agriculture
FMC and Kumiai sign agreement
FMC Corp., of Philadelphia, Penn., and Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan, have entered into an exclusive agreement to evaluate a new... READ MORE »
AgSafe and Dupont present safety awards
AgSafe and Dupont Crop Protection presented the inaugural All Ways Safe Agricultural Safety Awards. The awards recognize companies and individuals for... READ MORE »
Thornton, Atchleys receive Idaho awards
Mike Thornton, Ph.D., received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Agriculture for Technical Innovation and Clen and Emma Atchley received the Gove... READ MORE »
New York & USDA remove 300,000 acres from golden nematode regulations
Darrel J. Aubertine, New York State Department of Agriculture & Marketing commissioner, announced that the department, in conjunction with USDA, ... READ MORE »
President’s budget proposal cuts potato research funds
President Obama's budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 proposes cutting $700 million in the USDA's spending levels. The amount represents a 3 per... READ MORE »
P&G sells Pringles to Kellogg
The Kellogg Company has entered into an agreement to acquire Procter & Gamble's Pringles business for $2.695 billion in cash. The companies expect... READ MORE »
New insecticide by Dow
Dow AgroSciences announced that Blackhawk insecticide is now available. Blackhawk provides broad-spectrum control of Colorado potato beetles. Blackhaw... READ MORE »
FCC suspends LightSquared’s conditional waiver
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it "will not lift the prohibition on LightSquared," and will vacate the conditional waiver ... READ MORE »
MANA fungicide/bactericide approved by EPA
MANA Crop Protection's MasterCop fungicide/bactericide has received approval from the EPA for its new copper complex formulation of copper sulfate pen... READ MORE »
Jensen to manage grants and research for three states
Andy Jensen, Ph.D., director of research for the Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC), has been appointed the Pacific Northwest regional research... READ MORE »
