Nufarm adds to EU herbicide range
Off patent crop protection specialist Nufarm has acquired a portfolio of European herbicides from FMC, its second major deal in as many months. The SU actives are mainly for broadleaved weed control in cereals. The latest move follows the European Commission’s...Post-em Metazachlor risks higher water residues
Oilseed rape growers who are finding it more difficult to establish their winter crops are moving towards early post-emergence, rather than traditional pre-emergence herbicide applications. But this practice risks increasing the amount of pesticide residue found in...New development manager at Gowan
Gowan Crop Protection has appointed Kuldip Mudhar as development manager for the UK and Ireland. It says this new position reflects Gowan’s increasing significance in the UK and Irish markets. At the same time, Robert Plaice, technical manager for the UK and Ireland,...Goldcrop adds agchem strength through Croplink buy
Goldcrop Holdings, Ireland’s leading seeds business, has agreed to acquire the country’s largest generic plant protection product supplier, Croplink (Ireland), subject to approval from the country’s competition regulator.
Syngenta backs ChemChina takeover bid
Syngenta has ended longstanding speculation over its future ownership by officially recommending a takeover bid from ChemChina. Monsanto had spent much of 2015 pursuing the Swiss multinational, with both Bayer and BASF understood to be involved in discussions over...
