US EPA proposes new atrazine herbicide measures

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed interim registration decision on atrazine that includes mandatory spray drift control measures and other label updates. The proposal is part of the agency’s re-registration review…

Despite plans to ban glyphosate, its sales in France increase by 10%

Despite France’s campaign against glyphosate and a plan to ban it in a majority of agricultural practices by the end of 2020, the sale of the world’s most commonly used weedkiller in the country soared by 10% in 2018. Furthermore, the…

Chlorpyrifos ban proposed in Washington legislature

The pesticide chlorpyrifos would be banned in Washington except for use on three crops under a bill introduced Jan. 20 in the state Senate. Mint, onion and sweet corn growers would be able to use the chemical. Other farmers could apply for…

East Africa hit by most serious locust outbreak in 25 years

The most serious outbreak of desert locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, authorities say. Unusual climate conditions are…

Important US EPA decisions coming

The EPA this year will deliver important decisions to U.S. agriculture, including on chlorpyrifos, glyphosate , the neonicotinoids, pyrethroids, atrazine and over-the-top dicamba. Rick Keigwin is the director of EPA's Office of Pesticide…

Brazil: Anvisa concludes public consultation on abamectin

The deadline for contributions to Public Consultation 728/2019, which deals with the toxicological re-evaluation of the active ingredient, abamectin, in agrochemical products in the country, ended on 23rd December, 2019. The agency's proposal,…

Brazil: Anvisa begins carbendazim re-evaluation

At the end of December 2019, Anvisa published the Public Call Notice 01/2019, which called on companies holding carbendazim agrochemical registrations to take part in a meeting on the revaluation procedures to be adopted. The notice marks…

Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture in India

Artificial intelligence in agriculture in India has immense potential. Farmers are unable to predict weather patterns or crop yields accurately, making it difficult for them to make informed financial and operational decisions. Since 2016, three…

U.S. winter wheat planted area is continuing to decline by 1%

U.S. winter wheat planted area is continuing to decline, but American producers still seeded more acres this past fall than expected. According to a USDA winter wheat seedings report released Friday, American producers put a total of 30.8…