{"id":47205,"date":"2017-11-08T06:42:24","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T05:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rss.nova-institut.net\/public.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreenchemicalsblog.com%2F2017%2F10%2F25%2Femery-oleo-bags-usda-bio-based-herbicide-certification%2F"},"modified":"2017-11-02T10:39:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T09:39:25","slug":"emery-oleochemicals-agro-green-business-achieves-certified-100-biobased-product-label-from-usda-for-emerion-herbicide-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/emery-oleochemicals-agro-green-business-achieves-certified-100-biobased-product-label-from-usda-for-emerion-herbicide-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Emery Oleochemicals&#8217; Agro Green Business Achieves Certified 100% Biobased Product Label from USDA for EMERION\u2122 Herbicide Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Emery Oleochemicals, a world-leading, natural-based specialty chemicals producer, has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label for its weed control solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s EMERION\u2122 Herbicide products, EMERION\u2122 7000 Concentrate, EMERION\u2122 7030 Concentrate and EMERION\u2122 7020 Concentrate, have each been certified by the USDA as being a 100% biobased product; thus earning the right to display a unique label that highlights its percentage of biobased content. In addition, the EMERION\u2122 7020 and 7030 Concentrate products are also OMRI\u00ae Listed for Organic Production and Organic Garden Use, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Biobased products are cost-comparative, readily available and perform as well as, or better than, their conventional counterparts. Biobased products, through petroleum displacement, have played an increasingly important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that exacerbate global climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Dan Carrothers, Emery Oleochemicals&#8217; Agro Green Global Business Director stated, \u201cWe are pleased that our EMERION\u2122 Herbicide 100% biobased weed control products have been formally recognized by the USDA. This supports and reinforces our core business philosophy to offer farmers and growers in the agriculture community more environmentally-friendly and renewable solutions so they can most effectively meet consumer demand to produce food in a safer manner than by using conventional petrochemical-based products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>EMERION\u2122 Herbicide is a natural-based non-selective, contact weed control for burn down of weeds and grasses. Features and benefits of Emery&#8217;s EMERION\u2122 Herbicide products include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visible results achieved within minutes; it kills in hours due to rapid desiccation of undesired foliage<\/li>\n<li>Readily biodegradable<\/li>\n<li>Tolerance exempt<\/li>\n<li>Half-life of 24 hours<\/li>\n<li>Efficiency and enhanced production<\/li>\n<li>Worker protection with 4 hour pre-harvest interval<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe applaud Emery Oleochemicals for earning the USDA Certified Biobased Product label,\u201d said Kate Lewis, USDA BioPreferred Program. \u201cProducts from Emery Oleochemicals are contributing to an ever expanding marketplace that adds value to renewable agriculture commodities, creates jobs in rural communities, and decreases our reliance on petroleum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Emery Oleochemicals&#8217; Agro Green weed control, insect control, plant health and performance products, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emeryoleo.com\/Agro_Green.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.emeryoleo.com\/Agro_Green.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emery Oleochemicals, a world-leading, natural-based specialty chemicals producer, has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label for its weed control solutions. 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