmful pesticides in China

An international team of experts is helping China reduce its reliance on harmful pesticides to fight crop pests and diseases including yellow rust fungal disease of wheat and locusts, the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI)…

The global biostimulants market is estimated to reach USD 4.9 billion by 2025

The biostimulants market is estimated to be valued at USD 2.6 billion in 2019 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.24%, to reach USD 4.9 billion by 2025. The growth of the biostimulants market is driven by the increase in the need for sustainable…

European investment bank announces EUR 2 billion fund to finance agriculture

The European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU bank, announced recently the launch of a loans package of nearly EUR 1 billion for agriculture and the bioeconomy. The sum will be matched by the implementing financial institutions, thereby mobilizing…

USDA extends deadline for certifying crop protection for MFP

USDA extended the deadline to May 17 from May 1 for agricultural producers to certify 2018 crop production for payments through the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), which helps producers who have been significantly affected by foreign tariffs,…

U.S. Structural Pest Control Market Approaches $9.0 Billion

The United States structural pest control industry is comprised of nearly 20,000 pest control firms. The professional pest control industry generated an estimated $8.971 billion in total service revenue in 2018, a 4.4 percent increase from the…