Article Issue: August 2013

Agrinos has announced that Dr. D. Ry Wagner has joined the company as its Chief Technology Officer, reporting to the CEO and becoming a member […]

Today, Brandt Consolidated, Inc. announced the formation of Brandt Brasil Serviços Profissionais em Agricultura Ltda. Known as Brandt do Brasil and headquartered in Sao Paulo, […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) announced that Ted Melnik has joined the company as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. Beginning August 26, Ted will […]

Marrone Bio Innovations completed its initial public offering of 4,750,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $12.00 per share. The […]

A new biostimulant, Hicure, that is set transform the productivity and quality of the flower industry in Kenya has been introduced in the country. Agribusiness […]

Plant Health Care announces that it has regained licensed rights to harpin αβ as a seed treatment. Plant Health Care and Monsanto have mutually agreed […]

ITALPOLLINA just launched CLICK®, the first “compressed” biostimulant in tablets. CLICK® is the result of the know-how developed in three different areas in which ITALPOLLINA […]

Valent Bio launched a refresh of their website with improved navigation tools making it easier to move between the agricultural microbials, forestry, plant growth regulators, […]

Arysta LifeScience India has announced the market introduction of PILATUS® biostimulant. PILATUS, manufactured by Arysta LifeScience Mexico, is a combination of plant extracts, fulvic acid, […]

The Madrid-based company Tradecorp, member of the European Biostimulant Industry Council, has refreshed its visual identity in accordance with the growth and expansion that the […]

Cattle are extremely vulnerable to ticks, mites and flies which can transmit blood parasites, cause irritating wounds and then infections. In order to control them […]

Biostimulants/Physio-activators represent more than 60% of Goemar Export sales, said Jean- Pierre Princen, CEO of the French company, in an exclusive interview for 2B Monthly. […]

New biological insecticides have emerged in recent years which utilize baculoviruses. To identify the virus in this family that will most effectively control the Guatemalan […]

Rafael Juncosa (RJ), President & CEO of Futureco BIOSCIENCE, S.A, gave an exclusive interview to New Ag International. The interview will appear in the September […]

Red imported fire ants are named for the fire-like burn of their sting. Now, the same venom that packs such a painful wallop may actually […]

The European Union awards 8 million euros in research budget to new bio products for agricultural and pharma applications. The budget is earmarked for the […]

Research that was conducted by Dr. Phyllis Weintraub of the Agricultural Research Organization – Gilat Research Center in Israel has focused on the biological control […]

Professor Itamar Glazer from A.R.O., Volcani Center, Israel, tested some of the beneficial nematodes against key pests in Israel, including certain lepidopteran insects. His studies […]

A team of Australian and New Zealand researchers are harnessing bacteria as a possible new bioinsecticide to control crop pests. The team, which includes Dr. […]

Italian specialty fertilizer and biostimulants producer ICAS srl (International Company of Agro Science) recently joined the European Biostimulants Industry Council (EBIC), bringing the association’s membership […]

Scientists at the University of York are part of a £3 million research initiative announced by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and […]

A major new technology has been developed by The University of Nottingham, which enables all of the world's crops to take nitrogen from the air […]

A study was carried out to test the effects of the exposure to synthetic species-specific sex- pheromone on Lobesia botrana (European grapevine moth) females. The […]

Mendel Biotechnology, Inc., and Fundación MEDINA have entered into a license collaboration that will enable Mendel to identify novel biostimulant products. Under the agreement, MEDINA […]

Arysta LifeScience Brazil recently announced the market introduction of its new “Green Passport” product line. Following a sustainable concept, the line’s innovative products are environmentally […]

Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc., announced the addition of Dr. Adam Blaszczak to its R&D executive team as Director of R&D in Molecular Biology and Microbiology, reporting […]

Gowan Group and Isagro S.p.A. announced a partnership to join Isagro’s research and discovery capability with Gowan’s field development and face to market. The partnership […]

Chemicals Regulation Directorate (UK Health & Safety Executive) has concluded a review of its biopesticides scheme and related issues based on a report produced by […]

Plant Health Care is pleased to announce that Mr. Glen Donald will join the company as Vice President of Business Development, effective August 1, 2013. […]

The Board of Plant Impact announced that the company has signed an agreement with the Brazilian unit of Bayer CropScience to market advanced nutrition technologies […]

Gina McCarthy was sworn in on July 19, 2013 as the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to her appointment, she served as […]

Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc., announced the hiring of Mr. Michael Winn, as Managing Director of Operations. In this new position, Mr. Winn will be reporting to […]

Futureco Bioscience has signed as a member of Biovegen, the Technology Platform on Plant Biotechnology, a public-private entity that acts as an interface between the […]

The final legislative piece needed for the establishment of a unitary EU patent system emerged from the European Commission. The proposal to amend the “Brussels […]

A new appointment at Valagro headquarters: As of July 15th, Prem Warrior has taken on the role of Chief Business Development Officer, working directly under […]

Plant Health Care, announces that it is relocating its headquarters from Pittsburgh, PA to Raleigh, NC. The relocation will take place during the remainder of […]

PERpose Plus™ from BioWorks, is a specially formulated hydrogen peroxide (or hydrogen dioxide) based product for prevention and control of plant diseases and algae pre-harvest […]

Bayer CropScience plans to consolidate and expand its US-based R&D operations for vegetable seeds and biological crop protection products in a new site in West […]

China’s Zhejiang Heben Pesticide & Chemicals has announced that they have successfully developed a biopesticide in cooperation with Sichuan Antibiotics Research Institute. The new pesticide […]

A consortium of 11 organizations, including the Stockton Group, has been awarded an 8 million-Euro grant by the European Union to explore natural substances to […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 4,750,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public […]