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Ultra Yield Micronutrients, Inc. ”Ultra” announce that it has acquired the assets of Kronos Micronutrients LP, “Kronos”, zinc sulfate production facility located in Moxee, WA.

• zinc sulfate
• fertilizer
• argriculture
• chemical

In February, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) released a plan to pilot a fertilizer-replacement program by the end of 2017 in 100 counties and districts.

• chemical
• argriculture
• China
• fertilizer

Australian agricultural chemical firm Nufarm has announced a massive turnaround in its fortunes after experiencing a heavy loss in 2015 due to significant restructure costs.

• Nufarm
• agriculture
• chemical

The European Union's chemical regulator has declared there is not enough evidence to say the popular weed killer glyphosate causes cance

• glyphosate
• Europe
• cancer

Turkmenistan opened a $1 billion Belarussian-built potash plant on Friday, aiming to export 1.2 million tonnes of fertilisers to China and India per year as part of its drive to diversify away from natural gas exports.

• potash
• fertilizer
• China
• India
• agriculture

Leaders of ex-Soviet nations of Turkmenistan and Belarus have attended the launch of a huge potash fertilizer plant worth more than $1 billion.

• potash
• fertilizer
• agriculture

Overweight adults often turn to diet beverages to help them slim down, but this tactic might backfire, new research suggests.

• Food
• Drink

When is a lemon not a lemon? When it's "lemon flavor" in a processed food or drink.

• Food

An additive used in most processed foods may be linked to colon cancer in mice, a new study suggests.

• Food
• Additices

Regularly eating cured meats such as ham and salami might aggravate asthma, researchers report.

• Meat

Use of artificial sugar by American children and adults has soared in recent years -- and the news isn't all that sweet, a new study suggests.

• Sweeteners

There was a time when "fruit flavored" and "cheese flavored" meant "made with real fruit" and "made with real cheese."

• Food
• Additives

The researchers showed that regardless of whether people have high blood pressure, low-sodium intake is associated with more heart attacks, strokes, and deaths compared to average intake.

• Salt

Studies in both animals and humans have suggested that consuming artificial sweeteners can make you feel hungry and actually eat more. A comprehensive new study co-led by the University of Sydney has revealed for the first time why this response occurs.

• Appetite
• Sweeteners

Genetic differences might help explain why some people like to use a lot of salt on their food.

• Salt
• Food
• Additives

Vertex’s cystic fibrosis combo, Orkambi, hasn’t exactly torn up the market since hitting the scene in 2015. Now, though, the company has a new combo prospect it hopes can fare better—but the question is, how much?

• Pharmaceutical

Oxford BioDynamics is participating in a collaboration to identify the biological factors that trigger disease relapses, known as flares, in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), entitled the BIO-FLARE study (Biological factors that limit sustained remission in Rheu

• Drug
• BioDynamics

A phase 2 trial evaluating Corbus Pharmaceuticals’ multiple doses of anabasum (Resunab) has met its primary objective in patients with cystic fibrosis, demonstrating an acceptable safety and tolerability profile with no severe adverse events.

• Pharmaceuticals