Huge swathes of maize plantations in Africa are susceptible to destructive fall armyworm (FAW) pests, a new study reveals. The new study by scientists from the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), the University of Minnesota’s GEMS Informatics Centre, Globa...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it had slightly shortened the window for farmers in major soybean-producing states to use a weedkiller criticized for drifting away from where it is sprayed. The restrictions make it harder for farmers to use dicamba, sold...

French health and safety agency ANSES on Wednesday ordered a halt to some uses of one of the most widely used weedkillers in France, S-metolachlor, which is produced by Swiss chemicals company Syngenta, after finding excessive levels in groundwater. Residue of S-metolachlor, used...

India is likely to produce nearly 324 million tonnes (MT) of foodgrains in the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), a new record and higher by around 8 MT (2. 5%) than the output in the previous crop year. The increase is mainly backed by the all-time record production of the paddy (13...

China will increase its efforts to boost the output of soybeans and edible oils, state media reported late on Monday, citing a key rural policy document, as it continues to push for greater self-sufficiency in its key food supplies. The world’s top soybean buyer is trying to lowe...

Organic retail sales increased by 4 billion euros and reached almost 125 billion euros in 2021; organic farmland grew to 76.4 million hectares. The latest data on organic farming worldwide will be presented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM – Organic...

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Colombian Institute of Agriculture (ICA) announced a ban on the registration and definitive use of pesticides that have fipronil as an active ingredient. Luis Domingo Gómez, the author of the action, celebrated the decision and highlighted the ...

A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety has discovered the optimal time to apply safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides to fight the Oriental migratory locust pest.     Map of study areas (Dagang and Dongying) ...

Crop protection chemical sellers in Bangladesh are facing difficulty in opening letters of credit amid banks' lack of interest owing to the crunch of the US dollar. This raises concerns about a shortage of pesticides and other similar inputs that could affect the productivity of ...

Mexico’s government published a decree on Monday to revoke authorizations and permits to import, produce, distribute and use the herbicide glyphosate and genetically modified (GM) corn in the midst of trade tensions with the United States, its biggest supplier. Mexico will not gr...