Article Issue: July 2013

Marrone Bio Innovations announced terms for its IPO on Monday, July 22. The Davis, CA-based-company plans to raise $65 million by offering 4.2 million shares […]

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

DeltAg Formulations has joined the Biostimulant Coalition. It provides the Biostimulants and Micronutrients to the industry. Their products are designed to aid applied fertilizer efficiency […]

AnaCafe (Asociación Nacional del Café) Guatemalan National Coffee Association, after several trials concluded that Timorex Gold® is highly effective against coffee rust, and included Timorex […]

The Board of TyraTech announces that, as previously indicated on the appointment of Bruno Jactel as Chief Executive Officer on 10 January 2013, Alan Reade […]

GOËMAR has inaugurated a new center of innovation “GOËMAR PHYTOPOLIS” in Saint Malo. This new tool for innovation was created, thanks to GOËMAR’s investment in […]

Sineria Industries from Cyprus in Cooperation with Chemtura Agrosolutions subsidiaries in Africa has launched the biopesticide LEVO 2.4 SL to the growing horticulture and ornamental […]

Marcus Meadows-Smith has resigned from Bayer/AgraQuest. 2B Monthly will publish an exclusive interview with him in a forthcoming issue.

In a market long dominated by agrochemical giants, tiny BioWorks Inc. is carving a niche as one of the sellers of environmentally friendly, naturally based […]

In many crops, predatory mites are the cornerstone of the biological control strategy. Predatory mites such as Amblyseius swirskii, A. cucumeris and A. californicus are […]

ClearlySo have helped Exosect raise nearly £1 million of equity investment with four angels from their network of angel investors. A University of Southampton spin-out, […]

Arysta LifeScience has launched Pronutiva Maíz, a combined plant protection-plant nutrition- biostimulant package for maize growers in Mexico. Backed in its own portfolio, enhanced by […]

The Valagro Group presented its 2012 financial and social-environmental statements at the Leonardo Da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology in Milan. Giuseppe Natale, CEO […]

Plant Impact received a boost to its Veritas soya bean spray after a three-year research program in Brazil showed a consistent increase in yields. Veritas […]

The India’s Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Panaacea Limited (IPL), a Delhi- based makers of bio-fertilizer and […]

The Central Tuber Crops Research Institute has recently developed a biopesticide from tapioca for effectively tackling pests destroying vegetable and fruit plants. The pilot application […]

Leili, the leading Chinese company specializing in seaweed extracts and other biostimulants, recently received in Beijing two distinguished guests, the General Director of the Food […]

Research conducted by Ada Rafaeli in a laboratory of the Agricultural Research Organization-Volcani Center (Israel), using modern molecular biological techniques, has identified a receptor for […]

Exosect announced the completion of a $4m round of funding. The investment comes from its existing investor base and from ClearlySo, the social entrepreneur’s funding […]

Contrary to popular belief, crabgrass does not thrive in lawns, gardens and farm fields by simply crowding out other plants. A new study in ACS' […]

FOOD Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has responded to claims in a scientific journal article that risk assessments of ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) technology - […]

Every year, the fate of the entomological world is discussed by nearly 3,000 entomologists at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Often, […]

Becker Underwood, Inc., submitted a petition to the EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) requesting an exemption from the requirement of […]

Beekeepers are desperately battling colony collapse disorder, a complex condition that has been killing bees in large swaths and could ultimately have a massive effect […]

Novozymes has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TJ Technologies Inc. With annual revenue of nearly $15 million, TJ Technologies Inc. provides North American farmers […]

By October 21, 2014, organic apple and pear growers will lose two important tools used to combat fire blight, when both oxytetracycline and streptomycin use […]

Picture this – futuristic metal posts dotting your fields, each one supporting a state-of-the-art biopesticide station. Sensors on each station monitor for insects, and when […]

Bayer CropScience and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced recently an innovative partnership to support modernization of agriculture […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), announces the issuance of a patent by the United States Patent & Trademark Office for sarmentine, the active ingredient in […]

During the 7th Global Cherry International Simposium recently held in Plasencia, Spain, many aspects of cherry production were analyzed, including the role of biostimulants in […]

The US Geological Survey this summer will test a product of Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. for its ability to kill invasive species of mussels in […]

Keith Matthews will be leaving his position as Director of the US EPA Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division to take a position with the law […]

Many fungi can make themselves invisible to the immune system of plants. Scientists from Wageningen University have discovered that the tomato fungus Cladosporium manages this […]

The French Company, SDP is moving towards green chemistry. The most recent product is the adjuvant TRS2/Cocktail, formulated with sunflower extracts and ethanol coming from […]

Phyllom, LLC received an Experimental Use Permit (EUP) allowing the use of 2,448 pounds of the insecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies galleriae strain SDS-502 fermentation solids, […]

Mr. Sudhir Bahrgava, who has been working for the past several years with Cytozyme as an independent consultant, has formally joined Cytozyme’s M&S team as […]

TyraTech expects revenues to pick up in 2013 as it introduces new ranges of both personal care and animal health products. Sales in 2012 dropped […]

Growth Products Ltd. recently announced that BioNutrients Soluble AG 8-1-9 was granted Registered Material for use in Organic Agriculture with the Washington State Department of […]

Valent BioSciences has appointed Dr. Randy Martin as manager of its global field research and development group. Dr Martin has worked for several global crop […]

Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI), filed on July 1st with the SEC to raise up to $60 million in an initial public offering. The company, which […]

Biolchim do Brasil has achieved the registration of NOV@, a special biostimulant product for improving root development and plant growth. The action of NOV@ is […]

Valent U.S.A. Corporation has appointed Eric Johnson as Vice President of Technology. Mr. Johnson brings 29 years of global agriculture technology experience to Valent, having […]

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 […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, a producer of bio-based pest management and plant health products, filed on Monday with the SEC to raise up to $60 million […]