USDA/APHIS modernizes plant pest regulations, improves customer service

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule to revise the regulations in Title 7 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 330 that govern the movement…
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Brazil law speeding up pesticide approval seen stalling to 2019 -official

A proposed law to speed up approvals of new pesticides in Brazil that has drawn criticism from environmentalists is unlikely to gain congressional approval before next year, an agriculture ministry official told Reuters on Wednesday. Approval…
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Expected ruling of European Court on the genetic modification of plants may offer opportunities for situation-specific safety analyses of new varieties

A ruling on the interpretation of EU law concerning the genetic modification of plants is expected from the European Court of Justice at the end of July. The Opinion of Advocate General Bobek, often a good indication of the final ruling, implies…

Alivio para el déficit de cereal y girasol en España por la guerra en Ucrania al poner en producción 600.000 hectáreas de barbecho

El gran déficit de cereal y girasol que estaba teniendo España desde el estallido de la guerra de Ucrania -que se traducía no sólo en la pérdida de materia prima sino en el encarecimiento de estos productos- puede comenzar a aliviarse con…

¿Que es la Roya Amarilla?

¿Qué es la Roya Amarilla? La Roya Amarilla es una enfermedad que puede infectar a trigo, cebada, triticale y otras gramíneas. Sin embargo, los ataques agronómicamente significativos de esta enfermedad se producen en el cultivo de trigo.…

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to ban four highly toxic pesticides

To ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products and the safety of people, the ecological environment and livestock, China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has decided to ban four highly toxic pesticides. These 4 pesticides…

Argentina is the second largest exporter of soybeans to Colombia

The geopolitical crisis in Ukraine is having an impact on countries in the region. The Colombian government is no exception and is trying to avoid double-digit inflation. Countries such as Argentina have taken measures through their economic…

Conflict in Ukraine fuels uncertainty for agriculture

The Russian invasion has brought devastation to Ukraine, and uncertainty and volatility fueled by the conflict are rippling through U.S. and Texas agriculture markets. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economists said both Russia and…

Spanish agri-food exports hit record high in 2021 by exceeding 60.000 million, 11% more than in 2020

Spanish agri-food exports recorded a value of 60,118 million euros in 2021, that figure is a record in the historical series and represents an increase of 11% over the previous year, according to data from the annual preview of Foreign Trade,…