Pesticides
Company leaders say the separation will unleash two distinct market leaders that are both farmer-centric, with technology and innovation at their core.
There are no easy answers to address the cost of fertilizer and other inputs, but having conversations with suppliers and financial providers now can help you leverage your buying power and minimize potential impacts from marketplace uncertainties.
The extent of the disease in the state is the worst one ISU Extension pathologist says she has ever seen. Farmers in 17 other states have also confirmed the disease.
A crop-protection startup is using AI and machine learning to identify and develop new active ingredients it says will help farmers solve issues like weed resistance faster and more economically.
Find out how one leader in Congress is advocating a grounded approach to the Make American Healthy Again agenda.
There are more than 36,000 registered pesticide applicators in Illinois — of which 11,000 are farmers.
The commission now has about 80 days to create a strategy for how the federal government should respond to the report findings, per President Trump’s original order in February.
Industry analysts are watching two fronts for activity from MAHA initiatives
Agriculture has been watching a ballooning backlog: 504 new chemicals in review plus 12,000 pesticide reviews that are overdue compared to their expected timelines
A decision guide will facilitate the understanding and implementation of the updated label requirements.
With this year’s spraying season quickly approaching, there are a few steps you can take now to prepare for the busy months ahead. One of them includes preparing a kit of items you will need during applications.
Stay in the know with these three recent headlines ag retailers won’t want to miss.
Keenali Complete and Keenali GR are the names FMC has selected for its two Dodhylex-based herbicides (tetflupyrolimet). The company anticipates introducing the herbicides as early as 2027 and 2028 for farmers’ use, pending EPA approval.
Catch up on recent headlines in the ag retail industry.
Catch up on recent headlines in the ag retail industry.
Many people fear rodenticides will become even more difficult to access and more expensive to use after the EPA’s release of the final biological evaluation for 11 rodenticide active ingredients.
Bayer’s $63 billion purchase in 2018 of seeds and pesticides maker Monsanto was a long-term bet on robust growth in farming supplies which has so far misfired.
“We are offering coverages in a way that has never existed before,” Vishaal Bhuyan says.
Catch up on recent headlines in the ag retail industry.
As of October 1, Ken Barham became the North America general manager for Nufarm. He gives The Scoop a one-on-one interview.
This finalizes the agency’s 2023 proposed rule without change.
EPA is proposing changes to rodenticides that would result in canceling products and uses, adding more requirements to labels, and reclassifying some products to restricted use pesticides. Here’s what you need to know.
The National Ag Aviation Association is working to ensure EPA retains aerial applications of the pesticide.
Lejeune Aerial Applications’ Crew, USA Rice and NAAA hosted USDA and EPA officials to demonstrate the techniques, experience and technology used to aerially apply pesticides and other inputs needed for rice production.
EPA expects to issue a proposed rule this year to revoke the tolerances associated with chlorpyrifos, but there will be exceptions for use in 11 specific crops.
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While farmers find the technology useful, especially for spot spraying and targeting fields in less-than-ideal conditions, weed scientists are buzzing with more caution.
Consider these tips to ensure you’re complying with federal regulations when it comes to pesticide disposal.
Joe Gednalske, CPDA director of education – adjuvant development, shares tips for responding to four common points of pushback.
The National Pesticide Safety Education Month webpage contains tips and resources specifically for ag retailers who sell pesticides.