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Essence crop protection team in Uzbekistan
2023-03-21
Our plant protection personnel are helping local farmers to check fields for pests and diseases in Uzbekistan. We can provide high-quality products, and we also have experts to provide consulting services. We are very grateful to this professional team for providing excellent ser...
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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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UK allows ’emergency’ use of banned bee-harming pesticide just days after EU tightens protections
2023-03-10
For the third year in a row, the British government is allowing farmers to use a banned pesticide. Thiamethoxam, a type of neonicotinoid, was granted emergency approval to be used on sugar beet in England in 2023. This comes just after the UK government advocated for a global pes...
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India: PMFAI appeals to the government to restrict imports of Technical Grade Pesticides
2023-03-10
Uncontrolled and liberal registration policy granting registrations for imports of technical grade pesticides has been harming the Indian pesticide manufacturing industry. Pesticide Manufacturers & Formulators Association of India (PMFAI) has been apprising the Ministry of Ag...
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Top 10 global agricultural highlights of 2022 | Exploring countermeasures and opportunities, capturi...
2023-03-10
In recent years, global agriculture has experienced ever-increasing challenges and uncertainties, such as extreme weather, geopolitical crises, energy crises, global supply chain restructuring and the impact of COVID-19, which have caused an unprecedented shock to the global fo...