Article Issue: April 2013

Plant Health Care’s preliminary results from 2012: Revenues broadly flat at $7.8m (2011: $7.9m) • Sales of Harpin αβ and Myconate increased to 34% of […]

The Italian company Italpollina launched what it quotes as “The biostimulant with the highest concentration of vegetal amino acids and peptides”. TRAINER is a new […]

The US biopesticide company, Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), has appointed Canadian agrochemical company Engage Agro’s US subsidiary, Engage Agro USA (Prescott, Arizona), as the exclusive […]

Research from North Carolina State University shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) prefers sweet, soft fruit–giving us new insight into a species […]

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has agreed to buy shares worth $8.5 million in Jiangxi Tianren Ecology Co., Ltd., helping the firm […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) announced that New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Vermont have each issued a Certificate of Pesticide Registration for the use of […]

To delay evolution of pest resistance to transgenic crops producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), the “pyramid” or “stacking” strategy uses plants that produce […]

TyraTech, Inc., announced that the Company has been granted permission to sell its new personal insect repellent in the United Kingdom. NO-SKEETO! ™ features TyraTech's […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) announced the submission of a patent application encompassing a new Bacillus sp. strain F727, to the United States Patent and […]

Scientists from INRA, CIRAD and CNRS in France have studied biochemical communication for palm moth Paysandisia archon. They have discovered a sexual pheromone produced by […]

American Vanguard Corporation announced that it has completed an investment of US$3.7 million to secure a 29.46 percent ownership position in TyraTech. American Vanguard's equity […]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted registration approval to Syngenta for its Pasteuria nishizawae based bio-control nematicide seed treatment that offers a unique, direct […]

Six papers on biostimulants, including three on seaweed extracts, were presented at the closing technical session of the New Ag International Conference in Rio de […]

The Italian company, ITALPOLLINA SPA has begun industrial scale-production of new amino acids and peptide-based products at its new factory in Italy. This operation comes […]

The US EPA published a notice in the Federal Register establishing an exemption from the requirement of a food tolerance for residues of banda de […]

Latin America Biocontrol market is growing, said Nicolas Cock Duque, President of ecoflora Agro (Colombia) in his keynote paper at the New Ag conference in […]

The French De Sangosse Group has taken shares in the British Company Alpha Biopesticides. De Sangosse, headquartered in Agen, France, with subsidiaries in several countries […]

Two new US patents were recently granted to ecoflora Agro by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during Q4 2012. The patents are […]

In Europe, farmers will have to apply general principles of IPM from 1st January 2014. This will impact many agricultural inputs markets. Experts predict that […]

TyraTech, Inc. announced that it has conditionally raised £3 million before expenses by means of a placing and subscription of new shares in the capital […]

The Brazilian toxicology agency has recently approved the use of three biopesticides. The national health surveillance agency, the Anvisa, has cleared the bionematicide, Paecilomyces lilacinus, […]

French Agriculture minister Stéphane Le Foll is setting a new direction for French agriculture and breaking with past policy as he prepares to turn the […]

Plant Health Care (PHC) announced that Germains Seed Technology, its partner in developing the ‘Harpin alpha-beta’ seed treatment of sugar beets, is to start large-scale […]

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published on 9 April 2013 the peer review of the initial risk assessments for the active substance Bacillus thuringiensis […]

Terramera, announced another key addition to its Sales Team, Mike Goza as Western Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Goza brings over twenty years experience creating and […]

As a part of their continuing growth, Horizon Ag-Products, Modesto, CA, USA a global player in the plant health sciences industry and a member of […]

The Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has proposed the approval of Danish company Novozymes’ bioinsecticide, Met52 EC (Metarhizium anisopliae strain F52), for the control […]

Five new assignments were recently announced by the Belgian company Biobest: • Juliette Pijnakker is a specialist in greenhouse biocontrol, especially in the use of […]

Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) is responsible for the national management and coordination of R&D for Australia's horticultural industries including fruit, vegetables, nuts, nursery, turf, cut […]

David Beaudreau, Policy Advisor, DC Legislative and Regulatory Services, has published a review in CPDA Quarterly (Council of Producers & Distributors of Agrotechnology) where he […]

Peder Holk Nielsen takes office as President & CEO of Novozymes. “I am proud and honored to lead this great company forward,” says Peder Holk […]

The Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group (GLVWG), in conjunction with The Ohio State University (OSU), will be releasing a new resource through the Apple App […]

Biolchim announced the registration of SUNRED in Brazil. SUNRED is a specialty product-based on botanical extracts for improving color, ripening uniformity, and sugar content of […]

Plant Health Care (AIM / CISX: PHC.L), confirmed Mr. Paul Schmidt has been appointed the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and that Mr. John Brady, former […]

Two recent studies have highlighted a negative impact on bees' ability to learn following exposure to a combination of pesticides commonly used in agriculture. The […]

Veradis B.V. from the Netherlands, announced the introduction of Elim® SP Copper and Ceraquint® SP (Copper + Phosphite) in Colombia for tomato and potato respectively. […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), announced that Dr. Alison Stewart has joined the company as its first Chief Science Officer. Dr. Stewart joins MBI from […]

The US-based, UK-listed bioproducts company, Plant Health Care, plans to divest its non-core businesses in the near future to focus on its disease resistance activator, […]

Bayer CropScience plans to launch its foliar biofungicide/bactericide, Serenade ( Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713), in Latin America. Bayer will market it in five countries: […]

BPIA (Biopesticide Industry Alliance Inc.) held its Semi-Annual meeting in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada March 19th – 21st. Despite treacherous travel conditions caused by a recent […]

Mexico is the main producer and exporter of mangos in Latin America. It is therefore crucial for this industry to develop efficient systems to control […]

The European Biostimulants Industry Council (EBIC), which works to secure appropriate regulation for biostimulants in the European Union, recently added four new high profile members, […]

Valagro of Italy introduced its newest product RELEASEED during the New Ag International Conference in Rio de Janeiro. RELEASEED is an innovative bio-stimulant formulated and […]