The ISO Technical Committee on Common Names for Pesticides has provisionally approved three new active ingredient names. Bayer CropScience’s insecticide, flupyradifurone, is being developed under the code name, BYI02960, according to the Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN). Bayer’s triazinylsulfonylurea herbicide, iofensulfuron, will be sold as the sodium salt, iofensulfuron-sodium (BCS-AA10579). The insecticide, flometoquin, from Japanese companies Meiji Seika and Nippon Kayaku is ...

Several US lawsuits have been filed against DuPont over alleged damage to trees caused by its new herbicide, Imprelis (aminocyclopyrachlor). An Ohio law firm, Neblett, Beard and Arsenault has filed a class action suit against DuPont on behalf of those who claim to have suffered extensive damage to their trees, lawns and gardens after the use of Imprelis. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The law firm says that the EPA is investigating damage ...

Bayer CropScience plans to introduce a new combination herbicide for use on small-grain cereals in the US in 2013. Currently named TCM 4-Way, the product combines three proven modes of action for the control of grasses and broadleaf weeds in spring and durum wheat, Bayer says. Large-scale grower trials are due to be conducted next year. The TCM name implies that the herbicide contains thiencarbazone-methyl. Bayer introduced thiencarbazone-methyl in combination with isoxaflutole in the maize ...

Monsanto has entered into an agreement with US agrochemical company American Vanguard (Los Angeles, California) to market Amvac’s post-emergence maize herbicide, Impact (BASF’s topramezone), as part of the Roundup Ready Plus programme. Monsanto recommends the use of certain third-party products with its Roundup (glyphosate) brands to tackle glyphosate resistance in Roundup Ready crops. It already has deals with Sumitomo Chemical subsidiary Valent USA Corporation, Makhteshim-Agan Industries and ...

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The European Commission has decided to suspend anti-dumping measures on imports of the herbicide, glyphosate, from China for nine months. The current anti-dumping duty of 29.9% was imposed in 2004 (Agrow No 458, p 9). The Commission reviewed the current measures in response to a submission from the association of users and distributors of agrochemicals in Europe, Audace. The association claimed that changes in market conditions justified the suspension.   The Commission notes that the financial ...

United Phosphorus has won an interim suspension of the EU phase-out programme for the herbicide, napropamide, until the company's main lawsuit against the EU authorities is settled. The company is challenging the European Commission's decision last year not to re-register the active ingredient, which initiated a process to withdraw all EU approvals by May 7th 2009 and to cease all sales and use by May 7th 2010. The EUCourt of First Instance has ordered the Commission to suspend the start of ...

The New Zealand Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) has banned the herbicide, methylarsinic acid, and its sodium salt, MSMA. The Authority proposed the action earlier this year due to the persistency of arsenic, its potential to accumulate in the environment and its long-term impact on human health (Agrow No 562, p 11). MSMA is used to control weed grasses in turf. Growers have until May 31st 2010 to use or dispose of existing stocks. The ERMA received 11 submissions in response to ...