Article Issue: November 2017

Koch Biological Solutions, LLC (Koch) has secured exclusive global rights to commercialize and market products containing Asilomar Bio’s flagship yield enhancement technology for foliar, in-furrow, […]

Qingdao Seawin Biotech Group announces the launch of the United States business division. As China’s largest manufacturer of fertilizers made from seaweed, Seawin Biotech Group […]

Italpollina, a world leader in the production of organic fertilizers, biostimulants of natural origin and beneficial microbials, announced that they will build a U.S. science […]

The Agrinos Board of Directors announced it has appointed Kevin Helash as Chief Executive Officer for the organization. His tenure is effective immediately. Mr. Helash […]

IBMA Kenya received an innovation award in recognition of its role in the growth of the biocontrol market in Kenya.  In the last 10 years […]

Inocucor has appointed Tim Sturm as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales and Chief Commercial Officer. Sturm is a distinguished senior product, marketing and sales […]

Stockton and Liddor Chemicals announced a new biological manufacturing unit at Liad Agro facility in Jerusalem for the production of Stockton products. This manufacturing unit […]

Adama Beijing Distribution Company and Cytozyme Laboratories signed an exclusive agreement to distribute the Cytozyme product CytoNutri CaB in China. “By combining Adama’s existing crop […]

Acadian Plant Health announced the launch of its product Toggle™, powered by BioSwitch™ technology, as a proven supplement for use in the row crop segment. […]

Real IPM Kenya and Biobest partner in the EU sponsored Horizon 2020 project “Microbial Uptakes for Sustainable management of major banana pests and diseases (MUSA)” […]

Canadian pulse crop are benefiting from the addition of biologicals to seed inoculants. Both BASF and Monsanto BioAg have incorporated biologicals into seed inoculants used in […]

Koppert Biological Systems and the King Saud University in Saudi Arabia are joining forces to find biological solutions against pests and diseases in date palms. […]

Ashish Malik, CEO of Bee Vectoring Technologies (BVT), was interviewed live on BBC World News morning edition on 26 October.  Ashish described how BVT uses […]

Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) signed exclusive distribution agreement with Kenya Biologics Ltd (KBL) for Kenya and Tanzania.  These new markets represent notable opportunities for MBI's […]

European Parliament amended and voted in favor of the Commission proposal for making available on the market of CE marked fertilizing products amending Regulation (EC) […]

Spanish company Symborg has taken an equity position in Austrialian startup Thinkbio, who specialize in producing a range of microbial inoculants. Thinkbio’s flagship product is […]

At the 12th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting, held October 24th in Basel, CBC Europe was awarded the Bernard Blum Award for TREMOS your very unique […]

ABIM 2017 set a record for attendance with 1046 delegates from 54 countries representing 511 companies gathering in Basel to discuss issues and trends in […]

2BMonthly last spoke with you two years ago, as you were in process of integrating the Goёmar acquisition into Arysta LifeScience. Has this process now […]

Stoller do Brasil launched a new bionematicide, Rizotec, for nematode control in sugarcane, a problem that causes over R$35 billion in losses in Brazil. The […]

Horizon 2020 is the largest source of public funding for research and innovation from the European Commission with a budget of  €3.7 billion for the […]

Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) received US EPA approval for its new biofungicide Stargus. The product is based on a new strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens discovered […]

University researchers have identified 18 yeast strains from wild grapes in Georgia, Italy, Romania, and Spain that demonstrated efficacy against common vine diseases caused by […]

BASF launched its first proprietary biofungicide in the USA, Serifel, based on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain MBI 600. BASF views this launch as a first step […]

University of Florida researchers find predator insects help greenhouse tomato producers manage Bemisia tabaci more effectively.  The researchers selected the whitefly predator Dicyphus hesperus, due […]

Emery Oleochemicals received a USDA Certified Biobased Product recognition for its weed control solutions. The company’s Emerion Herbicide family of products have each been certified […]

Australian researchers have identified peptides in legumes that are essential to growth and development. The Universities of Queensland and Sydney collaborated on the study, which […]

Qingdao Bright Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd launched the new trademark  “Blue Energy®” for their seaweed fertilizer products, replacing “Brightmoon®” which has been used for […]

Pedro Faria, past President of ABC Bio, stresses the need for training and education of sales representatives, distributors and growers as key to the correct […]

Novozymes announced nine month results reporting a 4% growth overall, but a 2% decline for the Agriculture & Feed division. Agriculture & Feed revenue for […]

 Data from the Indian Union Ministry of Agriculture shows biopesticide use in rising faster than chemical pesticides across India. Between 2010-11 and 2016-17, usage of […]

EPA registered a new mosquito biopesticide – ZAP Males® - that can reduce local populations of the type of mosquito (Aedes albopictus, or Asian Tiger […]

Tradecorp announced Doğan Aydoğan, has been appointed the new Country Manager in Turkey. Doğan Aydoğan, based in the Adana Area, is an agronomist, graduated from […]

Paul Koppert announced the new edition of the reference book ‘Knowing and Recognizing” on pests and their biological solutions produced and published by Koppert Biological […]

Stockton announced the appointment of Bertrand Desbrosses as Vice President of Business Development and Portfolio Management. In his role, Bertrand will be responsible for leading […]