ASA fills crop protection and biotech policy role

02/06/20 2:15 PM By Ben Nuelle

The American Soybean Association is one step closer to building out a new team to represent them on Capitol Hill.

Bayer-Monsanto acquisition leads to ‘massive transformation’ for BASF

09/25/19 6:15 AM By Spencer Chase

Even though it wasn’t at the table for the talks between Bayer and Monsanto that led to a unification of the two companies, BASF still stands to gain significantly from the changes brought about in a new business climate.

Bayer collaborates with Arvinas on innovations for patients and farmers.

06/05/19 6:05 AM By Sara Wyant

Bayer announced a new joint venture and collaboration on Tuesday with Arvinas with the goals of improving plant and human health.

State regulators sound off on dicamba labels

12/05/18 6:32 AM By Steve Davies

State pesticide regulators gave EPA an earful on the agency’s new dicamba registration at a meeting this week in Virginia, telling an official involved with the development of new labels for the herbicide they’re still confused about some aspects of the requirements.

Nufarm agrees to buy crop protection portfolio from Syngenta, Adama

10/25/17 6:21 AM By Sara Wyant

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 – Australian-based Nufarm Limited agreed to buy the rights to a portfolio of crop protection products from ChemChina subsidiary Adama and Swiss seed company Syngenta.

Dow-DuPont merger gets green light from Justice Department

06/15/17 5:00 PM By Daniel Enoch

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2017 – DuPont and Dow Chemical say they’ve gotten approval from the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division for their merger, a combination that will create the world’s largest crop protection and seeds company.

Opinion: Wouldn’t it be nice?

03/22/17 9:16 AM By Blake Hurst

“And wouldn't it be nice to live together, in the kind of world where we belong” -The Beach Boys. Suzy Friedman, of the Environmental Defense Fund, has channeled the Beach Boys in her recent opinion piece in Agri-Pulse, writing a sincere and attractive description of the kind of world where we belong, and yes, it would be nice.

House passage of pesticide bill welcome, but funding is a concern

03/19/17 11:15 AM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22, 2017 - The crop protection industry is applauding the House of Representatives’ passage Tuesday of a bill assessing fees on pesticide registration requests to help fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs.

NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield

This week’s Open Mic guest is Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association. The COVID-19 pandemic has painfully exposed the “Rural Divide” between those who enjoy adequate internet service and those who suffer from a lack of connectivity. In recent testimony before Congress, Bloomfield advocated for developing a national infrastructure to meet the needs of the day and capturing opportunities of tomorrow. Bloomfield says it is important for government agencies to coordinate efforts in developing and maintaining rural service and says the time is now to take action to provide this essential service to all Americans.

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Opinion: More questions than answers about our ‘broken’ livestock markets

In this opinion piece, Blake Hurst explains how the livestock markets are broken and how a well-researched snapshot of our present situation can help the U.S. figure out what the future should look like for the industry.

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Washington Week in Review: May 29, 2020: Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall talks COVID-19 aid

Farmers and ranchers were able for the first time this week to sign up for the Trump administration's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall talks with Agri-Pulse about what he's heard from his membership about the current program as well as what might be needed in future rounds of assistance.

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