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New release of MILAS in Dynamics 365 for Operations

Microsoft recently released version 10.0.9 (PU33) of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. The launch of this new version also effects MILAS, Adifo’s ERP add-on. MILAS is an industry specific extension that streamlines the complete organizational workflow of the nutritional supply chain. MILAS handles the most complex business processes of feed, food, commodity trade, ...

Apr. 24, 2020

By Adifo NV

Checking up on EPA`s Office of Pesticide Programs - A Conversation with Jim Aidala

This week's All Things Chemical Podcast will be of interest to readers of the Pesticide Law & Policy Blog®. A brief description of the episode written by Lynn L. Bergeson is below. This week I sat down with James Aidala, B&C’s Senior Government Affairs Consultant, to catch up on what the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is up ...

Jul. 9, 2020

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

New release of MILAS in Dynamics 365 for Operations

Microsoft recently released version 10.0.9 (PU33) of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations. The launch of this new version also effects MILAS, Adifo’s ERP add-on. MILAS is an industry specific extension that streamlines the complete organizational workflow of the nutritional supply chain. MILAS handles the most complex business processes of feed, food, commodity trade, pet ...

Apr. 24, 2020

By Adifo NV

Holistic study approach expands understanding of agricultural chemicals in the environment

An understanding how environmental processes and agricultural practices interact to determine the transport and fate of agricultural chemicals in the environment is essential for effectively addressing the widespread degradation of surface and ground waters from past, present, and future agricultural activities. While considerable research has been conducted at field or smaller scales, the ...

Jun. 11, 2008

By Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

NFU Scotland and Agricultural Industries Confederation Engage Government – Liquid Fertiliser Tanks Lowering Bills

NFU Scotland has recently stated that many farmers will be unable to pay their bills in December if subsidy support payments are late. They have also made aware of the situation, Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) Scotland, the membership body for companies supplying animal feed, plant protection products and fertiliser. According to Scottish Tenant Farmers Association chairman, ...

Oct. 22, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

CropLife Australia welcomes the Government’s budget commitment today

Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer of the national peak organisation for Australia’s plant science sector, CropLife Australia, today said “the government’s continued support for the registration of agricultural chemical products for minor uses and specialty crops with a further funding commitment of $6.3 million over two years will continue what will be a profitable ...

May 9, 2018

By Agsafe

EPA requires major agricultural chemical dealer to safely manage pesticides

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced settlements with two associated companies for the improper storage and containment of agricultural pesticides. Fertizona, a large fertilizer and crop protection retailer, and Compton Ag Services operate six facilities in Arizona and California subject to the enforcement actions. They have agreed to pay a total of $133,240 in civil ...

Sep. 22, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

UK farming urges EU policy makers to consider the future of pesticides carefully

The growing season is fast approaching and farmers and growers throughout the UK are turning their attentions to the management of fertilisers and pesticides. This month, farmers and UK industry bodies called for a balanced EU approach to pesticides, as reported by Farmers Guardian. The NFU, Crop Protection Association and Agricultural Industries Confederation presented what they have named ...

Feb. 19, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Airborne precision fertiliser application project promising

Providing liquid fertiliser tanks to the agricultural industry means that we like to keep our ear to the ground when it comes to technological and application developments and this week’s news is no exception. Massey University in New Zealand is conducting pioneering work which sees software and GPS technology send information from the ground to a hopper which opens automatically from the ...

Nov. 30, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Country Smells – Natural Fertiliser and Vertical Storage Tanks

The Bucks Herald has again written about country smells after townspeople have complained about a farmer spreading animal manure on his land to increase productivity. The view of the newspaper is that farmers are only doing their jobs when it comes to fertilising their land. Consumers often express that they don’t want farmers to be using chemical fertilisers, and when natural fertilisers ...

