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A soybean plantation in Brazil. Genetically modified soybeans that rely on glyphosate for weed control are planted across the country. (MailsonPignata/iStock/Getty Images)

Brazil judge suspends use of glyphosate herbicide

By Roberto Samora August 7, 2018

Sao Paulo | Reuters – A Brazilian judge has suspended the use of products containing the agrochemical glyphosate, a herbicide widely employed for soybeans and other crops in the country. A federal judge in Brasilia ruled on Friday that new products containing the chemical could not be registered in the country and existing registrations would […] Read more

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UPL to buy crop chem firm Arysta

By GFM Staff July 29, 2018

Indian chemical manufacturer UPL has raised the financial backing for an all-cash deal to become what’s expected to be the world’s fifth biggest crop chemical firm. UPL on July 20 announced it will pay $4.2 billion to buy 100 per cent of Arysta LifeScience — the maker of Everest and Inferno herbicides, among other products […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

By Allison Martell, GFM Network News June 1, 2018

Reuters — Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of U.S. exports and challenge U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization (WTO), Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. The Canadian tariffs are set to go into effect on July 1 and […] Read more

The Elbe River at Oberrathen, southeast of Dresden. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Reuters

Germany plans to toughen conditions for insecticide use

By Reuters May 2, 2018

Berlin | Reuters — Germany plans to make it more difficult for farmers to use crop insecticides in a bid to preserve biodiversity, an environment ministry document showed. “Insect biomass has fallen by more than 75 per cent in the last 27 years in Germany,” according to the paper seen by Reuters on Wednesday, saying […] Read more

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

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Minnesota joins U.S. states limiting dicamba

By Tom Polansek December 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota became the latest U.S. state on Tuesday to restrict controversial weed killers made by Monsanto and BASF that were linked to widespread crop damage, while Arkansas took a step back from imposing new limits. The U.S. has faced an agricultural crisis this year caused by new versions of the herbicides, […] Read more

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FMC deal for DuPont assets wins clearances

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News September 26, 2017

The chemical company set to take up a significant chunk of DuPont’s crop protection work in Canada has picked up the last of the regulatory clearances it needs to close the deal. Philadelphia-based FMC Corp. announced Thursday it received the final approval needed, from the Competition Commission of India, to close the deal the company […] Read more

Albaugh’s chemical plant at St. Joseph, Missouri. (AlbaughLLC.com)

Crops, Reuters

Herbicide supplier Albaugh said to be exploring sale

By greg-roumeliotis, GFM Network News August 31, 2017

Reuters — Albaugh LLC is exploring a sale that could value the privately held U.S. producer of agricultural crop protection chemicals at more than US$1.5 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Albaugh, controlled by its 67-year-old founder Dennis Albaugh, is working with investment bank JPMorgan Chase and Co. to discuss a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Proposed Dow, DuPont merger gets conditional nod from China

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 2, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — China has conditionally approved the proposed merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont, the country’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday, a step forward for the deal whose closing has been repeatedly delayed by regulatory hurdles. The merger was approved by EU antitrust regulators in March on the condition the companies divest assets […] Read more

DuPont’s headquarters in Delaware. (DuPont.com)

Crops

FMC buying much of DuPont’s crop protection business

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News March 31, 2017

FMC and DuPont have inked a deal that will see FMC pick up the portion of DuPont’s crop protection business the EU says must be divested for the DuPont-Dow merger to go ahead. In exchange DuPont will acquire FMC Health and Nutrition along with $1.2 billion (all figures U.S. funds) in cash. FMC will acquire […] Read more

Crops

Syngenta, DuPont patent new herbicide chemistry class

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News December 21, 2016

The crop chemical arms of DuPont and Syngenta are working together on a new class of herbicide chemistry they’ve jointly patented and taken to the “pre-development” stage. DuPont Crop Protection and Syngenta announced Monday they’ve published a joint patent, titled “Substituted cyclic amides and their use as herbicides,” and expect to launch herbicides based on […] Read more

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Brazil judge suspends use of glyphosate herbicide

UPL to buy crop chem firm Arysta

Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

Germany plans to toughen conditions for insecticide use

Minnesota joins U.S. states limiting dicamba

FMC deal for DuPont assets wins clearances

Herbicide supplier Albaugh said to be exploring sale

Proposed Dow, DuPont merger gets conditional nod from China

FMC buying much of DuPont’s crop protection business

Syngenta, DuPont patent new herbicide chemistry class

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