Article Issue: May 2014

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), and Valagro S.p.A, announced they have signed an agreement to collaborate in the discovery and development of agricultural products. Under […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) announces it has secured an exclusive field of use license for the patent properties covering various uses of a plant […]

Advanced Biological Marketing, Inc. and INCOTEC Group B.V. announce that they have come to an agreement in which INCOTEC will combine ABM's yield enhancing inoculants […]

Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) reported first quarter 2014 sales of $2.8 million and a net loss of $10.2 million. This compares to first quarter 2013 […]

A collaborative project by Cornell researchers and colleagues in Norway has literally shed light on a perplexing pathogen problem by harnessing the power of the […]

A summary of 2013-2014 summer fruits and citrus season shows outstanding grower results employing Israel's original Biofeed-regime, against the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata). The […]

Arysta LifeScience North America recently announced two additional staffing updates: Kevin Staska has moved into a new role as Marketing Manager for Biostimulants; and Michael […]

The US Department of Agriculture's Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination Group has allocated more than $1.5 million toward expanding biological control efforts. The money will allow cooperative […]

NewLeaf Symbiotics named leading plant-science expert Desmond Jimenez as its new vice president of product development and manufacturing, the company announced. Jimenez, currently a technical […]

The European Biostimulants Industry Council (EBIC) has just signed for Platinum sponsorship of the 2 World Congress on the use of biostimulants in Agriculture to […]

Eden Research plc announced that non-executive Chairman Ben Gill has passed away, aged 64. Gill joined the AIM-listed natural micro-encapsulation company as chairman in June […]

The Stockton Group announces that the active ingredient in the company's flagship product Timorex Gold® received final EU approval to be included in Annex 1. […]

After having worked for Biobest Canada/USA for 14 years in the capacity of Managing Director and since 2013 as Commercial Director, North, Central & South […]

Andermatt Biocontrol has submitted three new baculovirus products to the EPA. Submitted products included Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrosis virus strain FV #11 for control of […]

Mrs. Tang Jie, Vice Chairman and General Manager, Leili, China Leili’s production is mainly based on Sargassum but China is also the main production center […]

Gustavo Ranzani Herrmann, President ABCBio (Associacao Brasileira Das Empresas De Controle Biologico) (Brazil Association of Biocontrol Companies) Many of our readers do not know the […]

Eden Research announces that its licensee, TerpeneTech Ltd (“TerpeneTech”), has launched two pet odor neutralizing products for companion animals in France. Both products utilize Eden’s […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), announced that VENERATE is available for the 2014 growing season. The new bioinsecticide is active against a wide array of […]

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 American Floral Endowment funded research at North Carolina State University that demonstrates how aphids can be managed by releasing the parasitoid wasp Aphidius colemani […]

Summit Agro (Japan) created a subsidiary in Chile, Summit Agro Chile SPA and has closed a global distribution deal with Bioagro. The new company will […]

New Zealand scientists are lining up against tomato growers who want to bring in a new bio- control to help them deal with a destructive […]

Agrauxine acquired the Somycel (subsidiary of the Sylvan group) biocontrol production site and business located at Loches, France. This facility and business has been sold […]

University of Florida researchers used Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) as a vector to deliver RNAi targeting a key development gene for Asian citrus psyllid, the […]

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

Long before nations devised complex military strategies, plants had their own built-in systems for thwarting potential attacks by disease-causing microbes. An international team of researchers […]

Biolchim S.p.A. has made a further step ahead in its globalization plan: The company just announced the establishment of a Representative Office in Russia. Biolchim […]

A team of International researchers has uncovered a mechanism by which plants are able to better defend themselves against disease causing pathogens. The scientists identified […]

Eden Research plc announces that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for its platform encapsulation technology. The patent covers the […]

Bombarding pests with smells from many different plants temporarily confuses them and hinders their ability to feed, new research has shown. Biologists at Newcastle University, […]

Biobest and The Bug Factory today announced the intent to proceed with the integration of the operations of The Bug Factory in Biobest’s North-American operations. […]

2BMonthly-New Ag International and IBMA (International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association) are pleased to announce that they have decided to co-organize Biocontrol Asia 2015, a conference entirely […]