agriculture pest News | Agriculture XPRT

Bayer CropScience closes acquisition of DuPont Crop Protection Land Management assets

Bayer CropScience has completed the acquisition of certain DuPont Crop Protection Land Management assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. The transaction closed on December 1, 2014, following receipt of required antitrust approvals. The acquisition significantly boosts Bayer CropScience’s non-agricultural pest and weed control business. “We are ...

Dec. 1, 2014

By Bayer Crop Science AG

UNDP Pilot Steps Up a Level to Nationwide Coverage

The Ministry of Agriculture launched today in Beijing a new national plan to promote an eco-friendly alternative technology to replace the agricultural use of the harmful pesticide Dicofol across China by 2015, based on a pilot project run by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Since 2009, UNDP has been working with partners to encourage ...

May 27, 2013

By United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Bayer gains membership of Horticulture Australia Limited

In conjunction with Horticulture Australia Limited's (HAL) annual general meeting, HAL and Bayer announced that Bayer has become a C-Class Member of HAL. Bayer is the first international company and technology provider to gain a membership of HAL based on it's investment in Australian horticultural research. Jacqueline Applegate, Managing Director of Bayer CropScience New Zealand and ...

Nov. 22, 2013

By Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited

Countries chart a two-year course on food, nutrition and agriculture across Europe and Central Asia

Recognizing the coexistence in the region of large-scale mechanized farming alongside more traditional family farms, the FAO Regional Conference held in Bucharest this week endorsed two over-arching initiatives for FAO to pursue in 2014-15: strengthening family farms and smallholder agriculture, and improving agri-food trade and regional trade integration. Other major areas of work in the region ...

Apr. 4, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Eucalyptus essential oil as an alternative to chemical pesticides

Controlling pests with natural products can have greater environmental benefits than using chemical pesticides. A recent study reviews the use of eucalyptus essential oil as a natural pesticide and offers recommendations for its future application. Chemical pesticides have played a major role in securing food supplies the world over. However, excessive use has led to increased environmental ...

Apr. 29, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Controlling resilient plant viruses with steam

Combining steam with heat-producing chemicals could control pathogenic viruses in soil, finds new research. The study examined how effective different forms of heat sterilisation of soil were at inactivating three plant viruses. While steam alone was enough to eradicate two of the viruses, the highly resilient tobacco mosaic virus required the addition of exothermic chemicals to reduce it by 97%. ...

Feb. 19, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Bayer develops the first two-way insecticide mixture for indoor residual spraying

Consistent with its mission of delivering ‘Science For A Better Life’, Bayer has recently submitted a dossier to the World Health Organization Pesticide Evaluation Scheme (WHOPES) for the evaluation of a new two-way insecticide mixture which includes a new mode-of-action for indoor residual spraying (IRS) against disease vectors. Named Fludora™ Fusion, this first IRS based on ...

Oct. 26, 2015

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Partnering is key to improve bee health

The “Bayer’s Perspective on Innovation 2014” international press forum held in Leverkusen, Germany, was the venue for the launch of the company’s first bee health magazine, “BEENOW”. The magazine presents Bayer’s efforts to unite partners from around the world, including research institutes and universities, beekeepers, farmers and industry partners, to ...

Dec. 3, 2014

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Bayer CropScience acquires vegetable seed company SeedWorks India Pvt. Ltd

Bayer CropScience has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire SeedWorks India Pvt. Ltd., based in Hyderabad. The company is specialized in breeding, production, and marketing of hybrid seeds of tomato, hot pepper, okra and gourds. Financial terms were not disclosed. SeedWorks India was founded in 1998 and has research and seed processing locations in Bangalore and Hyderabad ...

Jun. 1, 2015

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Camacho cigars signs partnership with bayer cropscience

Camacho Cigars, a key player in the international cigar market, and Bayer CropScience, the world"s leader in crop science and crop protection, have signed a working partnership under the Bayer Food Chain Management program. With this new alliance, Camacho Cigars has become the only tobacco company in history to be in compliance with strict international standards for Good Manufacturing Practices ...

