Article Issue: October 2013

Makhteshim Agan Group, (MAGMAG) a world leader in generic crop protection, with 2012 sales turnover of 2.83 billion $U.S., announced October 27th the acquisition of […]

Valagro announced that it is planning a 10 million euros investment in Brazil for the opening of its first manufacturing plant on the South American […]

Research into biological control of the costly root- lesion nematode (RLN) in the northern graions region could net growers big savings, boost yields and reduce […]

Futureco Bioscience has launched its new website http://www.futurecobioscience.com, designed to access its partners, associates, collaborators, clients, providers. The new website has different services depending on […]

Currently, the measures to control pest infestation in stored grains and dry foods rely heavily on toxic fumigants and insecticides. A research group consisting of […]

BASF announced plans for an investment of 1.8 billion Euro between 2013 and 2017 to upgrade their production and formulation capabilities. A key part of […]

Research conducted by Dr. Phyllis Weintraub of the Agricultural Research Organization – Gilat Research Center has focused on alternatives to chemical control of insect pests; […]

Australia based AgBiTech has established a research laboratory in the USA, at the University of Missouri Life Science Business Incubator in Columbia, Missouri. The laboratory […]

A combination of two alkanes has been identified and shown to deter female mosquitoes by mimicking the effect of their predator's kairomone. Research conducted by […]

Plant Health Care booked a larger first-half pretax loss of $4.9m, compared to a loss of $3.6m in the same period of 2012. Over 40% […]

A research team led by a molecular plant pathologist at the University of California, Riverside has discovered the mechanism by which an aggressive fungal pathogen […]

Monsanto’s BioDirect™ technology platform is focused in four focus areas: weed management, insect management, virus control and honeybee health. BioDirect™ Technology is the first biological […]

University of Rhode Island entomologists reached a milestone in their efforts to control the invasive weed swallow-wort this month with the first release of a […]

Valagro's Chinese version of its official website at www.valagro.com/zh, is an important window into the world’s second largest economy and the first in terms of […]

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. (MBI) appointed four executives to its senior staff. • Carlos Reyes has joined Marrone as vice president for product development. Reyes […]

The American Academy of Microbiology recently released a report entitled "How Microbes Can Help Feed the World". The report covers how optimizing plant microbial communities […]

Exosect announced the appointment of Igor Curcic to its formulations team as Head of Formulation Development. Igor joins Exosect from Syngenta’s Jeallots Hill Research Centre […]

Futureco Bioscience is the creator of Nofly, a biopesticide to control whiteflies and other agricultural pests. After an eight-year evaluation process, the product has received […]

mOasis, announced the appointment of Steven Hartmeier as its new Chief Executive Officer. “Steve’s experience bringing novel products to market will accelerate the adoption of […]

Isagro USA has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Dominus, a biopesticide and pre-plant soil treatment. Dominus is a broad-spectrum product that […]

Makhteshim Agan, and Yissum Research Development Company, have signed an agreement for the development and commercialization of a novel, non-toxic and environmentally friendly biocontrol method […]

The rules for the registration of new biological pesticides in Brazil are expected to change by the end of the year based on recent statements […]

Verdesian Life Sciences, LLC announced that it has acquired INTX Microbials, LLC, a provider of inoculant, seed treatment, and biological growth enhancement products. Financial terms […]

Westbridge Agricultural Products announced today that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has approved Botector® as an organic biological product for the prevention of […]

Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc. announced that it has signed a second distribution agreement with FMC, this time with FMC AgroQuímica de Mexico, a division of US-based […]

At the October 15th meeting in Brussels, the members of the European Biostimulant Industry Council (EBIC) launched a Code of Conduct for Placing Plant Biostimulants […]

FMC Corporation has announced two collaborations aimed at establishing a biological products discovery and development platform. To provide discovery capability, FMC acquired the Center for […]

BioBee preparing for first commercial applications of Bio-Anagyrus ™ in South Africa. The Israeli company has successfully concluded 5 years of field trials in citrus […]

Eric Liégeois-EU Commission, DG Enterprise, in Charge of Shaping European Regulation on Biostimulants For editorial purposes, we have defined biostimulants as “materials which contain substance(s) […]

Biolchim continues expanding in the Asian markets with the registration of SUNRED in China. SUNRED is provides the combined action of its active ingredients phenylalanine, […]

Sergio Comparini, President of the Board of Agrotechnology and Business Development Manager at Gowan. The Gowan Company was founded in Yuma, Arizona (USA) 50 years […]

Spider venoms are usually toxic when injected into prey, but a new protein discovered in the venom of Australian tarantulas can also kill prey insects […]

At the October 15th meeting in Brussels, the members of the European Biostimulant Industry Council (EBIC) launched a Code of Conduct for Placing Plant Biostimulants […]

Valagro announced today that it is planning a 10 million euros investment in Brazil for the opening of its first manufacturing plant on the South […]

  FMC Corporation has announced two collaborations aimed at establishing a biological products discovery and development platform. To provide discovery capability, FMC acquired the Center […]

BASF announced today plans for an investment of 1.8 billion Euro between 2013 and 2017 to upgrade their production and formulation capabilities. A key part […]