DE News-Center: Sumitomo Chemical Acquires Crop Protection Product Distributor in UK. has acquired 80% of the shares of UK crop protection product distributor Interfarm (UK) ltd. In addition to engaging in export sale from Japan, Sumitomo Chemical's crop protection business has established development and direct distribution operations in major overseas markets to advance its global business development. has acquired 80% of the shares of UK crop protection product distributor Interfarm...

Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. BASF intermediates for the coatings industry Combination of chemical and industry expertise. Available in German and in English, the twelve-page brochure provides a detailed overview of the most important chemical intermediates the company offers for the innovative coatings industry. The company has supplied the coatings industry for many years with a...

The extension service recommends that farmers in the extreme southwestern part of Arkansas -- from the Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana state lines west to El Dorado -- apply fungicides to head off a possible infection of their crops. Arkansas has almost three million acres of soybeans. If left untreated, the disease can defoliate a crop in three weeks. Farmers should scout their fields and report any suspicious disease to their county agent. Soybean rust discovered in southwest Arkansas...

More fungicides will be applied aerially this year The sky-high price of corn may mean more aerial application of fungicides this year. Based on commercial ag dealer reports, about 1.2 million acres of Indiana corn will be treated by aerial application of fungicides to increase yields. Traditionally, only high-value crops such as seed corn are treated with fungicides. Farmers whose fields will receive aerial applications should let neighbors know what's happening and when to expect the...

The study reports that of 29 mothers who lived near agricultural fields where organochlorine pesticides were applied during the mothers' first trimesters of pregnancy, eight child were diagnosed with autism. The study found nearly all of the pesticides had no discernable link to autism with the exception of the pesticide group known as organochlorines. Nineteen individual pesticides and 10 pesticide groups were examined. Organochlorines are compounds defined by sharing at least one...

Security Bank Q2 Profit Remains Flat; EPS Below Consensus; Slashes FY07 EPS Outlook [SBKC] 7/26/2007 3:06:41 AM Wednesday, Security Bank corp. (SBKC), a multibank holding company with community banking services, announced second quarter results, reporting a net profit that remained flat with prior year, impacted by higher loan loss and collection expenses. Security Bank Q2 Profit Remains Flat; EPS Below Consensus; Slashes FY07 EPS Outlook [SBKC] 7/26/2007 3:06:41 AM Wednesday, Security...

Unlike cellulosic ethanol, this fuel can be distributed via existing oil pipelines rather than gas-hogging trucks and trains, dispensed through existing gas stations rather than specialized pumps, and used in existing engines rather than modified "flex-fuel" engines. Unlike cellulosic ethanol, this fuel can be distributed via existing oil pipelines rather than gas-hogging trucks and trains, dispensed through existing gas stations rather than specialized pumps, and used in existing engines...

Produce stands are an integral part of sustainable agriculture in Lancaster County, providing farmers with a source of revenue, while preserving a cultural tradition for local residents. Hoping to pass along the tradition of farming to another generation, the Martins enlist the help of their five children, ages 2 to 10, on the 60-acre farm. She also wanted the children to learn a little about farming. Andrea Martin said produce stands are symbolic of the county's agricultural tradition....

Contracts would entail five-year exploration and 20-year production periods with an optional 10-year production extension. Excess gas could go to create methanol, fertilizer, urea or LNG, among other products. Negotiations now will begin with those that submitted proposals, with the goal of signing contracts in about a month, Wright said, without naming companies that submitted proposals. This round did not entail a formal bidding process but only the submission of informal bids. According...