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Argentina extends agrochemicals list for minor crops

The National Service of Health and Food Quality (Senasa) of Argentina has expanded its list of agrochemicals that can be applied in the management of 'minor crops'. Resolution 829/2018 establishes the extension of the use of products already…

Brazilian farmers concerned about early confirmation of soy rust

The weather thus far this growing season in Brazil has been very good for soybeans and also for soybean rust development. Embrapa reported that there have been 55 confirmed cases of soybean rust in commercial soybeans fields in Brazil with 29…

Brazil's cotton exports could increase 35% in 2019

Brazilian farmers are taking advantage of strong cotton prices to increase their cotton production and subsequently their cotton exports. Farmers in Mato Grosso are planning to increase their 2018/19 cotton acreage by 18.1% according to the…

Brazil: Tereza Cristina Appointed as Future Minister of Agriculture

Deputy Tereza Cristina da Costa, leader of the Parliamentary Front of Farming (FPA) of Brazil, was announced as future Minister of Agriculture of the Government of Jair Bolsonaro, informed the country's president-elect on their social networks. Bolsonaro,…
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Argentine SENASA accepts only ICAMA issued registration documents beginning from 2019

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…

Peru will ban the use of highly toxic pesticides

Gustavo Mostajo, Head of Minagri, announced that at the end of the year the list of the crop of prohibited products will be kept. He clarified that there will be a period of adaptation to remove them from the market. In order to avoid new…

Cotton acreage in Brazil could double over next four years

Good cotton prices and a high demand for cotton from China is expected to encourage Brazilian farmers to continue increasing their cotton acreage for the next few years. In fact, the executive secretary of the Brazilian Association of Cotton…

2018/19 Corn acreage in Argentina could increase 7.4%

The very early corn planting in northern Argentina is getting off to somewhat of a slow start due to dryer conditions in northern Cordoba province and the speculation in the market is how much total corn will be planted in Argentina in 2018/19. Farmers…

Scientists in Brazil Parana confirm presence of new corn bacterial disease

Researchers in Brazil have confirmed the presence of a new bacterial disease in corn in the state of Parana in southern Brazil. The Agronomic Institute of Parana (Iapar) recently sent out an alert to farmers in the state indicating the presence…