Article Issue: October 2016

ABIM 2016 closes this afternoon after our most successful event ever with 898 delegates from 427 companies in 48 countries across the globe. The program […]

Bioceres – an Argentina-based agricultural technology company – recently announced it acquired 50.01% of the shares of Rizobacter, a global leader in soybean biological products. […]

As announced in our Breaking News Alert of Thursday 20th October, three products were shortlisted for the Bernard Blum award for Novel Biocontrol Solutions: Attracap […]

EdenShield recently received US patent approval for its nontoxic pest control solution based on the extract of a desert plant. The U.S. patent approval recognizes […]

EPA has approved and expanded an existing experimental use permit (EUP) for Wolbachia pipientis-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Wolbachia are naturally occurring bacteria commonly found in […]

Rita Abi-Ghanem, PhD, Senior Director of Research & Development at Bio Huma Netics, Inc. (BHN), has been appointed to a 2-year term to serve as […]

Agrinos held an Extraordinary General Meeting to vote on a proposal to deregister Agrinos from being listed on the Norwegian Over the Counter Market (NOTC) […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced the availability of Venerate XC bioinsecticide in California. Available in California in 2015, the original Venerate formulation is labeled for […]

Biovitis SA, a French company chaired by M. Jean-Yves Berthon, recruited Emmanuel PAJOT as Managing Director. Emmanuel PAJOT, will allow Biovitis to take a new […]

AgroSavfe NV announced it closed a Series B financing round of €7.8million. The funds will be used for the advanced development of its novel Agrobodies® […]

Pace International LLC announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation have approved its application for BioSpectra™ 100SC, for […]

Agrinos announced the expansion of its partnership with Zuari Agri Sciences Ltd. Zuari Agri Sciences will expand its portfolio of products that include Agrinos’ High […]

Stockton announced that their biofungicide Timorex Gold® is now registered in Florida by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The product holds 30 […]

The Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA), marked several milestones in September during its largest-ever semi-annual meeting in Arlington, VA. In a year that brought twenty new […]

Networking, networking, networking...These were the three words you used in our last interview to qualify the strength of ABIM for the biocontrol industry. Shouldn’t it […]

IBMA has announced that three products have been shortlisted for the Bernard Blum Award 2016 that will be remitted at ABIM in Basel on October […]

With the acquisition of Becker Underwood in late 2012, BASF gained significant capabilities in seed coatings, biologicals, and entomopathogenic nematode products. Which of these have […]

Valagro has awarded the Best Grower 2015 prize for the Americas. The award goes to Brazil, where the title of "best agricultural producer" was awarded […]

In New Zealand, Biosecurity Manager Don McKenzie is dwarfed by invasive wild ginger. Wild ginger – originally native to Nepal – loves Northland's warm and […]

Bayer plans to further expand its position in the biological crop protection market through an investment of EUR 16 million in new capacity for research, […]

With California in its fifth year of severe drought and many western states experiencing another year of unusually dry conditions, plants are stressed. Plants can […]

Marrone Bio Innovations Inc. no longer appears to be in danger of having its shares delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market. The company reported that […]

A team of researchers has discovered the mechanisms that protect finger millet, an important cereal crop, from a toxic fungus. The findings may be used […]

Valagro officially opened its new subsidiary in China, Valagro (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. The launch, was attended by Valagro's main Chinese customers, alongside the company's […]

The biological control of plague insects may be the future but there are still a number of challenges. As coordinator of the BINGO-ITN international research […]

Novozymes has acquired Organobalance GmbH for an undisclosed amount. Organobalance owns a large collection of microbial strains, some of which date back to the 1920s, […]

PlantResponse Biotech has been named Most Innovative European Biotech SME at the EuropaBio Awards. The company was awarded first place in the agricultural/green biotech category […]

The biostimulants market is expanding rapidly, becoming more professional and offering potential for growers, according to a new research review. Funded and published by Agriculture […]

Bion Tech Inc., Taiwan and Bayer CropScience LP, USA have signed a second year R&D Cooperation Agreement, in continuation to the R&D Cooperation Agreement for […]

Ibma announced that from Monday 17th October, @IBMAgl will start being present on Social Media, more specifically on Twitter and during #ABIM2016.

Acadian Plant Health (APH) scientists have co- authored an article, recently published in the peer-reviewed journal SpringerPlus, that validates the ability of APH products to […]

Valagro S.p.A announced that it has received a growth equity investment from Metalmark Capital. Valagro will use the proceeds to fund growth initiatives in strategic […]

Certis USA, introduced Carb-O-Nator™, a broad spectrum foliar fungicide that works on contact to control powdery mildew, Alternaria, Anthracnose, Botrytis, Septoria leaf spot and other […]

Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc. announced the addition of Francisco Manzano as the new Managing Director of Sales & Marketing. He will be responsible for developing, implementing, […]

Acadian Seaplants Limited (ASL) has re-branded their agricultural products division and has launched the division’s new identity in an effort to reflect its commitment to […]

BioNovelus, Inc. says test results of its biofungicide CR-10, against coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix or “roya” in Spanish) in Costa Rica and Guatemala have […]

Verdesian Life Sciences announced that its board of directors has named Kenneth M. Avery chief executive officer. Avery succeeds Verdesian CEO J.J. Grow who will […]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the increased use of sustainable climate-friendly agricultural inputs with a €24 million loan to Elephant […]

The Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture and its partners has launched an organic product to combat aflatoxin infestation in key staples like maize and groundnuts. Officials […]

Scott Peterson joins Certis USA as Eastern Regional Sales Director to manage the biopesticide company’s sales activities in territories east of the Rocky Mountains. Jeremy […]

Peter Tirosh, founder of the Stockton Group, who passed away earlier this year, was honored with Agrow Lifetime Achievement Award, held by Agribusiness Intelligence – […]

Biolchim launched two new specialties in, SIVEG®GR and BIOENERGY®VEG. SIVEG®GR is a granular product entirely made of vegetal origin raw materials, rich in amino acids, […]

Ludwik Pokorny has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the biosolutions sector of InVivo Agriculture, under Philippe Hamelin. His main mission will be to develop […]

IBMA are very pleased to announce that three products have been shortlisted for the Bernard Blum award 2016 that will be remitted at ABIM in […]

Metalmark to Support Valagro’s Continued Growth as Leading Global Provider of Biostimulants and Tailored Solutions for Growers Valagro S.p.A ("Valagro" or the "Company"), a global […]

Bayer plans to further expand its position in the market for biological crop protection products and has invested some EUR 16 million in new capacity […]