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China pushes ahead with GMO crops to safeguard food security
2022-01-28
As China moves to expand production of genetically modified crops, it’s taking steps to counter pockets of GMO opposition that have stymied adoption of the technology.Though China was the first country to grow GM crops commercially, starting with virus-resistant tobacco plants in...
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China’s 2021 soy imports from U.S. rise while Brazilian shipments fall
2022-01-28
China's soybean imports from the United States in 2021 rose from the previous year as it stepped up agricultural purchases under a trade deal agreed with Washington, while annual Brazilian shipments fell, customs data showed on last Thursday.The world's top soybean importer broug...
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Mexican science agency halves recommendation for glyphosate imports this year
2022-01-21
Mexico's top science agency has cut its recommendation for maximum glyphosate imports by half this year, urging agriculture businesses to take steps to reach a government target of phasing out the herbicide completely by 2024.Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology, C...
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Biologists discover particularly dangerous fungi that affect potatoes
2022-01-21
Russian biologists have studied strains of the plant pathogenic fungus?Rhizoctonia solani, which causes diseases in potatoes and other plants. Among them, three particularly dangerous strains to be not susceptible to the common fungicide pencycuron and can survive at high tempera...
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Evolution of Indian Agrochemical Industry – Challenges, Opportunities & Way Forward
2022-01-21
Indian economy is still primarily driven by agriculture sector. As per Provisional Estimates of Annual of National Income, released by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, contribution of agriculture and alli...
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U.S. EPA announces Endangered Species Act protection policy for new pesticides
2022-01-21
Reversing decades of practice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking meaningful action to further the Agency’s compliance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA) when evaluating and registering new pesticide active ingredients (AIs). Effective today, before EPA r...
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Study forecasts the impact on agriculture of banning pesticides in Australia
2022-01-21
A ban on two common pesticides in Australia would increase cropping costs and decrease farm profit according to a study recently published in the journal Agricultural.Written by The University Of Western Australia masters student Alison Walsh and co-authored by professor Ross Kin...
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’Banned’ bee-harming pesticide approved for use, despite expert advice
2022-01-21
A pesticide which can harm bees has been approved for use in 2022.Emergency use of a product containing the chemical thiamethoxam has been authorised in England?because of a virus which affects sugar beets.The decision came despite expert advisers finding pollution from the pesti...
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Considerations for spring burndown strategies when herbicides are in short supply
2022-01-21
There is a lot of speculation about herbicide shortages for the 2022 growing season, and some products are apparently getting more expensive and/or scarce now. This will affect herbicide buying and weed management decisions for the 2022 season. The two main active ingredients tha...
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Farmer groups in Kenya vow to block pesticides ban
2022-01-21
Farmers groups have vowed to fight the proposal that Kenya bans some of the commonly-used pesticides.The pressure for a ban comes from organic food groups and the "farm to fork" strategy by the European Union.Farmers in Eastern and Central Kenya said small-holders would be hardes...
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