Crop Protection
Yuma, Ariz., based Gowan Group has announced its acquisition of Isagro—an Italian product development company with a focus in crop protection and biopesticides.
After 45 years in the industry and 18 years with Brandt as COO and general manager of the ag retail and wholesale businesses, Tim McArdle is retiring in 2021.
Sam Taylor and Stephen Nicholson, both RaboResearch analysts, say while many would call these emerging technologies ‘disruptive,’ they prefer to think of them as evolutionary elements to agriculture.
Impact Herbicide has received federal EPA approval to apply up to 2 fl oz/A in either single or sequential applications in corn.
Empyros corn herbicides are built on tolpyralate and combined with industry-standard herbicides, s-metolachlor and atrazine, to create exclusive two- and three-way pre-mixes.
With SIMPAS poised for a U.S. market launch in 2021, AMVAC announces the promotions of Jason Jimmerson, Andy Asbury and Cory Ritter.
After the acquisition Proagrica plans to continue to operate CDMS as a trusted, independent data source to be used across the industry.
As part of the deal, the company would pay up to $2 billion to support claims and programs covered by the plan.
Collaboration will develop biological enzyme-based crop protection solutions targeting fungal and insect pests.
CommoditAg now offers new biostimulants and biologicals from YieldMaster Solutions and an adjuvant system from Attune.
Gregg Sauder, founder of 360 Yield Center, says the system uses 40% less water then a center pivot and costs half as much as a drip tape irrigation system.
Meristem has been building out its vision for a new way to supply crop inputs, specifically yield enhancement crop additives. Mitch Eviston, CEO and co-founder recently appeared on The Scoop podcast.
Marjin Dekkers, former CEO of Bayer Ag and CEO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, joins AgBiome as the company chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2021. AgBiome develops products from microbes that target pest control.
As of January 1, 2021 Sam Eathington, Ph.D., has stepped into the role of chief technology officer and senior vice president at Corteva.
Meristem’s Crop Performance product line becomes a key component of Ag To Go’s offering and Ag To Go becomes Meristem’s ally in helping farmers all along the Atlantic Seaboard from Maine to Florida.
“What kept me up at night was any disruption to our primary distribution hub in northwestern Illinois,” says Rod Wells, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Growmark.
BASF is strengthening its cotton portfolio from seed to harvest with the introduction of two new seed treatment packages, Core and Prime seed treatments.
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AMVAC has acquired Agrinos, a privately-owned group of companies focusing on biological crop inputs, as well as received EPA approval for biological fungicide product.
Farm Journal wants to help you address your agronomic management and technology use this season with its 2018 Yield Tour program.
November 13 will mark the 20 year anniversary of the merger of Novartis Agribusiness and Zeneca Agrochemicals to form Syngenta.
Bayer Crop Science launched the second year for the Bayer PLUS Rewards grower program – a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance seed and crop protection products.
Vestaron’s Spear family of products is the first peptide-based insecticides and the first bioinsecticides that affect a specific neuromuscular target.
Panther MTZ is the latest in Nufarm’s portfolio of herbicides formulated to help growers gain weed management efficacy, resistance management and lasting residual control that improves flexibility come spring.
One of the biggest barriers to introducing new pesticides—which includes herbicides, insecticides and fungicides—is regulatory review and its uncertain timing and expense.
The OpenAg Center consists of high-tech laboratories and a newly recruited team of seasoned, sought-after scientists able to quickly validate a wide range of technologies.
Nutrien Ag Solutions PCAs and scouts will be actively monitoring insect traps throughout the Salinas Valley while FMC Arc farm intelligence will visualize that data as detailed maps on a proprietary mobile app.
Paul Revere said, one if by land, two if by sea, but now startup Rantizo has received swarm approval for up to three. That’s three drones for aerial applications of crop protection or seed products.
These new partners add high-quality alfalfa and expand the biostimulant and crop nutrition products in the CommoditAg lineup.
The contractors work with farmers and their local ag retail and agronomy teams. The services are charged by the hour.