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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved registrations for two dicamba products for another five years and extended the registration of another dicamba product. All three registrations include new control measures to ensure these products can be used effectively while...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently registered Delaro Complete premix fungicide from Bayer for use on soybeans and corn. It contains three active ingredients — prothioconazole, fluopyram and trifloxystrobin — Fungicide Resistance Action Committee Groups 3, 7 and 11, respectively,...

Following the European Commission's authorization of XtendFlex technology, Asgrow brand has released its soybean lineup that includes 47 varieties with the new stacked traits across all maturity groups for 2021. Asgrow XtendFlex varieties from Bayer have been genetically modified to...

The European Commission has authorized XtendFlex soybean technology for food, feed, import and processing into the European Union, marking the final major approval hurdle to the genetically modified stacked traits. As a result, Bayer plans a full launch in the...

Beginning this month, Bayer will start rewarding farmers in the United States and Brazil for generating carbon credits by adopting climate-smart practices, such as no-till farming and the use of cover crops. The goal of the company's Carbon Initiative is...

UPDATED — BASF, Bayer and Corteva Agriscience filed separate petitions July 20 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit requesting a rehearing of its June 3 decision. The court's ruling vacated Environmental Protection Agency registrations for...

UPDATED — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth District has backed the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to allow continued use of three dicamba products until July 31. In rejecting an emergency motion brought by environmental groups, the...

Bayer has announced a herbicide molecule in Phase 2 of early development that has demonstrated effective control of key resistant grasses in research trials, according to a company news release. The announcement comes at a time when an increasing number...

China approved five genetically modified crops for import recently, the first time it has done so in about 18 months. Among those are the Enlist E3 soybean from Corteva (formerly DowDuPont), which is tolerant to glyphosate, glufosinate and 2,4-D herbicides. The...

When Monheim, Germany-based Bayer closes its expected acquisition of Monsanto on June 7, the new company will drop the 117-year-old name Monsanto and will operate under the Bayer umbrella. The acquired products will retain their brand names and will become...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Delaro fungicide, a premix of two products, from Bayer CropScience for use on soybeans and corn. It is registered in most states except for Utah, California and Alaska. The premix contains the active ingredients...

As part of its planned merger with Monsanto, Bayer plans to sell its seed and non-selective herbicide business to BASF for 5.9 billion Euros, or about $6.96 billion US. The move is expected to allay regulatory concerns from the...

Bayer officials have decided not to fight the Environmental Protection Agency over the registration cancellation of flubendiamide insecticide. In a statement Wednesday, the company said it was too risky to appeal the case. The insecticide is marketed by Bayer as Belt...

A relative newcomer to soybean development, Bayer has reconfirmed its commitment to the Mid-South industry with the recent completion of a new soybean breeding station near Marion, Ark. The Marion facility joins the Soybean Breeding and Trait Development Station Bayer completed...

Monheim, Germany-based Bayer AG and Redmond, Wash.-based Planetary Resources have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop applications based on satellite imaging. Bayer plans to purchase the data from aerospace technology provider Planetary Resources to create new agricultural products and...