Article Issue: August 2017

Exosect Ltd has released positive interim results from its virus formulation development program which is seeking to overcome the formulation challenges associated with virus delivery […]

Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM) has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to conduct research and development work aimed […]

Wise SGR to sell Biolchim to NB Renaissance Fund. NB Renaissance won the exclusive bid to negotiate the purchase of Italian company Biolchim, focusing on […]

Novozymes reported that sales in the Agriculture & Feed division declined by 6% for 1H2017 compared with the performance in 1H2016. In BioAg specifically, sales […]

DuPont Pioneer and Evogene Ltd announced that they have entered into a multiyear collaboration. The scope of the agreement includes the research and development of […]

Chinese Ministry of Agriculture will soon promulgate the industry standard for agricultural microbial concentrate. In the meantime, research and product registration of soil remediation microbial […]

Valagro has signed an agreement with Syngenta, to supply biostimulants for seed treatment. The global agreement combines the expertise of both companies in seed treatment, […]

How is 2017 looking for Italpollina in general and for your biostimulants line in particular? In which product lines are you seeing the strongest growth? […]

Bayer and SICIT 2000 sign exclusive distribution agreement. Proven amino acids enhance integrated crop management/Biostimulants BayfolanTM Cobre and BayfolanTM Aktivator for foliar uses/Products stimulate plant […]

Certis USA was last featured in 2BMonthly in October 2014. What have been the top 3 achievements for you since then? Although we’ve had many […]

Italpollina has obtained the ECOCERT certification for its liquid products. ECOCERT is an independent international inspection and certification body for sustainable development, specializing in the […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced 21 grants totaling $7.6 million for research to help manage pests […]

The Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA) will be holding a Sustainability Symposium in Orlando, Florida on October 11, 2017, for biological products manufacturers and marketers, […]

The Sustainability Consortium identifies the use of biostimulants in grains, oilseeds, produce, nuts and other specialty crops as an improvement opportunity for nutrient management, crop […]

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. has shipped its first product to the African continent. MBI shipped its biofungicide, REYSANA™, to Morocco for use by growers on […]

Infected insects cause a stink. Research showing how nematodes use of smell to select new insect hosts could improve biological control of crop pests. In […]

Acadian Plant Health™ has launched its new website: www.acadianplanthealth.com. The website was developed on a new platform and represents, for Acadian Plant Health™, a significant […]

While beneficial microbes are becoming a more common tool in agriculture, field efficacy is often blunted due environmental factors like heat and drought, competition with […]

Agrinos released its Q1 & Q2 2017 results. Sales revenue amounted to USD 3.43 million in the first half of 2017, which is a USD […]

Nanotechnology can make biopesticides more effective by enhancing their efficacy. Researchers at the University of Agricultural Sciences at Raichur in Karnataka have converted secretion of […]

Taiwan’s biopesticide producer Bion Tech Inc.’s BIOBAC WP proprietary strain Y1336 of Bacillus subtilis (Chinese Brand Name Trademarked as Tian Zan Hao / 天赞好) won […]

ALbizia (Mimosa tree) is the scourge of Hawaii’s forests and a threat to power lines and roofs across the islands. With no natural enemies present, […]

Inocucor Corporation announced the opening of its 30,000-square-foot (2787 square meter) U.S. headquarters in Centennial, Colorado. Concurrent with the Denver headquarters and production facility opening […]

Use of biocontrol products with atoxigenic active ingredients is a proven method for reducing the aflatoxin content of crops in the US. This method has […]

Syngenta joins EBIC. The board of the European Biostimulant Industry Council (EBIC) recently approved the membership of Syngenta, raising EBIC’s membership to 56.

Acadian Plant Health™ (APH™) recently hired Daniel Gheller as Business Development Manager in the Brazil region. Gheller will help create the APH™ crop solutions portfolio […]

The new biofungicide ASPERELLO™ T34 Biocontrol® won a prestigious Silver Innovation Award within the production horticulture category at the international Salon du Végétal trade fair, […]

Since 2006, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant pathologist Tim Widmer and colleagues have conducted laboratory and field tests to gauge T. asperellum's potential to biologically […]

Proven amino acids enhance integrated crop management/Biostimulants BayfolanTM Cobre and BayfolanTM Aktivator for foliar uses/Products stimulate plant growth and improve resistance to stresses. Bayer and […]