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Preparing for Spring

Published February 23, 2025

There were nearly 130 companies represented in the International Crop Expo trade show. FMC Retail Market Manager Sam Lockhart said farmers are beginning to queue up for spring. "There's some optimism out there," said Lockhart. "Obviously, capital and crop prices…

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Additional Crop Rotation Flexibility

Published February 11, 2025

The EPA has approved a label expansion for Adastrio fungicide and now includes soybeans as a labeled crop. Growers who applied Adastrio to corn in the previous season can now plant soybeans the following season without the previous 12-month plant-back…

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Focus on ROI

Published December 23, 2024

When making weed control decisions, FMC Regional Technical Manager Gail Stratman said the focus should be on the return on investment. "So many times we just look at the cost and what we're spending, but we really got to think about…

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Weed Control Decisions Began Last Summer

Published December 3, 2024

Farmers may be making crop input decisions for 2025 now, but FMC Retail Market Manager Sam Lockhart says the process began last summer. "It probably started in August when they started seeing some ugly fields with that waterhemp coming up…

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Patent Infringement Case Settled

Published November 17, 2024

FMC has reached a settlement agreement with Albaugh LLC resolving a patent dispute related to the manufacturing of an insecticide agreement, chloranthraniprole. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

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Sales Volume Up for FMC

Published August 2, 2024

FMC finished the second quarter with revenues of more than $1 billion. That’s up two percent from the same period one year ago. Company officials said sales volume was up, especially in the United States and Brazil.

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FMC to Spin Off Non-Ag Products

Published July 12, 2024

FMC has agreed to sell Global Specialty Solutions to Environmental Science US, also known as Envu. GSS serves non-agricultural markets, such as golf courses and lawn care. The sale price is $350 million. The deal is expected to close before…

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Hunt Elected to NSA Board

Published June 18, 2024

Ryan Hunt was elected as an industry representative to the National Sunflower Association board of directors. Hunt is a technical service manager for FMC and is based in West Fargo.

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Back Again

Published June 12, 2024

Former FMC CEO Pierre Brondeau is back on the job. Brondeau was the CEO from 2010 to 2020 and served as board chairman for the past four years. He succeeds Mark Douglas, who stepped down.

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New Preemergent Herbicide Option for Potatoes

Published May 21, 2024

The EPA has approved a nationwide label expansion for FMC’s Anthem Flex herbicide for use in potatoes. This option is designed to provide long residual control of more than 30 different broadleaf and grass weed species. Anthem Flex should be…

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