Articles Tagged with ''Dupont''

Four lawsuits have been filed in California state courts on behalf of families who claim repeated exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos left their children with lasting neurological damage.

The Department of Agriculture has announced new individuals named to senior leadership positions and House Ag Committee Chairman David Scott announces staff changes.

A new effort from DuPont, Soylent and the United Soybean Board will identify and label soy ingredients produced using sustainable practices.

Historically, farmers and ranchers have looked to USDA and their universities to develop the “next big thing” in plant and animal breeding, but exciting new players are emerging.

The Arkansas State Plant Board voted 10-3 Wednesday to ban dicamba use between April 16 and Oct. 31 next year, a move that was fiercely opposed by Monsanto, which sells dicamba-tolerant seed and a low-volatility dicamba herbicide designed to kill Roundup-resistant weeds.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2017 – EPA has added new conditions for dicamba use in the 2018 growing season in response to widespread damage to soybeans attributed to the herbicide this year. The changes, which were proposed by manufacturers, will allow continued “over the top” use of the herbicide on cotton and soybeans in 34 states.