Article Issue: January 2016

On December 21, 2015, 2BMonthly announced that Agrinos AS and EuroChem Group AG announced their intention to enter into a distribution & sales, research & […]

An affiliate of Koch Biological Solutions, LLC has acquired a minority equity position in, and entered into collaboration with, Pathway BioLogic, LLC (Pathway). Pathway is […]

Philippe Guerret, M2i Life Sciences President and Shaul Bassi, CEO of BioBee Sde Eliyahu Ltd. signed an agreement for a long term collaboration. BioBee and […]

During the launch of its Circular Economy (CE) package on 2 December, the European Commission announced that the long-awaited revision of the fertilizer regulation would […]

Laboratorio Farroupilha, a Brazilian company, has become the latest addition to Lallemand’s Plant Care division, bringing a wealth of knowledge, experience and innovative product development […]

Biolchim S.p.A announced that five special products were recently successfully registered in Russia. Though the process took two years, investing in the registration was a […]

Insecticides India announced plans to set up a manufacturing plant to produce bio-products and will soon launch new products in biotechnology related to soil fertility […]

Tom De Ceuster, CEO, De Ceuster Group How was 2015 in terms of business and in particular for biologicals? Last year was a rather peculiar […]

Valagro launched a new app dedicated to agricultural solutions. Making full use of the potential made possible by new technologies, the Valagro app, available for […]

There were thirteen entries for the inaugural Bernard Blum award launched at ABIM in October. Vestaron was chosen as the winner for its Spear product […]

Agrinos announced the construction of a new, production facility. The 28,000 square-foot (2601 square meter) facility near Portland, Ore will accommodate increased production capacity for […]

In the UK a new formulation of the granular nematicide NEMguard, distributed by Certis Europe and based on garlic (Allium sativum) has now been approved […]

STAPHYT presented its new visual identity and announces the launch of its new website (www.staphyt.com) in January 2016. The design of the new web site […]

XiteBio Technologies Inc. announced the introduction of XiteBio® PulseRhizo™, a liquid inoculant for pea, lentil & faba bean, to the Canadian and US markets for […]

The BioAg Alliance, a collaboration between Novozymes and Monsanto to improve crop harvests through naturally-occurring microbes, announced results from its 2015 field trial program. Those […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced the launch and commercial availability of a new formulation of its REGALIA® Biofungicide. Key improvements of the new REGALIA formulation […]

Biofeed has been selected to receive a grant from the Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) program, a joint Canada-Israel initiative modeled on the Gates Foundation Grand […]

Nufarm Benelux has introduced Fado on the Dutch market. Fado is a new biological agent against powdery mildew. "Fado activates several systems in the plant […]

Koppert Biological Systems in the Netherlands and KOI Group of Sudan, signed a partnership agreement to further develop sustainable solutions in Sudan. Sudan is blessed […]

A predatory mite might feed on a pest of cucumbers, a $125 million-a-year crop in Florida, newly published University of Florida Institute of Food and […]

Valagro announced that it has started the construction of its new plant in Pirassununga, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The project, announced in […]

A specific group of useful fungi -- the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM fungi) -- may be able to help alleviate drought stress in wheat. These […]

Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV), along with three other partners, has invested €5.7 million in a fledging local spin-off company from the Technical University of Madrid, […]

Sometimes it takes time to find a winning formula. That’s how it was with First Step+ 10, according to Joshua Gurtler, a USDA Agricultural Research […]

The Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) has granted the 'Pyme Innovadora' (Innovative SME) certification to SEIPASA, a company in the manufacture of biologicals […]

The Taiwan Council of Agriculture said it has developed biological control agents to help strawberry growers manage pests and diseases, as well as a pesticide […]

Stockton Israel announced that their flagship product, Timorex Gold was launched in Mendoza (Argentina) by Syngenta for the control of fungal and bacterial plant diseases […]

The Government of India is promoting use of biopesticides under the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach, which employs cultural, mechanical & biological methods of pest […]

Chinese Ministry of Agriculture recently initiated a pesticide quality inspection campaign, where a total of 1,447 pesticide samples were taken at random for inspection. The […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced that Nancy Hood has joined the company as its Vice President of Marketing. In this role, Nancy will be responsible […]

Compass Minerals agreed to acquire a 35% stake in the Brazilian company, Produquímica Industria for ~452M reais ($115.9M); the deal also includes a path to […]

Vestaron Corporation announced that it has received U.S. EPA approval to delete the bee toxicity warning statement from its SPEAR™ Biopesticide label following a review. […]

BRANDT has named John Guglielmi as director of business development for the company’s Specialty Formulations division. Guglielmi has over 20 years of experience marketing and […]

EuroChem Group AG and Agrinos AS jointly announced their intention to enter into multi- year marketing, distribution & sales, research & development and equity investment […]

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has registered a sea lamprey mating pheromone it's hoped can be used in combating […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) announced it has reached an agreement with The BioAg Alliance to distribute certain Actinovate® Biological Fungicide products. Through the agreement, Actinovate® […]

With 10 years’ experience in developing and producing biological crop management inputs in Brazil, Laboratorio Farroupilha has become the latest addition to Lallemand’s Plant Care […]