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BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

U.S. EPA gives dicamba ‘restricted use’ label for 2018

By Emily Flitter October 13, 2017

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new restrictions on Friday on the use of dicamba herbicide, which has caused widespread crop damage in the U.S. Midwest for the past two years. The EPA said in a statement that certain formulations of the substance will be classified as a restricted-use pesticide, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

BASF to harvest seeds, herbicide businesses from Bayer

By Maria Sheahan October 13, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters — BASF has agreed to buy seed and herbicide businesses from Bayer for 5.9 billion euros (C$8.7 billion) in cash, as Bayer tries to convince competition authorities to approve its planned acquisition of Monsanto. BASF, the world’s third-largest maker of crop chemicals, has so far avoided seed assets and instead pursued research […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Several U.S. scientists to skip Monsanto’s dicamba summit

By Tom Polansek September 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto invited dozens of weed scientists to a summit this week to win backing for a controversial herbicide but many have declined, threatening the company’s efforts to convince regulators the product is safe to use. Monsanto faces a barrage of lawsuits over its dicamba herbicide and risks of tighter restrictions on […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA aims to allow dicamba use, with safeguards

By Tom Polansek September 19, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to allow farmers to spray the controversial herbicide dicamba next year, but with additional rules for its use, an official with the agency said on Tuesday. Reuben Baris, acting chief of the herbicide branch of the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs, said the agency […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Soybeans

BASF to boost inoculant production at Saskatoon

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 24, 2017

The Canadian crop protection arm of Germany’s BASF plans to step up its game in the crop inoculant business with a $10 million expansion at its Saskatoon plant. The facility, set up in 1988, handles production and research and development for BASF’s seed- and soil-applied rhizobium/bacillus inoculants, exported and sold worldwide under the Nodulator brand […] Read more

BASF’s promotions for pre-harvest use of Heat LQ have until now focused strictly on crops such as soybeans, peas, canola, dry beans and sunflowers. (Agro.basf.ca)

Cereals, Crops

Heat LQ cleared for pre-harvest use in wheat, barley

By Leeann Minogue August 17, 2017

Wheat, durum and barley growers have a new pre-harvest herbicide option now that BASF has received Codex maximum residue limits (MRLs) for its product Heat LQ. While “there were probably some wheat acres already harvested,” according to Dan Packer, BASF’s cereals crop manager, this agreement will provide an additional pre-harvest option for farmers who still […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Tennessee restricts dicamba use as problems spread

By Karl Plume July 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Tennessee on Thursday imposed restrictions on the use of dicamba, a flagship pesticide for Monsanto, to become the fourth state to take action as problems spread over damage the herbicide causes to crops not genetically modified to withstand it. Dicamba is sprayed by farmers on crops genetically modified to resist it […] Read more

Crops

U.S. state-level dicamba bans temporary

By Allan Dawson July 11, 2017

A ban on dicamba applications in Missouri could end by the weekend, a state agriculture official said Monday. “The intent was never for this to be a long pause,” Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn told the U.S. farm show Agritalk on Monday, after Missouri became the second state to announce such a ban so far […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Two states ban dicamba after drift complaints

By Karl Plume July 7, 2017

Reuters — Missouri joined Arkansas on Friday in banning the use and sale of dicamba after a rise in complaints that the herbicide is drifting into neighbouring fields and damaging crops, the states’ agriculture departments said Friday. Dicamba use and complaints about its use have spiked in the past two years in the U.S. More […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

By Reuters June 30, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer has filed a request for approval of its planned US$66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto with European Union regulators, as suitors line up for assets that Bayer will sell to get the approval by year-end. Bayer, which is bracing for the EU Commission to go into an in-depth […] Read more

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U.S. EPA gives dicamba ‘restricted use’ label for 2018

BASF to harvest seeds, herbicide businesses from Bayer

Several U.S. scientists to skip Monsanto’s dicamba summit

U.S. EPA aims to allow dicamba use, with safeguards

BASF to boost inoculant production at Saskatoon

Heat LQ cleared for pre-harvest use in wheat, barley

Tennessee restricts dicamba use as problems spread

U.S. state-level dicamba bans temporary

Two states ban dicamba after drift complaints

Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

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