Industry News

The U.S. Senate confirmed former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as the secretary of agriculture, April 24, on an 87-11 vote.

ChemChina and Swiss-based Syngenta AG have agreed to divest three types of pesticides to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed merger would harm competition in several U.S. markets.

The Louisiana Soybean Association has launched its 2017 High Soybean Yield Challenge. The producer with the highest yield in the state could take home the grand prize of $7,500.

King of Prussia, Pa.-based United Phosphorus Inc.—also known as UPI—recently launched two post-patent herbicides.

As part of its planned merger with Dow, DuPont has entered into an agreement with FMC to divest part of its agricultural business. In return, DuPont plans to acquire FMC’s health …

BASF Corp. officials cut the ribbon today on the recently completed $270 million expansion of the company’s Beaumont, Texas, dicamba manufacturing plant.

The Environmental Protection Agency has added 20 more nozzles to those approved for use with XtendiMax dicamba herbicide, bringing the total to 21.

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered FeXapan herbicide plus VaporGrip Technology for over-the-top in-season use on Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans and cotton. State registrations are pending.

Mississippi recently granted state registration to Monsanto’s dicamba herbicide, XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology, with a few added requirements.

Muthu Bagavathiannan, an assistant professor of weed science and agronomy with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, will hold a free Web seminar at 3 p.m. EST, Feb. 15, to demonstrate a …