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1 - Atticus Launches New Acetamiprid Alternative | AgroNews

1 – Atticus Launches New Acetamiprid Alternative | AgroNews

"Atticus recently announced the introduction of a line of products containing the active ingredient Acetamiprid, an insecticide that works quickly to control target pests through both contact and ingestion. The products will serve as a viable, EPA-recognized and USDA field-proven alternative where pollination impact is a concern. Atticus offers two formulations use in agriculture and turf and…

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1 Biopesticide & Biocontrol Still Have Some Way to Go | AgroNews

1 Biopesticide & Biocontrol Still Have Some Way to Go | AgroNews

“Based on long years of intensive research and development, the biopesticide & biocontrol industry is growing fast and can offer safe and cost-effective solutions that benefit all facets of society, but it still has some way to go for the future. …Their use is growing at about 15% annually, a pace twice as high as conventional pesticides, and the projections from marketing reports suggest this…

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2 Bayer Announces Publication of a Series of Scientific Reports - Neonicotinoid Bee Safety | AgroNews

2 Bayer Announces Publication of a Series of Scientific Reports – Neonicotinoid Bee Safety | AgroNews

Bayer has announced the publication of a series of scientific publications on a large-scale landscape study into the bee safety of neonicotinoid seed treatment conducted in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, a state in northern Germany. … The aim was to assess the potential effects of oilseed rape grown from clothianidin-treated seeds on bee species with different life cycles, such as the honey bee…

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TEN THINGS - Canada Crop Protection Sep 29 2014

TEN THINGS – Canada Crop Protection Sep 29 2014

1. Short Covering Lifts Wheat, Sends Sugar Soaring | Agrimoney.com “The dollar set another four-year high early on Monday, which was hardly the best omen for agricultural commodity prices.

The greenback was boosted in part by the cautious market sentiment provoked by pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

These demonstrationssent Hong Kong stocks down 1.8% although, perhaps in a sign of some…

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