Author: Jackie Pucci
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BioConsortia CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith: Trading Retirement for a Part in a Biologicals Revolution
When Bayer CropScience bought AgraQuest, the biologicals firm, for nearly half a billion dollars in 2012, Marcus Meadows-Smith’s options were limitless. As CEO of…
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California to Ban Chlorpyrifos Use Starting in 2021
The California Environmental Protection Agency announced on Wednesday that virtually all use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in California will end next year following an…
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Arkansas Panel OKs New Dicamba Rules for 2020
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s State Plant Board met Sept. 17 to discuss changes to the current rule regarding the use of dicamba herbicide…
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AgriBusiness Global Trade Summit: Future of Crop Input Industry
If 2019 looks like a challenging environment for the crop input industry that’s ready to turn the corner, don’t hold your breath. The next…
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EPA Issues Long-Term Registration for Sulfoxaflor
In a win for U.S. growers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday issued a long-term approval for the insecticide sulfoxaflor, an effective…
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Wilbur-Ellis’ Vradenburg: ‘Complexity of Ag Is Going to Increase Exponentially’
Wilbur-Ellis announced last year that Dan Vradenburg, longtime Agribusiness division president, will take on a new role in the company as board chair of…
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Illinois Extends Dicamba Application Deadline
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced on Tuesday it will extend the application date that dicamba can be applied on soybeans in Illinois…
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Corteva Separates From DowDuPont
Corteva, Inc. on June 3 announced it successfully completed its separation from DowDuPont, becoming a leading, global pure-play agriculture company that offers the complete…
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EPA: Glyphosate Is (Still) Not a Carcinogen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a definitive stance on glyphosate, announcing on Apr. 30 that it continues to find “there are…
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Dicamba Update: Are Hoods the Answer to Drift?
If Steve Claussen had it his way, U.S. EPA would amend the dicamba label today to allow for spraying in higher wind speeds than…
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