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EPA Extends Deadline for Comment on New Pesticide Rules

20.05.2014 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for its proposed revisions to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard for an additional 60 days...

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U.S. EPA Seeks Comment on New Pesticide Registration

08.05.2014 - The U.S. environmental protection agency EPA has opened a public comment period on a proposed regulatory decision to register Dow Agrosciences' herbicide Enlist Duo, a proprietary...

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ICL Fertilizer Arm to Expand Polyhalite Mining in England

24.04.2014 - Cleveland Potash Limited (CPL), a subsidiary of Israel-based ICL Fertilizers, has received a grant of £­4.9 billion to expand into polyhalite production at its Boulby mine in...

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Platform to Take Chemtura’s Agriculture Arm

23.04.2014 - U.S.-based Platform Specialty Chemicals has agreed to acquire the agricultural chemicals business of compatriot Chemtura for around $1 billion in cash and stocks. The activities of...

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German States May Opt out of GMO Maize

15.04.2014 - As Germany's federal government has apparently decided not to opt out of planting the genetically manipulated maize Pioneer 1507, expected to be approved by the European Commission...

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Technip Wins Cargill Ethanol Contract in Germany

15.04.2014 - France's Technip has won a contract for engineering, procurement and construction (EPD) from U.S. agriculture giant Cargill for the new €60 million bioethanol plant scheduled to go...

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Hassinger to Replace Galindez as CEO of Dow AgroSciences

31.03.2014 - Antonio Galindez, president and CEO of Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical, will retire with effect from May 1. He has held the position since 2009. Moving...

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GMO Maize Crops Seen to Show Toxin Resistance

25.03.2014 - Maize crops engineered to produce insecticidal toxins derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are planted on millions of hectares annually, reducing the use of...