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Dow reviews options for farm chemical/seeds unit

By GFM Network News October 22, 2015

Reuters — Dow Chemical said it would “review all options” for its farm chemicals and seeds unit, which has reported falling sales for nearly a year, and suggested that it might buy Corning’s stake in a silicon joint venture. Dow is also selling its stake in a Kuwaiti JV that produces a chemical used in

Crops

U.S. court finds EPA wrong to approve sulfoxaflor over bee risks

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News September 11, 2015

Reuters — A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday that federal regulators erred in allowing an insecticide developed by Dow AgroSciences onto the market, canceling its approval and giving environmentalists a major victory. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, is significant for commercial beekeepers and others

Crops

Ag chem sector defends 2,4-D over cancer classification

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 23, 2015

North America’s crop herbicide sector is defending one of its classics against a new classification from the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency. The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) on Monday released its classification of “possibly carcinogenic to humans” for 2,4-D herbicide, along with new classifications for now-defunct insecticides DDT and lindane.

Crops

WHO cancer unit to analyze 2,4-D

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News May 29, 2015

Reuters — The World Health Organization is set to examine a widely used pesticide and agribusiness is bracing for bad news, less than three months after the group classified another popular herbicide as “probably” cancer-causing. Twenty-four scientists representing WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will analyze scientific findings regarding links between cancer in

Crops

Dow to sell AgroFresh for $860M in asset-sale drive

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 30, 2015

Reuters — Dow Chemical said it would sell its AgroFresh unit, which makes chemicals that keep farm produce fresh, for US$860 million as part of a plan to divest less-lucrative units. The company said it was selling the business to Boulevard Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company formed by investment firm Avenue Capital Group. Philadelphia-based AgroFresh

Cereals, Crops

Aerial registrations for broadleaf weed control approved

March 25, 2013

Dow AgroSciences has received aerial use registrations for Prestige XC, Attain XC and OcTTain XL a move the company says will offer more options to customers needing broadleaf weed control in regions with spring conditions that are too wet as well as those needing to cover a large number of cereal acres quickly. “We have

News

“Like” Nexera? Trigger a toonie for Canadian Foodgrains Bank

October 10, 2012

As the Grey Cup 100 Train Tour rumbles east to the big game in Toronto, Dow Agrosciences is teaming up with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to raise funds for those who don’t have enough to eat through its Nexera Facebook page. “With all the hard work at harvest we wanted to thank Nexera canola growers

Crops, News

Dow agrees to safeguards for new crops, 2,4-D weed killer combo

By Carey Gillam September 22, 2012

Reuters / A U.S. farmer group said Sept. 11 it is dropping its opposition to efforts by Dow AgroSciences to roll out a new biotech crop system in exchange for a series of commitments by Dow, including help investigating any accidental crop damage. The deal calls for “several new safeguards” from Dow AgroSciences related to

News, Oilseeds

Biotechnology Helps Dow AgroSciences In Canola Hybrid Search

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

Like prospectors searching for the mother lode, canola breeders are on a never-ending quest for the next highest-yielding hybrid. Whether it’s a rich gold vein or higher yields, the more one looks, the better one’s chances of finding them. Biotechnology is helping companies such as Dow AgroSciences screen more crosses faster, Van Ripley, Dow AgroSciences’

News, Oilseeds

Soybeans Chasing Canola’s High-Stability Oil Markets

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

High-stability canola oil is gaining market share in food services and food manufacturing, but the soybean industry is fighting back. In 2010 the United States Department of Agriculture granted Monsanto’s new Vistive Gold soybean “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS) status. Now companies can test Vistive Gold’s high-oleic oil in food, a prerequisite to commercialization. And

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

Daily Network News

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

Tag Archives Dow AgroSciences — page 2

Dow reviews options for farm chemical/seeds unit

U.S. court finds EPA wrong to approve sulfoxaflor over bee risks

Ag chem sector defends 2,4-D over cancer classification

WHO cancer unit to analyze 2,4-D

Dow to sell AgroFresh for $860M in asset-sale drive

Aerial registrations for broadleaf weed control approved

“Like” Nexera? Trigger a toonie for Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Dow agrees to safeguards for new crops, 2,4-D weed killer combo

Biotechnology Helps Dow AgroSciences In Canola Hybrid Search

Soybeans Chasing Canola’s High-Stability Oil Markets

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