«When used correctly,» he said, «
this crop protection product is safe for operators, consumers and the environment and fulfills the international criteria with regard to ecological systems.»
A later link, also supplied by Syngenta, is advanced
crop protection products to help plants produce more food with minimum damage to the environment.
The local cultivation practices currently followed for conventional rice varieties, including the application of fertilizer,
crop protection products, and labor, are directly applicable to the cultivation of those varieties containing the GR2E nutritional trait.
Our organics are perfectly suited for consumers who prefer foods grown naturally without the assistance of
crop protection products.
This fresh understanding of the DNA of the black Sigatoka fungus is also providing new information that is useful in the development of more effective and, hopefully, less environmentally unfriendly
crop protection products.
CropLife America, which represents pesticide manufacturers, said in a statement to EHN that the EPA's review of fungicides is «rigorous» and that «new application technologies by farmers will serve to further minimize any potential environmental impacts of
crop protection products.»
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Crop protection products such as fungicides help farmers grow quality crops free of disease and achieve better yields, which keeps prices low for consumers,» said Mike Leggett, senior director of environmental policy at CropLife America.
Our organics are perfectly suited for consumers who prefer foods grown naturally without the assistance of
crop protection products.
Its retail division is North America's largest direct - to - grower distributor of seeds, crop nutrients, and
crop protection products.
«Seed treatments are one of the most targeted and environmentally friendly forms to apply
crop protection products.
The Competition Bureau has approved the merger between Dow and DuPont, two companies that specialise in
crop protection products and packaging plastics.
Not exact matches
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.
It's a major factor behind China's biggest - ever foreign corporate acquisition: ChemChina's planned takeover, for $ 43 billion in cash, of Syngenta (syt), the Swiss - based world leader in advanced insecticides, herbicides, and other
crop -
protection products and the No. 3 producer of seeds.
In 2001 DuPont
Crop Protection, part of the company's Agriculture and Nutrition Business, manufactured 40
products and maintained operations in 40 countries around the world.
The White House announced last July that it would revise the nearly 24 - year - old framework for how companies should clear agricultural biotech
products, such as genetically modified (GM)
crops and animals, with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
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.
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.
Ideal Companies: BASF Agricultural
Products, Arysta Life Science, Bayer CropScience, DuPont
Crop Protection, Dow AgroSciences, Elly Lilly, Makhteshim - Agan Industries, Monsanto