European maize market in 2022: quality seed trends and supplyAutumn plantings are drawing to a close, in Europe. Rapeseed areas (for the 2022 harvest) have gone up again in most European production co...
European corn borer moths are one of the biggest causes of damage to crops, tunneling their way through vegetables and fruit. It costs nearly $2 billion a year in the U.S. to monitor and control the h...
Conservation Farming Unit Zambia has cautioned farmers not to gamble over herbicide application and usage of other pesticides.Conservation Farming Unit Zambia central region deputy regional manager Ol...
China's corn production seems to be back on track after a five-year hiatus, but one analyst isn't expecting a return to bloated government stockpiles of the crop.The country produced 273 million tonne...
The amount of farmland hit by crop pests and diseases in China has quadrupled in the past 50 years, according to a recent study. Climate change was found to be responsible for more than a fifth of thi...
Pyrethroids first made their mark in the global insecticide market during the 1970s. They emerged when organophosphates and carbamates were widely used and accepted. But in just a few years, Pyrethroi...
While previous studies have shown little economic benefit associated with using foliar fungicides in soybean as a preventive measure, new research aided by a Penn State plant pathologist suggests othe...
Weed management is a critical aspect of organic specialty crop production (e.g. vegetables, small fruits, ornamentals etc.). Weeds compete with the crop for light, water, and nutrients. They can negat...
Verified Market Research recently published a report, "Specialty Chemicals Market" By End-User (Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals, Water Treatment, Construction, Paints and Dyes, Oil & Gas, Rubber Chemic...
Good news for farmers as we near the height of the strawberry growing season. University of Florida scientists have found a way to better control the chilli thrips that can make strawberries virtually...
University extension services across the United States are alerting farmers to a glyphosate shortage that is expected to worsen in 2022.Glyphosate is the active ingredient in some common weed killers,...
U.S. agricultural exports are at record levels.“We’ve had record exports at over $175 billion,” said Amanda Countryman, assistant professor in agriculture and resource economics at Colorado State Univ...