The US agricultural technology company, Yield10 Bioscience (Woburn, Massachusetts), has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application covering its C3003 trait to improve seed yield in crops. 

South Korean chemical company LG Chem’s agrochemical subsidiary, FarmHannong, has set up a Malaysian subsidiary based in Kuala Lumpur.

Agrow's offices will be closed for four days over the Easter weekend.

Israeli biopesticide company STK has appointed the Sumitomo Corporation/Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha (ISK) joint venture, Summit Agro USA, as exclusive distributor in the US.

A fire broke out at Indian company Meghmani Organics’ facility at Dahej in the western Indian state of Gujarat late last month.

US agrochemical and specialty chemical company Albaugh’s Argentine agrochemical subsidiary, Atanor, has opened a herbicide formulation plant in Argentina.

Syngenta is launching an innovation programme that promises to accelerate work confronting climate change and other environmental concerns.

DowDuPont’s board of directors has approved a reverse split of the company’s common stock.

Bayer’s Crop Science division has been progressing on localising production as part of its plan to localise production of some 60% of its crop protection products within Russia.

Ireland-based generic agrochemical company Life Scientific has moved to new premises in Dublin.  The new headquarters contains a bespoke laboratory.

BASF Canada’s Agricultural Solutions division will relocate its head office from Mississauga, Ontario to Calgary, Alberta effective October 1st.

Indian company Insecticides India’s subsidiary, IIL India Laboratories, and Japanese company Otsuka Agritechno have inaugurated an agrochemical manufacturing facility at Chopanki in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.