• Agrochemical registrations by new Brazilian government in line with pace of previous one 2023-11-03
    During the first semester of the new Brazilian government, which took office this year, the Ministry of Agriculture approved the registration of 231 pesticides.   The pace of approvals during this period is comparable to the first year of former President Jair Bolsonaro's term.  ...
  • Bioinputs market increases by 15% to 17% in Argentina 2023-11-03
    The Argentine bioinput market has increased by 15% to 17%, the Chamber of Agricultural and Fertilizer Health (Casafe) informed AgroPages exclusively.   According to the entity, this segment incorporated biological products such as biofertilizers, biostimulants, or biocontrollers ...
  • Nanjing Essence participated in ACE 2023 Agrochem Show 2023-10-31
               
  • EU countries fail to agree on extending glyphosate approval 2023-10-20
    European Union governments failed on last Friday to give a decisive opinion on a proposal to extend by 10 years EU approval for the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer AG's Roundup weedkiller.   A "qualified majority" of 15 countries representing at least 65% of the...
  • Full short-term ban on glyphosate could be counterproductive 2023-10-13
    A complete ban on the use of glyphosate in agriculture in the short term will lead to farmers more frequently using other pesticides and also non-chemical alternatives that, on balance, are not necessarily better for humans, the environment, soil life and the climate. This is wha...
  • Brazilian prosecutors seek to ban popular herbicide atrazine 2023-10-13
    Brazilian labor prosecutors have requested a court order to ban the use of atrazine, which is present in 5% of pesticides sold in the country, the prosecutors said on last Thursday.   National health regulator Anvisa, which would be forced to cancel the registration of pesticides...
  • Chile bans 14 groups of agrochemicals classified as ‘dangerous’ 2023-10-13
    The Chilean Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) announced a ban on 14 groups of pesticides considered ″highly dangerous″ for people, animals and the environment. The resolution, signed by José Guajardo Reyes, national director of SAG, will affect up to 151 commercial pestici...
  • New type of corn pest found in southern Brazil 2023-10-13
    A new species of leafhopper that attacks corn was detected in two more Brazilian states in the southern region, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná, which are two of the largest cereal producers in the country.   The African leafhopper (Leptodelphax maculigera) feeds on corn and wheat c...
  • Glyphosate use must be curbed, but prohibition may have adverse effect 2023-10-13
    WUR researchers Violette Geissen and Pieter de Wolf stress that the environmental risks of using chemical pesticides must be reduced as much as possible. However, whether the available alternatives are better for humans, the environment, soil life and the climate is highly uncert...
  • Meet us at ACE 2023 Agrochem Show, Shanghai 2023-10-10
    AgroChemEx will be held at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on October 25-27, 2023 which is an annual agrochemical symposium and exhibition organized by the China Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA) since 2005. The event attracts over 700 exhibitors, ...
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