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Through investments in modern and innovative technology and equipment, the Government of Canada is helping growers to remain competitive, enhance efficiency and boost productivity. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever for agri-tech companies to have ...

The area in Brazil treated with pesticides grew 12.3% in the second quarter of this year as compared to the same period in 2020, mainly due to the growing challenge with fungus, insects and weeds in various crops.?Between April and June, 175.2 million hectares were treated.The tr...

Plant biostimulant is an organic substance that is beneficial to plants’ physiological function, nutrient absorption, abiotic stress resistance and crop quality improvement. Biostimulants include humic acids, algae extracts, peptides, saccharides, etc., and peptides are an import...

The controlled use of pesticides is an important tool for the agricultural sector. Prior to approval for sale in Canada, all pesticides must undergo a rigorous science-based review by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and meet strict standards for health, s...

What is allelopathy all about? And, how can we use this natural process for weed management and crop protection?Allelopathy refers to the effects of one plant on another one, through the release of chemical compounds or biochemicals, which are known as allelochemicals. Different ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing the interim decision (ID) for the pesticide paraquat dichloride (paraquat) finalizing new, stronger safety measures to reduce exposure. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires the agency t...

In 2016, cotton farmers began using genetically engineered (GE) cotton seeds that were tolerant of the herbicide dicamba, which controls annual and perennial broadleaf weeds.Before the commercialization of dicamba-tolerant (DT) seeds, cotton farmers had widely adopted GE glyphosa...

Bountiful harvests of corn and other major crops rely on a mysterious phenomenon known as hybrid vigor. When highly inbred varieties are crossed, their offspring are taller, hardier, and bear more grain. Now, researchers report that this vigor is somehow influenced by microbes in...

The worst outbreak of armyworms in recent memory could cost Arkansas farmers millions of dollars in crop losses, but rice farmers just received a bit of good news. The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday (July 28) granted a crisis exemption enabling growers to us...

China's green pest management area reached nearly 1 billion mu (1 mu = 0.067 hectare) in 2020, with green pest management being applied on 41.5% of major crops to control insect pests and pathogens, which was 18.5% higher than 2015, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Ru...