Appeals court shuts down use of chlorpyrifos pesticide
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week ordered an EPA ban of the broad-spectrum pesticide chlorpyrifos. The ban will take away a tool th... more »
Monsanto ordered to pay cancer patient $289M
National media reported Friday that a San Francisco jury handed down a $289 million judgment to a former school groundskeeper who had sued Monsanto. ... more »
Krull hired as Nufarm’s North America lead for portfolio solutions
Crop protection industry veteran Mike Krull has been hired by Nufarm as its North America lead for portfolio solutions. His job responsibilities in... more »
BASF closes acquisition of businesses and assets from Bayer
BASF has closed the acquisition of a range of businesses and assets from Bayer. The transaction is a strategic complement to BASFâ... more »
Time to protect for doubling in cherries
Those of you growing cherries that are sensitive to pistil doubling (e.g., ‘Bing’, ‘Tieton’, ‘Early Robin’) should consider protec... more »
Fire blight an eligible cause of loss for assistance in Washington state
The Tree Assistance Program (TAP) provides disaster assistance to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitate trees, bush... more »
Marcus Meadows-Smith named independent director at Crop Enhancement
Crop Enhancement, a company specializing in sustainable agrochemical products for enhancing crop yields, has appointed Marcus Meadows-Smith to its boa... more »
North Central Region IR-4 hires regional field coordinator
Anthony VanWoerkom is the new regional field coordinator for the North Central Region IR-4 program. VanWoerkom earned his bachelor, master and doctor... more »
UPL Corporation acquires Arysta LifeScience
Platform Specialty Products has agreed to sell Arysta LifeScience, its agricultural solutions segment, to UPL Corporation. The deal will create the fi... more »
Jacto makes changes to its sprayer distribution system
Jacto has made a change in its distribution approach for its tractor-mounted sprayers from a two-step distribution system supported by a West Coast do... more »
