The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) announced the approval of a new fungicide inpyrfluxam, another option for the control of Asian soybean rust, in Act No. 06, which was published in the Official Gazette. Besides, Mapa also approved 25 formulated ag...

Potato cyst nematodes are a clever pest. These microscopic worms wriggle through the soil, homing in the roots of young potato plants and cutting harvests by up to 70%. They are challenging to get rid of, too: The eggs are protected inside the mother’s body, which toughens after ...

India's agriculture sector is expected to face the heat from hostilities between Russia and Ukraine which are expected to push up prices and availability of -- Potash -- a key component used in the manufacturing of fertilisers.At present, Belarus and Russia are key suppliers of P...

China will ramp up efforts to secure grain harvests despite poor summer grain growth as a result of flooding during the sowing season last fall, Tang Renjian, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, said on Saturday during an interview at the ongoing session of the 13th Nation...

Sharp price increases for glyphosate and other chemicals, not to mention fears over shortages, will likely mean drastically higher input costs this year for those who practice no-till.But that doesn’t mean farmers are ready to turn to plows and other tillage equipment in order to...

In the fourth week of February, the domestic price of yellow phosphorus rose from RMB33,300 per ton at the beginning of the week to RMB37,700 at the weekend, which is a weekly increase of 13.3%, having become the highest-price-rising chemical variety of the week. Compared with th...

The banana market is about to come into some twists and turns.Currently, supplies of bananas are lower and have been since the beginning of the year. Supplies are also lower compared to other years.“This is due to a combination of many things,” says Andy Thomas-Stivalet of Kadiva...

Recently, prices of major herbicides, such as glyphosate and glufosinate, have started to go down. In normal situation, prices of major herbicides could be backed up by the price rise of yellow phosphorus and food grains, the short supply in overseas markets, the high selling pri...

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) said it is concerned about the destabilising situation occurring in Ukraine, with the industry group adding that their main concern is the safety of all the citizens that are potentially in harm’s way.TFI said it is currently unclear how great the c...

Weeds have been victorious in so many battles against herbicides, it may be time to say they’re winning the war.Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth lead the way, with both exhibiting resistance to numerous modes of action. But it gets worse. Scientists at the University of Illinois（“U ...