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Covering 2,158 hectares across northern and eastern Malaysia and South Sumatra, Indonesia, the project highlights the transformative potential of drone technology in agricultural pest control. Bagworm infestations are a persistent challenge for the palm oil plantations, causing significant crop damage and financial losses. ...
Moreover, insect pheromones are essential tools to monitor and manage pests of agricultural crops. “Up till now, thousands of synthetic pheromones have been commercialized and found use in insect trapping, insect forecasting, and pesticide research and development,” said the Marketing Chief of Alfa Chemistry. ...
AUG crop growth stage estimation technology with AAFC: Prestigious project under AAFC’s AgriInnovation Program for crop management and disease risk assessment Project to provide a commercial tool to facilitate sustainable agriculture management, pest and disease mitigation and resource planning Project will benefit large and small farming operations ...
“We have been able to draw upon experience from other pest control situations, including agriculture, where mixtures have been shown to be very effective in situations where insecticide resistance is present”, said Frederic Schmitt, Global Project Manager Vector Control at Bayer CropScience’s Environmental Science Division. ...
About Bayer CropScience Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Bayer CropScience, the subgroup of Bayer AG responsible for the agricultural business, has annual sales of EUR 9,494 million (2014) and is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of seeds, ...
“Innovative concepts like Food Chain Partnership help promote sustainable agriculture,” summarized Garcia. The Food Chain Partnership approach is in this way a prime example of incorporating forward-thinking sustainable practice into contemporary agriculture. ...
On Tuesday, Bayer CropScience inaugurated its new European Oilseed Processing Center in Monheim at a ceremony attended by industry representatives, authorities, agricultural stakeholders and customers. With this facility, the company has substantially expanded its excellent platform to offer oilseed rape growers a fully integrated system from field production to delivery. ...
Bayer CropScience is clearly investing in more sustainable agriculture in the broadest sense. These important and concrete actions demonstrate Bayer CropScience’s commitment to responsible production and to the RTRS, of which it is a member. ...
Young agriculture leaders from across the world have created the Canberra Youth Ag Declaration, a global call for action to help solve the pressing issues facing modern agriculture and food security. ...
“Its mode of action is effective against sucking pests, especially thrips, whiteflies, aphids and mites, leading to healthier crops and better-quality ...
A recent company innovation in this field is the biological fungicide Serenade, which enhances Integrated Pest Management systems and provides a new tool in resistance management when used in combination or rotation with chemicals. ...
One major focus is to provide Australian agriculture with solutions to manage weed control problems including ryegrass, wild radish, feathertop rhodes grass and fleabane, though the research will benefit growers world-wide. ...
About Bayer CropScience Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience, the subgroup of Bayer AG responsible for the agricultural business, has annual sales of EUR 9,494 million (2014) and is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of ...
In Poland, oilseed rape is the main oilseed crop that can be cultivated both as a summer crop in the cooler agricultural regions as well as a winter crop in the more temperate zones. ...
Major factors affecting honey bee health are, for example, pests and parasites, inadequate diet, bee management practices and severe weather events. ...
Semios, provider of real-time agricultural information and precision pest management tools, has been given approval by Health Canada, Pest Management Regulatory Authority for their Semios OFM Plus pheromone product that disrupts the mating of oriental fruit moth. ...
” Collaboration key to leveraging the potential of modern agriculture Agriculture and crop productivity are mainly driven by agronomic improvements and technology advances. ...
(MBI), (Nasdaq:MBII), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, today announced the opening of its new greenhouse to facilitate and expand its research and product development capacity. ...
This is intended to minimize the environmental impacts of agricultural production in order to keep potato farming attractive in the long term. ...
The insecticide may be reducing the beetles’ effectiveness as a natural control of slug pests. Neonicotinoids are widely used around the world to protect crops, including soybeans and maize, from damage by insect pests. They are typically coated onto seeds and spread throughout the growing plant making it toxic to biting and sucking insects, such as grubs ...