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Agro-Kanesho acquires Off ® II Flowable business from BASF in Japan | AgroNews

Agro-Kanesho acquires Off ® II Flowable business from BASF in Japan | AgroNews

"Agro-Kanesho has acquired ‘Off® II Flowable’ herbicide business from BASF in Japan, including registration and trademark etc. rights of the product and the access rights to the registration data of imazaquin from BASF. ‘Off® II Flowable’ was registered in Japan in 1994, it’s a mixture herbicide for used in lawn and golf course, containing pendimethalin, which has excellent soil treatment effect…

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5X5 - 5. US-NEWS

5X5 – 5. US-NEWS

• 1 – 3 Big Things Today, November 5 Grains, Soybeans May Fall on Export Sales, Harvest

"Corn, wheat and soybeans may fall today as export sales are expected to come in below recent weeks.

Analysts and traders expect soybean sales through Oct. 29 totaled 1.4 million to 1.8 million metric tons, well below the prior week’s 2.1 million, though that number was unusually high. Corn sales are forecast…

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5X5 - 4. CROP PROTECTION

5X5 – 4. CROP PROTECTION

5X5 – CROP PROTECTION

• 1. 5 Issues Changing the Crop Protection Industry | Farm Chemicals International

"1. Resistance.Worldwide, crop losses to weed infestations cost growers more than $100 billion, according to weed researchers. Research by the University of Illinois estimates yield losses due to particularly troublesome weeds such as waterhemp (Amaranthus) in soybeans at up to 40%. When…

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5X5 - 4. CROP PROTECTION

5X5 – 4. CROP PROTECTION

1 • BASF Launches Rice With Tolerance to Herbicide Kifix® in Brazil

"BASF introduced in Brazil its new rice cultivar (SCS121 CL) with tolerance to the Kifix® herbicide (imazapic, imazapyr). The company notes that seed has an elevated productivity potential, stability of production, high industrial yields, culinary quality and adaptation to the process of parboiling.

The cultivar was developed…

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5X5 - 2. CROPS

5X5 – 2. CROPS

1 • Guide to Field Crop Protection 2015 Now Available

“The Guide to Field Crop Protection 2015 is now available in a paper copy format or on-line at http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/guides-and-publications/#gfcp”

2 • USDA Says Normal Water Forecast Western States in 2015

"As the 2015 growing season quickly approaches, farmers and ranchers across the West and Southwest are once again…

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5X5 - 4. CROP PROTECTION

5X5 – 4. CROP PROTECTION

1 • California Unveils Strictest Rules on Pesticide

"January 15, 2015, Fresno, CA – California farmers now must abide by the U.S.’ strictest rules for a widely used pesticide in a change designed to protect farmworkers and people who live and work near agricultural fields but is likely to raise prices on produce.

The restrictions announced recently target chloropicrin, a pesticide injected into…

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8. CROP PROTECTION - Other Links

8. CROP PROTECTION – Other Links

* Agrium agrees to take equity stake in CH Biotech-Agrium, Loveland Products, CH Biotech, equity stake, distribution right * BASF launches new web-based farm management tool in Canada-BASF, web-based, farm management tool, accounting platform, data * BASF supports the use of Heat® herbicide for the 2015 season-BASF, MRLs, Heat LQ herbicides, canola, harvest, weed drydown * Formulating for…

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TEN THINGS - Canada Crop Protection Oct 16 2014

TEN THINGS – Canada Crop Protection Oct 16 2014

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1. CANSIM – 001-0015 – Exports of grains, by final destination “Table 001-0015 – Exports of grains, by final destination – monthly (tonnes)”

2. EPA approval of Dow herbicide violates law, critics charge – The Western Producer“(Reuters) — U.S. regulatory approval granted Wednesday to Dow AgroSciences’ new herbicide to be used with new genetically modified crops, outraged critics who…

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