Jul. 20, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Neonicotinoids: may reduce crop yields by poisoning insects that eat slug pests

Beetles that are helpful to farmers can be poisoned if they feed on slugs that have eaten crops treated with neonicotinoids, a new study reports. The slugs themselves are not harmed by neonicotinoids. In American field trials, researchers found that plots planted with neonicotinoid-treated soybeans contained more slugs, fewer beetle predators and had 5% lower yields. The insecticide may be ...

Mar. 12, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Decision to restrict use of neonicotinoid-containing products will not improve bee health

Despite failing to achieve a qualified majority in the Appeal Committee, the European Commission has announced a restriction on the use of neonicotinoid-containing products on bee-attractive crops, a decision that Bayer CropScience considers disproportionate and one that distracts attention away from the real issues surrounding poor bee health. Only around half of the member states voted for the ...

May 24, 2013

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Bayer CropScience launches global web video competition for farmers

Bayer CropScience has launched YouFarm International, the first global web video competition for farmers. The company wants to provide farmers and people passionate about farming the opportunity to increase awareness and boost understanding of modern agriculture with the public. “Most people have an incomplete image of modern agriculture and the origins of the food they consume. The ...

Feb. 2, 2015

By Bayer AG

Bayer CropScience acquires European distribution rights for biofungicide Contans from Belchim Crop Protection

Bayer CropScience announced today that it has acquired the sole European distribution rights for the biological fungicide Contans™ WG from Belchim Crop Protection NV effective October 1, 2014. This acquisition further strengthens Bayer CropScience’s crop protection portfolio and is another step in building up a comprehensive range of biologicals as part of integrated crop solutions. ...

Oct. 2, 2014

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Camacho cigars signs partnership with bayer cropscience

Camacho Cigars, a key player in the international cigar market, and Bayer CropScience, the world"s leader in crop science and crop protection, have signed a working partnership under the Bayer Food Chain Management program. With this new alliance, Camacho Cigars has become the only tobacco company in history to be in compliance with strict international standards for Good Manufacturing Practices ...

Jul. 19, 2010

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Bayer CropScience to acquire the seed business of Granar S.A.

Bayer CropScience announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the seed business of Granar S.A., based in Encarnacion, Paraguay. The private company, founded in 2001, specializes in the breeding, production and marketing especially of improved soybean seeds adapted to the growing conditions that prevail in subtropical regions. Granar S.A. has a strong presence in Paraguay and ...

Oct. 1, 2014

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Winter Cereals Sustainability in Action Gives Winter Wheat a Boost With a $475,000 Investment in Science

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and Bayer CropScience announced today an additional $475,000 investment in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) winter wheat research program based at the AAFC Lethbridge Research Centre. The funds will be used to purchase equipment required to increase the program's capacity for molecular marker screening. The new equipment should significantly speed up the ...

Jul. 26, 2012

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Bayer CropScience opens Weed Resistance Competence Center in Frankfurt, Germany

Herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing global problem. The official opening of Bayer CropScience’s Weed Resistance Competence Center (WRCC) in Frankfurt on 19 November is a major step forward in tackling weed resistance, as it will develop new weed control strategies, and share knowledge within the global community of farmers, agronomists and scientists. Understanding weed resistance and ...

Nov. 20, 2014

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Four in one – new discovery on pest fruit flies

Four of the world's most destructive agricultural pests are actually one and the same fruit fly, according to the results of a global research effort released today. The discovery should lead to the easing of certain international trade restrictions and also aid efforts to combat the ability of these harmful insects to reproduce, experts said. The so-called Oriental, Philippine, Invasive and ...

Oct. 28, 2014

By Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

European Commission approved Terpenoid Blend QRD 460

Bayer CropScience has reached an important milestone towards the market introduction of its biological insecticide Requiem in Europe. Its active ingredient Terpenoid Blend QRD 460 has been recently approved by the European Commission. For growers and the entire food value chain, Requiem provides control of sucking pests and extends quality of harvested produce. First registrations of Requiem are ...

Aug. 17, 2015

By Bayer Crop Science AG

Subscribe to our eBulletins