SASKATOON — There is no looming supply shortage of glufosinate, says the leading supplier of the product. BASF says it is well positioned heading into the 2024 growing season with ample supplies of its Liberty 150 SN product available through its retail partners. Related stories: Glyphosate, glufosinate prices hit rock bottom Calmer waters ahead on […] Read more
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Major manufacturer insists glufosinate plentiful
Company does say that its flexibility will decrease as the growing season nears
U.S. court cancels dicamba approval
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — A U.S. court has nullified the government’s latest approvals of certain agricultural herbicides sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist them. Environmental activists cheered the court for halting use of the dicamba-based herbicides, which are known […] Read more
Company focuses on retention
VANSCOY, Sask. — Carol McLennan is a graduate of the program. Ethan Bertholet came through it a decade ago. And Shauna Chesney is in the program right now. In an age when employers struggle to retain talent, the success of BASF’s Professional Development Program is evident in the number of staff members who are PDP […] Read more
BASF to buy 49 percent of shares
(Reuters) — BASF has struck a deal with Swedish utility Vattenfall to buy into two German offshore wind farms in the German chemicals giant’s latest move to secure fossil-free power and reduce its carbon footprint. The companies said Dec. 6 they had signed a memorandum of understanding for BASF to buy 49 percent of shares […] Read more
AIM23: Come see the science that’s continuing to transform farming
Today’s cutting edge crop science could seem an intimidating matter, involving chemistry, biology and physics well beyond the elementary stuff most of us struggled with in high school. But it’s very, very easy to see and feel the excitement and enthusiasm of the folks who dedicate their careers and lives to developing new solutions and […] Read more
New fungicide for lentils, peas and chickpeas
"This solution was developed specifically for this market, at BASF research farms, and has proven performance on major pulse diseases regardless of a pathogen's resistance status," said Sylvain Mialon, brand manager, fungicides, cereals & pulses at BASF.
