Aerial pesticide application in China, at present, is developing rapidly, where research and registration of pesticides dedicated to this kind of application have been very hot. The research of aerial...
The U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) rose 1.1% in July following a 3.5% gain in June and a 5.5% rebound in May, according to the American Chemistry Council (ACC). During July, chemi...
The process of registering pesticide products in Myanmar has been slowed significantly by regulatory challenges since the enactment of the Pesticide Law in 2016. In some cases, the whole process can t...
As farmer Ahiaba Sylvanus recalls, it never used to be necessary to spray maize, millet and guinea corn with pesticides in the Nigerian state of Kaduna, where he lives. But the recent long drought, li...
In the global herbicide market, the dominant herbicide glyphosate hit its 10-year high price, followed by the price new high of the world’s second-largest GMO-tolerant herbicide glufosinate in the pas...
Farmers in Brazil are preparing to plant their 2021/22 crops, so let's take an early look at the potential acreage and production. These are very preliminary estimates and given the volatility in the ...
A field study was conducted in plastic tunnels of tomato crops to compare the spraying performance of KMS with the commonly used electric knapsack sprayer (EKS), thermal fogger sprayer (TFS) and spray...
Biological alternatives to chemical pesticides can be used to help deliver comparable wheat yields, according to new ground-breaking research backed by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.The use of so...
The United States Department of Agriculture surprised grain markets with its deep cut to Canadian wheat production but a leading grain market analyst thinks it didn’t go far enough.USDA is forecasting...
The partial closure of one of China's biggest cargo ports due to coronavirus has raised fresh concerns about the impact on global trade.Services were shut on Wednesday at a terminal at Ningbo-Zhoushan...
The price of the active ingredient in glyphosate appears to have reached a ceiling and that should eventually bring an end to a series of price hikes for the popular herbicide. Glyphosate technical va...
CABI scientists have conducted the first comprehensive study on the economic impact of a range of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) on Africa’s agricultural sector, which they estimated to be USD $65.58 bi...
