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The Choice for International Crop Protection
Gowan Comércio Internacional e Serviços, Limitada Partnering with distribution, Gowan provides an expanding offering of quality crop protection solutions for specialty crops and niche markets of agriculture. Our commitment and dedication to supporting specialty crop growers through regulatory defense, market experience, and product development, make us the choice for international crop protection.

Regional Manager Jim Ellis and Gowan founder Jon Jessen discussing the management of Asian soybean rust with a grower and ag. retailer in Brazil.
Latest News
US Import Tolerances Granted in 2007 for Fenazaquin - In August of 2007 the US EPA granted residue import tolerances for the use of Fenazaquin on apples, pears and citrus crops imported into the United States. This will allow importation of these 3 commodities from any country using Fenazaquin for mite control in these commodities. This is part of the process of Gowan continuing to expand our global markets with this product. Fenazaquin is sold under the trade names Magister®, Matador®, Pride®, Pride Ultra®, Magus® , Demiton® and Turkoise® and is currently registered in about 60 countries globally.
Additional New Registrations:
Magister® (Fenazaquin) and Dicarzol® (Formetanate) in Myanmar
Dicarzol® (Formetanate) and Imidan® (Phosmet) gain Annex I Inclusion - Gowan’s carbamate insecticide Dicarzol (Formetanate) and organophosphate insecticide Imidan (Phosmet) have been voted for inclusion in Annex I by the European Union (EU) regulatory commission. Gowan looks forward to continued global support of these two very effective insecticides.   [More...]
MIlestones of Our Growth
1963 Jon Jessen started his first agricultural input business to provide products and service to local growers
1974 Gowan Company formed to manage formulation of crop protection chemicals and retail functions
1990 Gowan de Mexico established to supply premium products and service to Mexico's specialty crop growers
1991 Gowan Company purchased Imidan rights in the U.S., its first proprietary product
1993 Gowan Company acquired DCNA (Dicloran) from Nor-Am Chemical Company
1996 Gowan entered further into international markets after obtaining world-wide rights to Imidan
2001 Acquisition of Formetanate hydrochloride from Aventis
2002 Acquisition of Fenarimol and Fenazaquin from Dow AgroSciences
2003 Acquisition of Eptam, Eradicane (EPTC) NAFTA rights from Syngenta
2004 Acquisition of Avadex (Triallate) from Monsanto
2004 Gowan Comércio Internacional e Serviços, Limitada is formed
2005 Gowan Española Fitosanitarios established, offering a range of products through retail distributors in Spain and Portugal
2006 Sarief-Gowan partnership in Italy has first commercial sales, business has grown every year
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