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Trends in the adoption of genetically engineered corn, cotton, and soybeans Posttime: 2019-03-16: from AgroPages A genetically engineered (GE) plant has had DNA inserted into its genome using laboratory techniques. Some of the first GE crops were created by inserting genes from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) into corn and cotton plants. Bt produces a natural insecticide, so this insertion created crops that were insect resistant. GE herbi...

FMC to introduce two new herbicide modes of action in next decade Posttime: 2019-03-16: from AgroPages In a world where resistant weeds run rampant, one chemical company is bringing relief to corn, soybean and rice farmers. FMC will introduce a novel rice herbicide and a corn and soybean herbicide in the next five to ten years. When we say new mode of action, it means theres not a product on the market today for that crop or that use, says Kath...

Brazil will have integrated system Posttime: 2019-03-16: from AgroPages The three agencies responsible for the registration of agrochemicals in Brazil signed a technical cooperation agreement for the development of the Integrated System of Agrochemicals (SIA). The goal of this unification is to shorten the registration deadlines for new active ingredients or post-patent generic products. Currently, the average tim...

Brazil breaks record in registrations of low toxicity biopesticides Posttime: 2019-03-16: From AgroPages The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) announced a record number of registrations of low toxicity agricultural pesticides, which are less damaging to human health. Not less than 52 new biopesticide products were released, out of a total of 450 registered last year. Compared with 2017, there was a 30% increase o...

Uncertainties in US-China Trade War Cause Anxiety among Global Soybean Industry Posttime: 2019-03-16: from AgroPages In April 2018, the US government released a list of Chinese goods that may be subjected to new tariffs, and the Chinese government quickly counterattacked and decided to impose tariffs on the US-origin soybeans, automobiles, chemicals and other goods, which initiated the US-China trade war. Soybeans, as a very important bulk agricultural produ...

Mitsui and ISK jointly invest in Ouro Fino Quimica in Brazil Posttime: 2019-03-16: From AgroPages Mitsui Co., Ltd., (Mitsui, Head Office: Tokyo; President and CEO: Tatsuo Yasunaga) and Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd., (ISK, Head Office: Osaka; President and CEO: Kenichi Tanaka), have made the decision to jointly acquire 25% of shares of Ouro Fino Quimica Ltda (Ourofino), a Brazilian agrochemical company, and for this have signed a binding shar...

Brazil Anvisa evaluates company using thiram in seed treatment before final decision on reevaluation Posttime: 2019-03-16: By Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages The Brazilian National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (Anvisa) made a technical visit to a company (whose name was not revealed) to verify how seeds were treated with a product made using the fungicide thiram. The aim of the government agency was to gather information and data for its decision on the re-evaluation...

Conab lowers Brazil's soybean production to 118.8 million Posttime: 2019-03-16: Author: Michael Cordonnier/Soybean Corn Advisor, Inc. Agropage In their latest assessment of the 2018/19 Brazilian soybean crop, Conab lowered their estimate 1.2 million tons from the previous month to 118.8 million tons. That would now put the crop smaller than last years record crop when 119.4 million tons were produced. The 2018/19 soybean acreage in Braz...