11.08.2017
- As an EU-wide scare involving contaminated eggs dominates headlines, BASF has announced it will not reapply for authorization for some uses of its Fipronil pesticide. However, the...
03.07.2017
- The American Academy of Pediatrics, a body that represents more than 66,000 pediatricians and pediatric surgeons, has written to Scott Pruitt, new administrator of the US...
13.04.2017
- A week before a federal court deadline to make a final decision on its use, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a petition to ban the insecticide active...
08.11.2016
- German chemical giant BASF and agriculture and nutrition specialist FMC Corporation, based in the US state of Pennsylvania have agreed to cooperate on bringing novel in-furrow crop...
01.08.2016
- Bayer CropScience has withdrawn its flubendiamide insecticide sold under the trade name Belt after losing its appeal against a decision of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s...
27.04.2016
- BASF has opened a new R&D center at its crop protection division’s headquarters in Limburgerhof, Germany, to serve as hub of expertise for biological crop protection and seeds. The...
12.10.2015
- In a decision dating back to September, a US appeals court in San Francisco cancelled the registration of Dow Agroscience’s sulfloxaflor insecticide sold under the brand names...
14.07.2014
- Bayer CropScience is seeking approval from the EU's Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) for use of its foliar neonicotinoid insecticide Biscaya in niche applications this autumn...
