Article Issue: December 2013

Infinity Group, a cross-border, private equity platform, announced today that it has invested US$4.2 M in green biotech company BotanoCap. A little less than a […]

Koppert Biological Systems acquired the company Welte-Nützlinge GmbH on 27 November. Welte- Nützlinge has long been an important distributor for Koppert, selling solutions for biological […]

It sounds almost too good to be true — Canadian spring wheat yields averaging 6.5 per cent higher when treated with what Bayer CropScience calls […]

NewLeaf Symbiotics Inc. announced the acquisition of Intuitive Genomics Inc. The acquisition of Intuitive Genomics’ elite computational and bioinformatics capabilities compliments NewLeaf’s R&D and product […]

Fungus may offer natural weed control - A USDA researcher and collaborators have found a naturally occurring fungus which may prove useful in the fight […]

Novozymes and Monsanto Company announced a long-term strategic alliance to transform research and commercialization of sustainable microbial products that will provide a new platform of […]

A team of University of Kentucky researchers led by plant pathologists Aardra and Pradeep Kachroo have discovered an important component in how plants can resist […]

Syngenta will launch Clariva Complete Beans nematicide/insecticide/fungicide, an on-seed application of separately registered products that adds a revolutionary nematicide to the broad-spectrum seed treatment of […]

Every plant grower will have encountered thrips at some point: the well-known pest is a tremendous nuisance, damaging flowers severely and generally being very hard […]

The Brazilian manufacturer of specialty fertilizers and biological inoculants, Microquímica, has signed a distribution agreement with the Paraguayan company Agrícola Colonial, based in Santa Rita. […]

It has now become apparent that the main mode of action of the damage that essential oils exert on living cells is based on some […]

Farmex, one of the largest plant protection manufacturers and distributors in Perú has signed a strategic partnership with COMPO Expert (Germany), which will allow them […]

Buff tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) are becoming an invasive species in South America. Introduced as pollinators into central Chile, in 1998 in a few greenhouses, […]

On December 4th to the 7th at the "Growtech" conference, Valagro celebrated the opening of its branch in Turkey, a country where its products have […]

The pheromone industry keeps innovating. Beyond incorporating new pheromones to control different insects, the industry is creating new emitter technologies such as new puffers or […]

The China Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) appointed Leili, a leading company in seaweed biostimulant products, as the only International Science and Technology Cooperation […]

Cytozyme announced the hiring of Raj K Goyal as Business Director for South Asia as part of the global Marketing & Sales Team, reporting to […]

With greater involvement of major crop protection companies, like Bayer CropScience, Syngenta, BASF, and even Monsanto, in biologicals, the biopesticide industry is changing. What impact […]

Dr. Bachar Blal joins Agrinos as VP Microbiology & Quality. He comes to Agrinos from Agrauxine where he has worked for 10 years, most recently […]

Dr. Thorleif Enger, Chairman of the Board of Agrinos (Norway) For those in the biostimulants and biocontrol business world who may not know this, you […]

Antoine Meyer recently joined the Team of Sumi Agro France. An agronomist by background, specializing in crop protection, with an MBA from INSEAD, Meyer has […]

Advances in plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculant technology: formulations and practical perspectives (1998–2013), a new review written by Yoav Bashan, Luz E. de-Bashan, S. R. Prabhu, […]

The Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA) elected Rick Melnick of Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) as its new board chairman and director on December 6. Effective January […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) named FMC, the exclusive Latin American distributor for its Regalia® Maxx Biofungicide, which has received new product registrations in El […]

José Alfredo García, is the new General Manager of Tradecorp México, following a career of 12 years with FMC México. In his professional career, he […]

The European Commission has announced the approval of Oro Agri's insecticide active ingredient, orange oil under the EU plant protection regulation (1107/2009). The AI is […]

Futureco Bioscience SA, along with Certis Europe launches the distribution of Certamin ® Premium, a newly developed product planned to be initially marketed in Spain […]

Novozymes, announced an agreement with Nutra-Flo Company for national distribution of Novozymes BioAg's Torque and Ratchet brands bio-yield enhancement products. Torque and Ratchet can be […]

Biolchim widens the array of special fertilizers registered in Brazil with NOV@ GR, granular biopromoter of root development and vegetative growth. NOV@ GR is a […]

The Stockton Group announced that it has entered into agreements with Syngenta for the supply and distribution of Timorex Gold® by Syngenta in Chile and […]

EROGRA ESPECIALES S.L. introduces HERO-RIPE, a new product, especially designed for vineyards. HERO-RIPE is a natural inducer of the ripening of grapes, which enhances the […]

Isagro USA and Gowan USA jointly announced that, following Gowan Co. acquisition of a 49% share in BASJES Holding, a company ultimately controlling ISAGRO S.p.A., […]

Novozymes and Monsanto Company today announced a long-term strategic alliance to transform research and commercialization of sustainable microbial products that will provide a new platform […]