Good cotton prices and a high demand for cotton from China is expected to encourage Brazilian farmers to continue increasing their cotton acreage for the next few years. In fact, the executive secretary of the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (Abrapa) is forecasting that the cotton acreage in Brazil will double over the next four […]
China’s developing taste for chips and crisps will soon be fuelled by British produce, as International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox MP secures a deal which enables the UK to export seed potatoes to China. The deal is expected to bring major benefits to Scotland, with around 70% of the 100,000 tonnes of seed potatoes […]
The very early corn planting in northern Argentina is getting off to somewhat of a slow start due to dryer conditions in northern Cordoba province and the speculation in the market is how much total corn will be planted in Argentina in 2018/19. Farmers in Argentina have been increasing their corn acreage for the last […]
France will take a radical step towards protecting its dwindling bee population on last Saturday by becoming the first country in Europe to ban all five pesticides researchers believe are killing off the insects. The move to ban the five so-called neonicotinoids has been hailed by beekeepers and environmentalists, but cereal and sugar beet farmers […]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that it is safe to consume sugar produced from the genetically modified sugar cane developed by the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC) in Brazil, according to a company statement. “Based on the information and documents presented, the FDA concluded that both raw and refined sugar produced from […]
The Agriculture Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced plans to invest up to £60,000 to improve understanding of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) risk in cereals. The announcement follows the decision by the European Commission (EC) to ban the outdoor use of neonicotinoid seed treatments, which include those used to protect cereal crops from BYDV […]
Various regulation measures have recently been announced in the chemical industry across provinces including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Tianjin, Guangdong and Guangxi, which indicate the beginning of another round of reshuffling of the chemical industry from the second half of 2018. Jiangsu Province 1. Coastal chemical parks are to be shut down, relocated, upgraded or restructured, […]
Data Management, agronomy and ROI considerations reflected as significant trends through product and service announcements at the St. Louis event. Here are the top precision products and trends discovered by Precision Farming Dealer editors at InfoAg 2018, hosted at the Union Station Hotel in St. Louis, Mo., this week. Farmobile Opens DataStore, the Industry’s […]
Following the worldwide prohibition or reduction of the use of paraquat, the equivalent, pyridine derivative diquat, is rapidly rising as one of the best substitutes with great potential for growth. Compared with glyphosate and glufosinate, which have similar business potential, diquat has a good effect on crop rotation, replantation and drying up, in addition to its outstanding […]