US EPA proposes registration of new herbicide to aid in resistance management

U.S. EPA is proposing to register a new active ingredient, tiafenacil, a contact herbicide. EPA proposes tiafenacil for pre-plant and pre-emergence burndown use in corn (all types except sweet corn), cotton, soybeans and wheat. Proposed post-emergence…

Tax on agrochemicals may rise with tax reform in Brazil

The Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) 110, under analysis by the Senate, allows agribusiness to receive different treatment in the tax reforms, according to consultant Eduardo Lourenço, from the Pensar Agro Institute. Meanwhile,…

Brazil‘s Mapa approves 21 pesticide technical products

On 9th July, the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture (Mapa) published, in the Federal Official Gazette, the registration of 21 pesticide technical products, which are chemicals with a high degree of purity and concentration of active ingredients. All…

Data: An average 500 LMT of Fertilizer per year was used in India in the last 10 years

Land is a limited resource. To ensure food security for a growing population and to meet increasing demand, it is imperative that there is adequate food production in the country. Chemical substances such as fertilizers and pesticides are used…

ESPAÑA - Buen ritmo de ventas y mejores cotizaciones para la fruta de hueso

 La producción de fruta de hueso, a falta de datos de nectarina, se estima en 1,35 millones de toneladas esta campaña, un 2 % menor frente a la anterior, según las previsiones del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA) …

APVMA publishes new tailored guidance—changes to product formulations

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has published new tailored guidance to assist with applications to vary a product to make a change to the product’s formulation, for both agricultural and veterinary products. Changes…

US EPA Opens Comment Period on Pyridate Proposed Decision

U.S. EPA is taking comments on pyridate, a pesticide active ingredient that could help consumers with weed management and resistance. EPA has opened a 30-day comment period on the Agency’s proposed decision to register one technical product…

Is India headed towards a locust plague

The global upsurge of locusts is on the brink of becoming a plague, aided by unusually favourable weather for three years and the international community’s failure to curb their growth. Swarms of locusts took Delhi and the National Capital…

FAO partners with the Adaptation Fund to help vulnerable countries fight the impact of climate change

July 3, Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been accredited as an implementing partner of the Adaptation Fund and will work with the international fund on projects to help vulnerable countries fight the…