Sentences with phrase «crop protection chemicals»

«If you talk to farmers, particularly in northern Europe, they're very concerned about the limited range of crop protection chemicals that they have available to them because of concerns about the broader environmental effects,» says Baulcombe.

The St. Louis - based biotech agricultural company makes genetically modified seed and crop protection chemicals for farming and has 404 facilities in 66 countries.

Despite a wet and late spring throughout much of North America, Agrium, North America's largest seller of farm products, reported the strongest earnings in its 80 - year history amid surging demand for its nutrients, crop protection chemicals and seeds.

• Ardian SAS is considering selling ESIM Chemicals, an Austria - based provider of agricultural and crop protection chemicals.

Not exact matches

Last month Nufarm wrapped up its $ 800m acquisition of more than 50 crop protection formulations and more than 260 registrations for use in European markets, bought from chemical rivals FMC and Adama.

The «Coffee Growing — Environmental Leadership» section covers water body protection, including criteria for width and type of vegetated buffer zones along permanent and seasonal water bodies, and use of chemicals or waste storage near water bodies; protection of soil resources, including measures to control and prevent erosion and use of organic mulches and cover crops; conserving biodiversity, including maintaining a shade canopy, protecting wildlife, and establishment of conservation areas; and environmental management, including pest and disease control.

Corn yields with today's hybrids do have the potential to increase with the application of protection chemicals and by making crop nutrients more plant - available,» she said.

Now a research team led by Sean Cutler, a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside, has found a new drought - protecting chemical that shows high potential for becoming a powerful tool for crop protection in the new world of extreme weather.

These biodegradable particles could be the basis for reduced risk conventional pesticide products that have the potential to reduce the amount of chemicals used in plant protection by as much as 90 percent, save farmers more than 25 percent on pest - control initiatives and, in a world facing looming food shortages, help increase crop yields for more and better food.

This chemical is actually banned in the European Union — it is illegal for UK farmers to spray any crop intended for human consumption with chlorpyrifos as of 2016 — but the US Environmental Protection Agency has refused to ban it.

The company develops and markets products for crop protection and management, turf and ornamentals management and public and animal health.Its subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corp. manufactures and formulates chemicals for crops, human and animal health protection.

One protection strategy is the development of chemicals that help crops cope with water deficiency.