Aug. 15, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

GaBi Databases in Umberto

At present we are integrating GaBi databases of PE International into Umberto NXT LCA and Umberto NXT Universal for the Umberto User Community. Should you require data sets beyond those that the ecoinvent database offers you now have the opportunity to add GaBi extensions. The 17 GaBi databases encompass approximately 5,000 data sets. Amongst others there can be found data sets for the sectors: ...

Dec. 10, 2013

By ifu Hamburg GmbH

EPA combats improper pesticide manufacturing, labeling and use in the Pacific Northwest

The US Environmental Protection Agency, in its continuing effort to protect the public from illegally produced, improperly labeled, and misused pesticides in the Pacific Northwest, has reached settlements with four companies for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Among EPA’s latest actions: Two agricultural chemical companies, Genesis Agri-Products, ...

Nov. 10, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Resolves Violations with Newport Beach, Calif. Company for Failure to Report Imported Agricultural Chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency settled its case against American Vanguard Corporation, located in Newport Beach, Calif., for failure to report toxic chemical substances imported by two of its subsidiary companies. American Vanguard will pay a fine of $81,855. Under the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA maintains a comprehensive list of more than 85,000 chemical ...

Oct. 23, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Farmers Urged to Consider Impact Of Pesticides on Insect Numbers

Farmers are continually urged to store pesticides safely and securely in order to minimise their impact on the environment and to reduce leakage into water supplies and systems. A study by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), with support from Natural England, examined 40 year’s worth of data collected on farmland on the Susses Downs. Examining the effect of climate and ...

Oct. 30, 2015

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

Record Crops Predicted – Storing Chemicals in Suitable Vertical Storage Tanks

The US is celebrating bumper crops this year, according to Farming UK. The publication states that the record-breaking corn harvest this year surpassed expectations of the US Department of Agriculture and it seems that because of the warm summer this year, that the UK could be following in its footsteps. Farming UK also reports on a trial that examines the good health of sugar beet crops. With ...

Aug. 15, 2014

By ENDURAMAXX Storage Tanks

EPA Enforcement Settlement Addresses Pesticide Violations by Chemical Universe, Inc., of North Kansas City, Mo.

An inspection by the Missouri Department of Agriculture of Chemical Universe, Inc., a pesticide producer in North Kansas City, Mo., has revealed alleged violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Through an enforcement action with EPA Region 7, the company has agreed to pay a $34,740 civil penalty to settle the allegations related to the improperly reported ...

Apr. 10, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Phytosanitary research clinic launched in Burkina Faso

The Institute of Rural Development of Burkina Faso (IRD) has established a clinic tasked with improving the use of phytosanitary products, such as insecticides and pesticides, to reduce their impact on agriculture and the environment, and to improve food security. The clinic was officially launched earlier this month (7 March) in Bobo Dioulasso at a meeting attended by representatives from the ...

Mar. 30, 2012

By SciDev.Net

U.S. EPA fines agricultural products companies $74,880 for pesticide violations in Calif. and Ariz.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced settlements with two companies selling agricultural chemicals in Arizona and California over improper storage and containment of federally regulated pesticides. San Francisco, Calif-based agricultural products company Wilbur-Ellis must pay $62,080 in civil penalties and, separately, Collierville, Tenn.-based agricultural products company ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of EPA Decision on Carbofuran Domestic Tolerances

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a petition by FMC Corporation and three national grower groups for review of a lower appellate court ruling which had upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to deny an administrative hearing on the revocation of domestic tolerances for carbofuran. "We are greatly disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review the lower ...

May 31, 2011

By PeroxyChem an Evonik Company

Catastrophic death of 15,000 fish

Thousands of fish died from pollution and thousands more were rescued by Environment Agency staff from a river at Halstead in Essex when toxic chemicals were spilled. Berwick Hall Farm was responsible for the pollution and today (Tues 26 Nov) appeared before magistrates to answer charges. The farm was fined £34,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £32,997 and a victim surcharge of ...

Nov. 26, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

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