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African scientists urge governments to invest in appropriate regulatory mechanisms for biotech produ...
2023-03-24
African scientists are urging governments across the continent to invest in appropriate regulatory structures and monitoring mechanisms for crops and animals produced using biotechnology. They want to see more investments in laboratories that can help appropriately detect and tra...
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Could better awareness increase the uptake of weed biocontrol in Europe?
2023-03-24
ew research suggests that greater awareness about the benefits and successes of weed biocontrol is needed in Europe to increase its uptake. Scientists have discovered a knowledge gap between global regions, showing that EU professionals are less knowledgeable about weed biocontro...
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U.S. EPA announces accelerated action on four organophosphate pesticides based on updated exposure a...
2023-03-24
? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an effort to expedite protections on some high-risk uses of four organophosphate pesticides. The Agency is releasing the updated occupational and non-occupational spray drift exposure risk assessments for these four p...
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Brazil: Exports of agribusiness products exceed US$ 10 billion in January
2023-03-24
Value of foreign sales of the sector in the first month of the new government is a record of the entire historical series for the months of January. Agribusiness exports reached US$ 10.23 billion in January this year, an increase of 16.5% compared to the same month last year. Acc...
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U.S. EPA posts draft biological opinion for carbaryl and methomyl for public comment
2023-03-17
On March 16, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is posting and seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) draft biological opinion for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl. Carbaryl and methomyl are insecticides used on a variety ...
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Agriculture needs fresh approach to tackle insect resistance to biopesticides, new analysis finds
2023-03-17
Insect pests which attack crops have extraordinary powers to develop resistance to greener pesticides and a new way to manage resistance risks is needed, according to analysis by University of Stirling scientists. For more than 70 years, agriculture’s response to pesticide resist...
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Taro caterpillar outbreak in central India
2023-03-17
The Taro caterpillar ( ), is a pest of many crops across Asia and Oceania. This species is generally well-controlled by natural enemies. Therefore, outbreaks in India’s Madhya Pradesh over the past two years are particularly notable. Spodoptera litura ? Spodoptera litura late ins...
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Could AI-powered object recognition technology help solve wheat disease?
2023-03-17
A new University of Illinois project is using advanced object recognition technology to keep toxin-contaminated wheat kernels out of the food supply and to help researchers make wheat more resistant to fusarium head blight, or scab disease, the crop’s top nemesis.? ? ″Fusarium he...
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Expodireto 2023: Brazil has ’prominent position in China’s food security’
2023-03-17
Panels and lectures presented at the Expodireto Agrodigital Arena, an event specially covered by AgroPages, have concluded that Brazil has become an important trade partner of China. The Asian giant mainly imports soybeans and corn from Brazilian agribusiness, and these commoditi...
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Cyhalofop-butyl price is close to the cost, while paddy market will pick up soon. What measures will...
2023-03-10
Commercialized in Asia in 1995, Cyhalofop-butyl is an aryloxy phenoxy propionate (APP) systemic conductive herbicide developed by Dow AgroSciences.? ? Due to its high safety and excellent control effect on paddy, Cyhalofop-butyl replaced penoxsulam and became a new dominant produ...
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