Agrochemical industry – Page 10
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Business
Kemira now water-based after formic acid sale
Business sold to US agrichemical for €140 million
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FeatureFarming tomorrow
Technology is helping farmers better control the use of fertilisers and pesticides, as Elisabeth Jeffries reports
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UK objects to pesticide ban in gardens
Government disagrees with EU neonicotinoid moratorium, but will implement it
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Syngenta takes legal action over pesticide ban
Company claims that the European commission’s two-year moratorium on neonicotinoids to protect bees was wrong
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Business
Waitrose bans neonicotinoid pesticides
Supermarket introduces precautionary ban on fresh produce suppliers using neonicotinoids until their effect on bees is clarified
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CareersToxicologist with pesticides on the brain
Vanessa Fitsanakis’ career in toxicology goes all the way back to the farm where she grew up. Helen Carmichael traces her journey from agriculture to academia
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BusinessEU proposes neonicotinoid pesticide ban
Clothianidin, thiamethoxam and imidacloprid at centre of debate over declining bee populations
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BusinessWhat lies within
Bayer boss Marijn Dekkers aims to increase impact of good R&D across different internal units
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CareersFeed the world
Charlotte Ashley-Roberts takes a look at opportunities for chemists in agricultural science
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Monsanto wins $1bn in patent case
Monsanto had claimed that DuPont infringed its patents covering glyphosate pesticide products
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Business
Bayer buys crop protection firm for $425m
Bayer has struck a deal to buy US pest control products firm AgraQuest
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Business
US GM labelling rule quashed
The rule would have authorised state governments to enforce GM labels on food products
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FeatureFeeding a growing world
Pesticides play a vital role in food production. So do they really deserve their tarnished public image? Sarah Houlton investigates