Article Issue: April 2016

Belchim Crop Protection NV, Londerzeel, Belgium acquires the French company Jade SARL, subsidiary of the group Alidad Invest. Jade is based in Mérignac, France and […]

UK-based company, Levity CropScience has secured a private investment deal that will bring significant finance and skills as it continues its rapid growth as a […]

BASF put a new R&D center at the Crop Protection division’s headquarters in Limburgerhof, Germany, into operations. By housing two promising and well-connected research areas […]

In June 2015, Land O’Lakes and United Suppliers announced plans to merge their crop inputs businesses. In October, the merger was completed and the new […]

The Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC) has assigned Fracture® fungicide from FMC to a newly created FRAC Group. When FMC launched Fracture fungicide in 2015, […]

Plant Impact plc announces a new wheat-focused research collaboration with Rothamsted Research, The University of Nottingham and Lancaster University. Wheat yields across the world are […]

Beneficial Insectary is now producing Orius insidiosus, Dalotia coriaria (formerly Atheta coriaria), and Dicyphus hesperus at their state-of-the-art facility in California. Increased domestic production in […]

FUTURECO BIOSCIENCE and ÉLÉPHANT VERT have signed a distribution agreement for approved organic farming agri-input products in Morocco. This agreement covers registration as well as […]

University of Copenhagen researchers have found plant beneficial microbes mediate biocontrol of diseases by interfering with pathogens or via strengthening the host, but the microorganisms' […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) announced signing a global licensing agreement with LidoChem, Inc. for a novel, patented biocontrol technology for use in corn, soybean, and […]

The biological control of thrips in vegetables is reasonably successful, but with ornamentals in greenhouses it is more difficult to implement. This creates an urgent […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) announced signing a long-term cooperation agreement with Rizobacter for R&D collaboration in the BioRational Rhizosphere space – initially for the NAFTA […]

Researchers with ASU School of Life Sciences discovered a way to enhance a plant's tolerance to stress, which in turn improves how it uses water […]

On 17 March, the European Commission published the draft Fertilizing Products Regulation. http://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_IP-16-827_en.htm including a chapter on biostimulants in its annexes. Reacting to the publication […]

Raw fruit and vegetables saw their shelf life increase by up to one day in a study which involved produce being sprayed with an electrically- […]

Marrone Bio reported revenues for the fourth quarter of 2015 totaled $1.9 million, compared to $1.1 million in prior year's period. The Company also noted […]

At a new recently opened FAS-supported laboratory in Islamabad, Pakistan, scientists will conduct research to help local farmers control harmful insects, reduce their chemical use, […]

Plant Health Care announced its preliminary results for the full year ended 31 December 2015. Key 2015 highlights include signed agreements with four of the […]

AgriThority® LLC, announces the addition of Simon Barber as Manager of Global Regulatory Services. Barber brings more than 25 years of policy expertise to AgriThority […]

At the 14th edition of New Ag International Conference and Exhibition, held April 6 to 8 in Beijing, China, Valagro, chose to announce the opening […]

Tradecorp has announced a José Alfredo García, General Manager of Tradecorp Mexico, has taken on the management of the entire America region since March. In […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) has announced plans to construct a new state-of-the-art Biorational Research Center (BRC) as an expansion of its current presence in Libertyville, […]

Incotec, announces the hiring of Nick Iwig for the position of Commercial Sales Manager for Incotec North America. Iwig will be responsible for the vegetable […]

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of the United Kingdom has authorized the use of T34 Biocontrol in Europe for ornamental plants and crops of […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI) announced the appointment of former United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen A. Merrigan, Ph.D., to its board of directors. […]

The Chamber of Foreign Trade of the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade has eliminated the import tax for biological insecticides formulated with […]

Platform Specialty Products Corp., began 2016 with several of high-profile changes to its executive team. Platform’s Board of Directors appointed Rakesh Sachdev as its new […]

Plant Health Care, Raleigh, North Carolina, has been assigned a patent (9,307,769) developed by Zhongmin Wei, Kirkland, Washington, for a "method for increasing plant yield, […]

Acadian Seaplants Limited named Roger Tripathi President of Acadian Plant Health (APH) Division effective April 1, 2016. Mr. Tripathi assumes responsibility for managing APH business […]

Biolchim S.p.A., concluded a two-year registration process in Russia, and begins the 2016 season in the Russian market with five new specialty fertilizers and biostimulants. […]

Brandt has named Doug Pottinger as Business Manager of its Discovery & Innovation (D&I) team, effective immediately. D&I is globally responsible for developing and testing […]

Your sales at the Plant Physiology Division have more than doubled since 2008, to now be markedly over 20 million Euros. What is the main […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) has announced plans to construct a new state-of-the-art Biorational Research Center (BRC) as an expansion of its current presence in Libertyville, […]

At the 14th edition of New Ag International, the annual event for companies in the hi-tech agricultural sector, being held April 6 to 8 in […]

Acadian Seaplants Limited (ASL) announced that as of April 1, 2016 Roger Tripathi has joined ASL as President of its Acadian Plant Health (APH) Division, […]