With sales of 3,079 million in 2006, BASF s Agricultural Products division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to the farming industry providing well-established and innovative fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. The vision of BASF s Agricultural Products division is to be the world s leading innovator, optimizing agricultural...

Congratulations to the European Union for their enlightened approach to protecting human health and the environment by progressing plans to ban aerial spraying of pesticides. The aerial spraying of highly toxic insecticides such as chlorpyrifos is still permitted in New Zealand, even though this insecticide is known to cause adverse developmental effects in children and has been restricted in the US said Alison White of the Safe Food Campaign. The aerial spraying of highly toxic...

The food contamination scare is the latest problem to beset the industry after the Eastern Cape government was asked for financial help last year in order to avert 500 job losses following poor export earnings in 2005. Yesterday, the Democratic Alliance called the government to task on its procedures for testing food after the canned pineapples rejected by Europe were found to be tainted with a known cancer-causing chemical element. Many, having used the contaminated fertiliser, have been...

About 1,600 sprays have been given out to the farmers including organic pesticides and organic Folio fertilizers that are spread out onto the leaves, free of charge. In assembling the 2007 rankings of the WME Companies, the researchers and editors of Ethisphere examined more than 5,000 companies across 30 separate industries looking for true ethical leadership. Ravi stated although their investments are short or long term, Dunavant gets its profits back after 10 years, when the farmers...

A routine traffic case on Interstate 75 in Collier County led deputies to the discovery of a house where $47,000 worth of marijuana was growing. The officers found marijuana and empty bags of fertilizer in the trunk. Deputies found 47 marijuana plants weighing 205 pounds growing inside the house. To e-mail this article just enter the following information: According to sheriff's reports: Deputies on Friday stopped a 2004 Chevy Impala at the 100-mile marker of the interstate because the...

It contains information that represents the research, development and registration procedures that a product must undergo before it is approved as a pesticide. The EPA closely regulates restricted-use pesticides, which can be bought and applied only by those certified and licensed by the state agricultural department. One EPA requirement is that the pesticide must contain a label that details the product s distribution, storage, sale, use and disposal. Now that summer is upon us and our...

Cass County Vector Control continues its quest to purge pesky mosquitoes from the area with another lineup of spraying scheduled for area towns and subdivisions. Precautions should still be taken during spraying, such as staying indoors and washing hands thoroughly with soap and water if contact is made with the chemical. Vector Control uses insecticides that are labeled safe for residential use and are not toxic to humans and pets, according to a news release. For effective spraying, wind...

Iranian ambassador in the meeting referred to capabilities of Iranian industry in the fields of agriculture, agro-industry and water supply and said Iran is ready to to contribute to related fields in Syria. The Syrian official in the meeting welcomed the opening of a dairy plant in his country by Iranian company "Firouzkouh" and called for Iran's assistance in setting up cattle vaccin and fertilizer plants. Iran, Syria keen to follow up economic deals. LONDON, July 9 (IranMania) - Iran...

It survived, Schneidmiller said, because what was once considered odd is now widely seen as a safer, smarter and environmentally friendly way to eradicate pest insects. More often than not, they regarded Schneidmiller as odd for selling something that didn't use carpet-bombing insecticide. Its breakthrough product was a reusable yellow-jacket trap, a yellow-green plastic cone about 10 inches tall that attracts the bugs inside but doesn't let them out. When Rod Schneidmiller started...