Article Issue: December 2014

AgBiome LLC announced a research partnership with Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Under the terms of this partnership, Syngenta funds a multi-year discovery research program at AgBiome […]

Flagship VentureLabs™ announced Symbiota™, after two years of development and a $7.5 million Series A financing from Flagship Ventures. Symbiota is pioneering microbial solutions that […]

Solufeed has acquired the products of Evesham based Aston Horticulture Ltd. The two product lines will be combined immediately, together with full commercial and technical […]

Adama launched ExpertGrow in Brazil to boost crop resistance to environmental stress. It is a third generation biostimulant, which increases the productive potential between 5% […]

Koch Agronomic Services, LLC acquired Mendel Biotechnology, Inc., a biological R&D business. The business will operate as Mendel Biological Solutions and will continue to be […]

Agrocode has announced the launch of Nitrocode AZ+, an Azospirillum based bacterial inoculant that has been designed to boost growth of all types of vegetables, […]

Plant Health Care has signed a development & distribution agreement with Arysta LifeScience Limited for the use of Plant Health Care’s proprietary protein technology for […]

At the end of 2014, Koppert will remove Entomite-A (the predatory soil mite Gaeolaelaps aculeifer) from its product range. Koppert has had an excellent alternative […]

BRANDT has signed a new distribution agreement with Verdesian Life Sciences, LLC. The agreement grants BRANDT the exclusive right to sell and market Verdesian’s patented […]

Verdesian Life Sciences, LLC announced new bioherbicide for downy brome suppression. Discovered by scientist Ann Kennedy with the USDA- Agricultural Research Service, the bacterium Pseudomonas […]

The global R&D team of Valagro will meet in Istanbul to take stock of R&D developments in 2014 and strengthen the network of international collaborations […]

Apple scab can cause extensive yield losses in regions with humid, cool weather during spring and summer months. Losses are the direct result of a […]

Goëmar recently opened the “Era of Bioperformance” with the launching of its new website. To learn more on Bioperformance technologies, visit the new website: www.goemar.com […]

The wasp Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae may help to halt the advance of an invasive plant that is ravaging the environment along the Portuguese coastline. Acacia longifolia, […]

Biolchim S.p.A. has opened a new representative office in Colombia, which will work on expanding the customer base in the region, and carry out local […]

University of Florida scientists believe they’ve found what could be the first biological control strategy against laurel wilt, a disease that threatens the state’s $54 […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced that it has relocated its corporate headquarters to 1540 Drew Avenue, Davis, CA 95618, effective December 8, 2014. The new […]

Production of legumes, such as lentils, beans, peas and chickpeas, important for human nutrition, could increase, thanks to the contributions of a scientific group that […]

On December 11th, INCOTEC opened a new subsidiary in Argentina. INCOTEC’s business in Argentina is growing strongly and the decision to start producing locally will […]

In a dramatic breakthrough, Indian scientists have found that synthetically engineered nanoparticles comprising iron and sulfur and modeled on the natural ones that sustain life […]

The Spanish Government Council of Ministers has approved the Ministry of Agriculture proposal, a Royal Decree which updates the rules governing phytosanitary defense, other than […]

ORO AGRI International Ltd has expanded its European team with the appointment of Tim Buchheim as Business Development and Technical Support Manager for Germany and […]

Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) announced filing a patent on Focused Microbial Diversity™. “The Focused Microbial Diversity “platform” allows ABM to screen a wide array of […]

Jeffrey Luke has been named Marketing Manager at BioWorks. In his new position, Jeff will be responsible for growing the BioWorks brand and family of […]

BioWorks, Inc. announced that RootShield® Plus+ WP and RootShield Plus+ Granules have been approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulation for sale in California. RootShield […]

As part of the progression of its business development strategy in the area of soft technology and Biocontrol Certis France is integrating the supply of […]

Koppert Biological Systems will cooperate with Urban Farmers AG. Urban Farmers is making use of Koppert's knowledge in a new urban farming project at the […]

Is the development and sale of pollination systems still the main priority at Koppert? No, that’s no longer the case. Since the production of bumblebees […]

Agrinos announced John Janczak as Agrinos’ new Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, he will lead finance, investor relations and corporate communications globally for […]

Eden Research has signed an exclusive agreement with SIPCAM to sell 3AEY in Spain and Italy–an all-natural product that kills the grape fungus botrytis and […]

Eric Baughman, CEO and Roger Tripathi, MD Sales and Marketing, Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc. Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc. was founded about 40 years ago by Steve Baughman. […]

Eden Research plc exclusively licensed to Sumi Agro France SAS rights to sell 3AEY in France. In addition, Sumi Agro will have the right to […]

Lallemand Plant Care announces two product line extensions to its USA Soybean Inoculant Portfolio. A new enhanced formulation of the premium, dual-action liquid soybean inoculant […]

A subsidiary of Koch Agronomic Services, LLC (KAS), announced today that it has purchased the biological research and development business of Mendel Biotechnology, Inc. The […]

AgBiome LLC, an innovator in microbes for agriculture, today announced an important research partnership with Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. In the partnership, AgBiome and Syngenta bring […]

Eden Research plc announces that it has signed an exclusive License Agreement with Sumi Agro France SAS to sell 3AEY, an Eden-developed plant protection product […]