Article Issue: April 2014

Novozymes recently announced the establishment of a new research and development center in the U.S. dedicated to its bioagriculture business. The center will be located […]

Valagro has signed an agreement with the Institute of Life Sciences of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna - one of Italy’s most prestigious universities in the […]

The Stockton Group has signed a distribution agreement with Agroklinge, a member of the Tecnología Química y Comercio S.A. (TQC Group). TQC is the largest […]

CSIRO scientists are combining micro sensing, sterile insect technology and new insect trapping systems to protect Australian farms from the Queensland fruit fly. The Queensland […]

Arysta LifeScience is strengthening its global presence in the biostimulants and value-added nutrients category with the launch of a new website: www.cropbenefits.com. “We have seen […]

A University of Georgia researcher is using two new traps and the beetle's sex drive to attract and control the Prionus root borers, the larval […]

BioConsortia, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company that uses a proprietary method for the selection of beneficial microbial consortia for crop improvement, has raised an additional […]

An increase in Alternaria blotch, (Alternaria alternata) apple disease severity on leaves and fruits of the variety Cripps Pink (Pink Lady) was recently observed in […]

Monsanto announced the creation of Preceres LLC with founders Daniel Anderson Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Institute of Medical […]

The biopesticide market in China accounted for over 13% of the total local pesticide market in 2012. While this is impressive, it is important to […]

The Chinese Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture (ICAMA) and Bayer CropScience China recently held a seminar on Chinese biopesticide regulation and […]

Bart Sosef, has been appointed General Manager of Biobest subsidiary in the Netherlands with immediate effect. His role will be to lead a team of […]

Exosect announced the completion of the company’s transition from direct product sales to a licensing model. Over the past two years the company has expanded […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) announced it has hired Amit Vasavada, Ph.D., as Vice President of Technology Development, a newly created position within the company. […]

Almost a quarter of Europe's bumblebees are at risk of extinction due to loss of habitat and climate change, threatening pollination of crops worth billions […]

BCPC announced the retirement of Chris Todd, Managing Director and named Julian Westaway as his successor effective 1 April 2014. As outgoing Managing Director, Chris […]

The Spring BPIA meeting was held in Sacramento, CA from April 8-10 with nearly 120 delegates attending from over 80 companies and organizations representing 8 […]

BioWorks was founded 20 years ago as a biopesticide technology company based on the Trichoderma harzianum and has grown to be a successful marketing company […]

Recent announcements from Arysta LifeScience have made it clear that you see substantial opportunity in the biostimulant industry. What triggered your focus on biostimulants, in […]

Arysta LifeScience Limited announced the acquisition of the Goëmar group from BeCapital and Pechel Industries during the New Ag International Conference in Warsaw. Goëmar is […]

The registration requirements for official efficacy trials for new biological pesticides in Brazil have recently been revised by the The Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA). Companies […]

Summit Agro Mexico S.A. de C.V. (SAM) and Certis USA signed an agreement granting exclusive marketing rights for eight biopesticide products to SAM in Mexico. […]

Marrone received a tolerance exemption from the EPA on March 21 for a heat killed Burkholderia based bioinsecticide. The active ingredient is used in Marrone’s […]

Bayer CropScience plans to substantially expand its site in Wismar, Federal State of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, Germany, to enable it to meet the growing global demand […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) announced it has submitted MBI-601 EP, a biofumigant, to the United States EPA for registration. The product controls and suppresses […]

Agrinos AS and Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co. Ltd. have entered into a cooperation agreement for joint development of the Chinese agricultural crop inputs market. […]

The Chrysodeixis chalcites moth is regarded as one of the most serious pests in horticultural, ornamental and fruit crops. Its larvae feed on many plant […]

BRANDT Consolidated announced it has acquired an ownership stake in Fertinyect, S.A. Headquartered in Cordoba, Spain, Fertinyect is known for its patented low pressure tree […]

The majority of the biocontrol of the Mediterranean Fruit-fly (Ceratitis capitata) in Israel is based on the use of Dow-Agrochemicals' "GF- 120". This product consists […]

Bayer CropScience and Targenomix GmbH, Potsdam, a spin-off of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, have entered into a five- year research collaboration […]

A new study demonstrates treating seeds with commercially available growth promoters before planting could have the added benefit of attracting parasitic wasps that feed on […]

BRANDT announced that it acquired an ownership stake in Fertinyect, S.A. Headquartered in Cordoba, Spain, Fertinyect is known for its patented low pressure tree injection […]

BioConsortia, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company that uses a proprietary method for the selection of beneficial microbial consortia for crop improvement, has raised an additional […]

Agrinos AS, an international biological crop input provider and Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co Ltd, a Chinese compound and slow release fertilizer company listed on […]

Effective today, Summit Agro Mexico S.A. de C.V. (SAM) receives exclusive marketing rights for eight biopesticide products from Certis USA LLC, a leading North American-based […]