The U.S. EPA is releasing a new Pesticide Product Label System (PPLS) Web application.

Environmental regulations will continue to pressure farmers, according to a Washington D.C. ag attorney.

In a scientific meeting convened by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, scientists for Syngenta presented data that more closely replicate real-world exposure, supporting the safety of the trusted herbicide atrazine.

A battle is brewing in the corn and sorghum fields of Kansas and across the U.S, where farmers have applied the herbicide atrazine to kill broadleaf and grassy weeds for decades.

A report that says the Clean Water Act has failed to reduce pollution in the nation's rivers and streams is being questioned by some no-tillers who say water quality is much better than it was 20 to 40 years ago.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is launching this year a comprehensive new evaluation of the no-till pesticide atrazine to determine its effects on humans.

BASF announced today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration of a new active ingredient, Kixor herbicide, for use on a wide range of no-till crops and effective on more than 70 broadleaf weeds. Starting this fall, four formulations Powered by Kixor herbicide — Sharpen herbicide, OpTill herbicide, Integrity herbicide and Treevix herbicide — will be available to help growers tackle today’s weed control challenges in their fields.

Many no-tillers have been wondering when the refuge requirement for Bt corn hybrids might be reduced. With a reduced refuge, they’ve been calculating how much corn yields could be raised across their operations.