Article Department: Regulatory

Corteva Agriscience’s Utrisha N, a microbe-based nitrogen fixation product, has been verified as a USDA Process Verified Program (PVP) by the United States Department of […]

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released its annual Pesticide Use Report for 2021 which confirmed preliminary data that showed a more than 10 […]

On March 15, US Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Representative Jim Baird (IN-04) reintroduced the Plant Biostimulant Act to create a uniform process for approving […]

Azotic Technologies Ltd (Azotic) announced its nitrogen fixing products of Envita in Canada and of Encera in the United Kingdom are approved for organic use. […]

The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved expansion of the use of Summit Agro’s Regev and Timorex ACT fungicides to both stone and pome fruit […]

Following an environmental assessment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has determined that releasing the insect Ganaspis brasiliensis to […]

A&L Biological Inc., a subsidiary of A&L Canada, has been granted registration from the Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for Cuc-GUARD, for use in the […]

France-based BCF Life Sciences, a company specializing in the extraction of free amino acids, has obtained a marketing authorization from ANSES for Leafamine, a soluble […]

Eden Research PLC has received certification for use of its Mevalone and Cedrox products in organic farming production in Greece. The certification follows the authorization […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc.’s (BVT) proprietary Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) biological fungicide has been submitted for regulatory review and approval in Canada. The submitted […]

The UK has revised a policy to now allow the release of augmentative arthropod biological control agents outside of glasshouses and into other protected structures, […]

Biobest’s biofungicide Asperello has gained approval in Denmark for preventative use against Fusarium, Pythium and Didymella in protected ornamental and vegetable crops, and in Morocco […]

Azotic Technologies Ltd announced that their nitrogen fixing products of Envita in Canada and of Encera in the United Kingdom are approved for organic use. […]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of Amoéba’s lysate of Willaertia magna C2c Maky in the US for the control of […]

Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act, is granting registration for the sale and use of […]

Tradecorp biostimulant Biimore has officially been registered in the European Union as a ‘non-microbial plant biostimulant’ under the EU Fertilising Products Regulation 2019/1009 (FPR), and […]

BioWorks has received approval from the PMRA for URMULE label expansions of their flagship product, RootShield PLUS+ WP. The expanded label now includes suppression of […]

Eden Research received authorization by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use across the US of its biopesticide products Mevalone and Cedroz, and three […]

Lavie Bio Ltd., a subsidiary of Evogene Ltd., announced it has submitted the registration package for LAV.311, its biofungicide targeting fruit rots and powdery mildews, […]

Horizons Regional Council in New Zealand’s Manawatū-Whanganui region has applied on behalf of the National Biocontrol Collective for approval to import and release the bud-galling […]

The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking views on whether Defra should license the release of non-native augmentative arthropod biological […]

On September 12, US President Joe Biden signed a new Executive Order (EO): Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American […]

On August 31 of this year, the European Commission (EC) formally adopted new rules designed to increase the availability of and access to biological plant […]

The United Nations has released a report that indicates the number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in […]

The Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA) announced they support the bipartisan introduction of the Plant Biostimulant Act of 2022 in the U.S. The act amends […]

Agro Inputs Manufacturers Association of India (AIM) has welcomed inclusion of biostimulants in the Fertilizer Control Order but demanded the government of India should allow […]

Four of Suterra’s products are now listed with the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic agricultural production. Suterra's season long mating disruption […]

Deputy Director-General Chou Hui-chuan of Taiwan's Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine says that in light of its March 5 announcement on […]

EU member states have approved new rules to accelerate the approval and authorization of biological plant protection products containing microbials. Jennifer Lewis, Executive Director of […]

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has granted registration for the sale and use of MPT Mustard Seed Meal Technical and MustGrow Crop Biofumigant, […]

EU member states have approved new rules to accelerate the approval and authorization of biological plant protection products containing microorganisms to reduce reliance on chemical […]

Plant Health Care announced the registration approval of Harpin αβ for use as a seed treatment of corn and soybeans in Argentina. The regulatory process […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a final environmental assessment (EA) that addresses the environmental impacts […]

APHIS has prepared an environmental assessment for permitting the release of the insect Ganaspis brasiliensis for the biological control of spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to register five biopesticide products containing Bacillus velezensis strain RTI301 and/or Bacillus subtilis strain RTI477, two new […]

A new report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) titled Exploring the Benefits of Biocontrol for Sustainable Agriculture has identified the benefits of […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to register several biopesticide products containing Purpureocillium lilacinum strain PL11, a new fungal active ingredient that controls […]

BPS Agriculture’s proprietary carrier technology, OpusMAX, has attained Organic Material Research Institute (OMRI) certification for the United States and Canada, with an anticipated listing soon […]

Amoéba has submitted an application for approval of the biocidal active substance, the living amoeba Willaertia magna C2c Maky, and the biocidal products containing it, […]

Eden Research plc announced that Sipcam Iberia, Eden's commercial partner in Spain and Portugal, has received authorization for the sale of Eden's biofungicide in Spain […]

Ceradis Crop Protection B.V. has obtained registration in Turkey for its biosulfur fungicide CeraSulfur application in grape and tomato. The distribution will be performed by […]

Biotalys has submitted the registration dossier for the active substance of its first protein-based biocontrol product, Evoca, for EU approval. Evoca is Biotalys’ first biofungicide […]

Digital Development Partners, Inc. announces that the state of Nevada has approved sales of MiteXstream, the company's EPA-certified biopesticide targeted initially at cannabis grows experiencing […]

After a dozen years of research and testing, the biological herbicide Kichawi Kill was approved for commercial use against Striga (witchweed) by the Kenya Pest […]

Maxstim for Organic Agriculture, a new biostimulant formulation from Maxstim, has achieved Ecocert accreditation. The latest innovation is an organic formulation that will meet the […]

MustGrow Biologics Corp. announced receipt of regulatory approval for a powdery mildew biofungicide product for use on cannabis and hemp crops through Canada’s Pest Management […]

New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority has approved the importation and release of the wasp-nest beetle, Metoecus paradoxus, and a hoverfly, Volucella inanis, as biological control […]

A list of 16 generic formulated pesticides or products that will be available for use by Brazilian farmers has been published in that country’s Act […]