FMC News

FMC Corporation announces Mike Martinez as a Retail Market Manager (RMM) in the West Region. His territory includes the California Coast and a part of the Central Valley. In his role as an RMM, Martinez will focus on building relationships with retailers, promoting and selling FMC products to retailers, and working with Pest Control Advisors to ensure product awareness.

FMC Corporation announces the addition of Lamar Buckelew, Ph.D., to the North American Crop Business and Product Development Team. In his role as product development manager, Buckelew will focus on the development of FMC insecticide projects.

FMC Corporation announces the Farming with Authority® Sweepstakes. Growers are invited to go online to http://www.farmwithauthority.com/sweepstakes and share their experiences with Authority herbicides for the chance to win one of five $1,000 Tractor Supply Company® gift cards.

Growers now have a powerful insecticide with three-way protection against aphids, stinkbugs and other key pests. FMC Corporation announces Triple Crown™ insecticide - a unique insecticide with three modes-of-action, providing soybean, corn and cotton growers quick knockdown, long-lasting residual and translaminar activity. 

FMC Corporation announces Justin Quear as the new retail marketing manager in the East Region. Quear started his new position on April 17 and oversees the Ohio territory.

FMC Corporation is excited to announce the Cadet® Knockdown Sweepstakes. Growers are invited to go online to www.FMCcadet.com/sweepstakes and share their experiences with Cadet herbicide for a chance to win a $5,000 Best Buy® shopping spree.

FMC Corporation announces the following changes in their development organization. Houston Joost, Ph.D., will relocate to California as product development manager in the Western U.S. and Sam Wilson, Ph.D., has been promoted to senior product development manager, herbicide lead.

FMC Corporation announces the addition of Bob Lusby to the North American Crop sales team as the new southern region business manager. Lusby has worked with FMC for 35 years, most recently as a strategic account executive. 

FMC Corporation announces its “Stand and Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest,” an opportunity for students in agriculture to showcase their patriotic singing skills for a chance to win scholarship prizes. Any member of a national agricultural student organization is invited to submit an audition video singing the National Anthem at www.FMCcrop.com/contest.

BroadAxe TM herbicide, a new, powerful tool in the fight against weeds has just received EPA registration, according to FMC Agricultural Products Group. Used in no-till and conventional till sunflower fields, BroadAxe provides growers with preemergence control of grass and broadleaf weeds without the need for tank mixing.

Mild winter temperatures have resulted in increased aphid populations in winter wheat located in the Midwest and Southern regions. Growers need to consider treating for aphids before populations exceed manageable amounts. Mustang Max® insecticide, by FMC Corporation, is an effective choice to control aphids and other key pests. 

FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) president, CEO and chairman, Pierre Brondeau, this week discussed a unique 'differentiator strategy' that has helped FMC Agricultural Products lead the industry in profitability and deliver eight consecutive years of record earnings. Brondeau made his remarks at the Credit Suisse 17th Annual Global Ag Productivity Conference in London.

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) and Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., today announced that they have entered into an exclusive global agreement to evaluate a new herbicide discovered by Kumiai for potential global development and commercialization.

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) announced today it has entered into exclusive technology license and commercialization agreements with East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) and Shanghai Shengnong Pesticide Co. Ltd. (SSPC).  The three parties will develop and commercialize a new insecticide active ingredient. 

FMC Corporation introduces Chariot™ insecticide, the newest member of the FMC Florida citrus portfolio. Chariot insecticide provides citrus growers with excellent control and faster knockdown of psyllids adults, nymphs and adult leafminers.

The Ag Container Recycling Council (ACRC) has announced its 20th Anniversary Celebration and Reception on Wednesday, Feb. 29 in Washington, D.C. FMC personnel will attend the event along with others who support the recycling of agricultural and pesticide containers.

FMC Corporation is helping to educate growers, retailers and crop consultants on soybean best production practices and weed management strategies through its CropPro University: Authority® Herbicide Training Module. A set of three online training modules is available at www.FMCAuthority.com.

FMC Corporation has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a U.S. Patent to FMC entitled “Insecticidal Compositions Suitable for Use in Preparation of Insecticidal Liquid Fertilizers” for its Capture® LFR® insecticide formulation. 

After a summer of successful plot tours highlighting in-field results of Anthem™ and Anthem™ ATZ herbicides, FMC Corporation expects EPA approval on its two new herbicides in 2012.

FMC Corporation is excited to announce the winners of the Cadet® Convoy sweepstakes. Kelly Kliner, of Langdon, N.D., is the grand prize winner of a $5,000 Cabela's gift card.

On December 20, FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) marked the company's 80th year of listing on the New York Stock Exchange with the ringing of The Closing BellSM by Pierre Brondeau, FMC president, CEO and chairman.

FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC) today announced that it has acquired Rovral® iprodione and Sportak® prochloraz fungicides from Bayer CropScience.

FMC Corporation announces the promotion of David Wheeler to Business Solutions Manager. As a multi-faceted position, Wheeler will be part of the business services team working closely with the sales, marketing and account management groups.

Growers in Iowa and Illinois are experiencing hardship with damaged Bt hybrid corn crops destroyed by corn rootworm. With proven results and convenient applications, Capture® LFR® insecticide by FMC Corporation works to combat this issue directly.

FMC Corporation announced today its Agricultural Products Group has entered into two exclusive agreements covering global development and supply of Chr. Hansen biological products for agricultural and ornamental markets.

FMC Corporation introduces Athena®, a new insecticide/miticide for California that provides powerful knockdown of mites, navel orangeworm, codling moth and peach twig borer in almonds and walnuts.

The U.S. Supreme Court today denied a petition by FMC Corporation and three national grower groups for review of a lower appellate court ruling which had upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to deny an administrative hearing on the revocation of domestic tolerances for carbofuran.