Crop Protection

Two new agronomists added by Vive Crop Protection to US team

Two agricultural professionals recently joined Vive Crop Protection to support Vive Crop Protection's unique Precision Chemistry products in the Southern and Northern US marketplaces. David Reif, left, Northern technical sales agronomist.... more »

Black History Month: ARS scientist heads top entomology group

There was no denying it; the kid liked bugs. But who could have known then that he would preside over the world’s largest organization devoted to the science of entomology? Growing up in rural New... more »

Bayer reaches $2B deal over future Roundup cancer claim

Bayer announced Feb. 3 a formal agreement with plaintiffs’ class counsel on a class plan designed to manage and resolve future Roundup cases. According to a Bayer news release, plaintiffs’ class counsel are filed a... more »

Artificial intelligence eyed with Syngenta Crop Protection, Insilico partnership

Syngenta Crop Protection is collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning company Insilico Medicine to accelerate the invention and development of new, more effective crop protection solutions that protect crops from diseases, weeds and... more »

Timorex Act organic biofungicide is now registered throughout Mexico

STK bio-ag technologies, Israel’s innovative leader in botanical-based organic and hybrid solutions for sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, announces that Timorex Act organic biofungicide is now registered throughout Mexico, with Syngenta as the exclusive distributor. According... more »

Modern labs to provide space, facilities for BioConsortia’s growing R&D team

BioConsortia, a microbial solutions company that improves plant phenotypes and increase crop yields with reduced chemical and fertilizer inputs, is announcing an expansion of its R&D laboratories and team with a new, state-of-the-art facility in... more »

Orcal grows with addition of crop protection industry specialists

Junction City, Oregon-based Orcal Inc. is welcoming industry specialists and restructuring its management team to meet customer demand. Agriculture always has been and remains essential, and that is apparent at Orcal, an agricultural, consumer and... more »

Crop protection scholarships set by Belchim USA, crop consultants’ group

Wilmington, Delaware-based Belchim Crop Protection USA (Belchim USA) has announced it has awarded two $1,500 scholarships to Forest Hanson, a junior at North Dakota State University, and Cristina Griffith, a senior at Mississippi State University.... more »