Article Issue: September 2016

The Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA), the U.S.-based trade association representing the biopesticide industry, marked several milestones in September during its largest-ever semi-annual meeting in Arlington, […]

According to its strategic plan, "2025 by Invivo," InVivo Agriculture considers the development of its activities around biocontrol and biostimulation as a top priority. Thus, […]

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 […]

Repar Corporation has developed a unique biochemical substance called Homobrassinolide 0.1% which is a new generation plant growth promoter. It is a natural substance with […]

Acadian Plant Health™ recently announced the hiring of its first Regional Business Director in Asia-Pacific (APAC). Jung Woo joins Acadian to help grow its presence […]

Earth Alive Clean Technologies Inc. provided an update on trials of its Soil Activator product with the Company’s distribution and sales partner Brenntag Latin America. […]

Arne van Aalst is soon to take up his position at Koppert Biological Systems. Van Aalst, who is now general director at the growers' association […]

Phyllom BioProducts Corp. and Vestaron, Corp. announced they will extend their research collaboration first announced in August of 2014. The global need for novel insect […]

Alex Meier recently resigned from the Swiss company Andermatt. Following his resignation, a new Department has been developed under the name “International Market Development” including […]

Agrinos celebrated the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art microbial production facility in Clackamas, Oregon. The Agrinos board of directors, which includes members from Belgium, […]

Acadian Plant Health™ announced the appointment of Soumendu Ghosh as its Business Development Manager for South Asia. Ghosh will be responsible for developing strong, lasting […]

Plant Health Care announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. Financial highlights include revenue of $2.9 million versus $3.2 million […]

Bee Vectoring Technologies announced the appointment of Ashish Malik, former VP of Global Marketing, Biologics at Bayer CropScience, to the full time position of President […]

Valagro announced that its Indian subsidiary Sri Biotech Laboratories India Ltd. has completed its move to the new offices in the "Platina" Business District of […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced that the company has hired Ruben Ramos to lead its growing Latin American business. Mr. Ramos was Latin America BioSolutions […]

DE SANGOSSE acquired a majority stake in SERVALESA. For over thirty years SERVALESA has developed and successfully commercialized a range of specialty products based upon […]

Microbiome' has been a hot topic in the life sciences sector for several years now as scientists continue to research the interaction between humans and […]

Effective October 1st 2016, Karel Bolckmans will take up a new position as Biobest’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). Returning to the company where he started […]

BASF and PAT announced the signing of a collaboration agreement for the discovery and development of novel biopesticides for agriculture. Under the terms of the […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. announced that both Grandevo® and Venerate® Bioinsecticides have been added to the approved list of materials published by Aneberries as compliant […]

Bayer and Forschungszentrum Juelich, a member of the Helmholtz Association, have entered into a five-year strategic research collaboration named Phenotyping for Products (P4P) to use […]

Phyllom BioProducts Corp. announced California DPR approval for its novel grub control, grubGONE!®. Now turf & lawn care pros and homeowners, concerned with unintended side […]

InVivo and Valagro S.p.A. announced that they have signed an agreement on co-development and distribution. According to the agreement, InVivo Agriculture will distribute, in the […]

Green substances and plant protection products are much more widely available in the USA than in Europe. Now, following talks with the United States Environmental […]

Bayer and Monsanto announced that they signed a definitive merger agreement under which Bayer will acquire Monsanto for USD 128 per share in an all-cash […]

You have a presence in 50 countries of the five continents. Is the whole business driven from Spain or do you have subsidiaries outside Spain? […]

Agrinos announces that it has completed the conversion of the outstanding Senior Convertible Bond into 34,760,275 shares at the agreed conversion rate of NOK 4 […]

BioBee has a diverse business based on various technologies. Can you give us a quick overview of your different businesses? BioBee's core business is the […]

Nufarm has begun exclusively distributing the bioinsecticide Xentari in Brazil. The product, developed on the basis of Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai, has expanded the company’s portfolio […]

It might be of interest that we are developing Trichoderma harzianum strains to control Sclerotium rolfsii on soybean and groundnut. This appears to be a […]

The MasterCana Award has been awarded for Koppert Brazil’s contribution to the sugar cane industry. The ProCana Group, an information center for Brazil’s sugar energy […]

The Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilo), is threatening South Africa’s pine forests, which makes up more than half of the 1.3 million hectares of plantation forests […]

Liam Condon, member of the Bayer Board of Management and Head of the Crop Science Division recently talked at the company’s "Future of Farming Dialog […]

The use of the predatory mite Euseius gallicus, commercialized by Biobest under the trade name ‘Dyna-Mite® G-System’ started in early 2014 in the Netherlands, Belgium […]

BioWorks recently announced the launch of a new biopesticide BotaniGard MAXX. The new mycoinsecticide has a quick knockdown effect with natural pyrethrins paired with Beauveria […]

Johnny Hojmark-Andersen has recently been appointed as the Australian Country Manager of the multinational micronutrient, biostimulant and specialty fertilizer company Tradecorp. Johnny is a graduate […]

Verdesian Life Sciences today announced that its board of directors has named Kenneth M. Avery chief executive officer effective Monday, September 19. Avery succeeds Verdesian […]

Effective October 1st 2016, Karel Bolckmans will take up a new position as Biobest’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). Returning to the company where he started […]

Agrinos celebrated the grand opening of its new, state-of-the-art microbial production facility in Clackamas, Oregon. The Agrinos board of directors, which includes members from Belgium, […]

The leading French agricultural cooperative Group InVivo and Valagro S.p.A. announced today that they have signed an agreement on co-development and distribution. According to the […]

Bayer and Forschungszentrum Juelich, a member of the Helmholtz Association, have entered into a five-year strategic research collaboration named Phenotyping for Products (P4P) to use […]

The signing of a collaboration agreement between BASF, the world's leading chemical company and the innovative startup Plant Advanced Technologies (PAT) strengthens the emergence of […]

SERVALESA is a key player in the fields of Plant Nutrition, Biostimulants and Biocontrol. For over thirty years SERVALESA has developed and successfully commercialized a […]